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I am a freelance professional proofreader with 19 years’ experience in the publishing industry, with recent clients such as:

     
Link to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Link to HSBC Link to SGS
     
Link to Lingo Design Link to Pearson Education Link to National Children's Bureau
     
Link to Pyramid Posters Link to Taylor and Francis
     
 
     
     

RECENT PROJECTS

Recent proofreading projects for publishers

Pearson Education

Public Sector Marketing by Tony Proctor, 238 pages.
Financial
Accounting for Decision Makers
(5th edition) by P. Atrill and E. McLaney, 476 pages.
Cost and Management Accounting (4th edition) by A. Bhimani, C. Horngren, S. Datar and G. Foster, 977 pages.

Taylor & Francis/Routledge

Social Linguistics and Literacies by James Gee, 249 pages. Practicing Culture by C. Calhoun and R. Sennett, 240 pages.
Manifestos for History by K. Jenkins, S. Morgan and A. Munslow, 243 pages.
Tourism and Responsibility by M. Mowforth, C. Charlton and I. Munt, 247 pages.
Global Leadership by M. Mendenhall, J. Osland, A. Bird and others, 207 pages.

Cengage Learning
(formerly Thomson Learning)

Marketing Communications by John Egan, 480 pages.
The Audit Process (4th edition) by I. Gray and S. Manson, 816 pages.
Cost and Management Accounting (7th edition) by Colin Drury, 783 pages.

 

Sundry other projects completed recently

Glass Page, Leicester

Workbooks for international drinks company conferences.
Business proposal.

HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd, Education Division

Brochures, factsheets and proposal forms.

London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

You and Your Contractor – A Manual of Best Practice, 129 pages.

Institute of Education/NRDC

The Practitioner Led Research Initiative Report, 97 pages.
Thinking Through Mathematics Research Report, 78 pages.

Lingo Design, Downham Market

Proofreading web sites and brochures for clients.

National Children’s Bureau, London
(including Play England project)

Reducing Inequalities: Realising the Talents of All by Feinstein, Hearn and Renton, 58 pages.
Play Indicators Project Guidance 2007­, 100 pages.
NCB Annual Report and Financial Statement 2007, 30 pages.
NICMA Report: The daycare needs of the disabled young by T. Geraghty and R. Sinclair, 73 pages.
Various policy briefings and newsletters.

Panther Interactive Marketing Solutions, Coalville

Brochures, e-mailers and web site material.

Pyramid Posters, Leicester Calendars and wall planners.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York

The Social Value of Public Spaces by K. Warpole and K. Knox, 16 pages.
Overcoming Poverty and Social Exclusion by D. Hirsch and P. Kenway, 20 pages.

SGS UK Ltd, Camberly Reports, directories, flyers, adverts, guidance notes, circulars, tender documents, letters and leaflets.
Sedex, London SMETA Best Practice Guidance, 37 pages.
Web site material.

 

FEEDBACK FROM CLIENTS

Some comments that have recently been received from clients:

“I am pleased that your proofreader picked this up. Thank you to him. It would have been a disaster if it had been missed out when it went to print” (terms of business document for banking client of my marketing firm client, 2007).

“Thanks for your excellent work” (web site designer, 2007).

“On behalf of our team, I would like to express our thanks to you for your professionalism, timeliness, expertise, and good humor in dealing with our idiosyncrasies. It is truly a pleasure to work with someone who is competent and professional. If it would ever be helpful for me to share my opinion of the quality of your work with anyone else in terms of enhancing your reputation/employment opportunities, please don't hesitate to request that of me” (US lead author of multi-author academic book, 2007).

“Many thanks for the quick turn around of this document. Your recommended changes all look good” (public sector client, 2006).

“Thank you very much – this looks great and the method of reporting is absolutely fine. I look forward to doing more work with you in the future” (design firm, 2006).

“Received the PDFs, thanks for the fast turn around. And well spotted on the cover errors, you've got the job!” (printing firm, 2006).
 

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