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Key Abilities

Deadline‐oriented • Eye for detail
Team player • Swift learner
Attention to quality and consistency
Strong writing and research skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Friendly, personable manner
Fluent computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LaTeX (via Overleaf), and more

Employment Highlights

Editor/Writer/Reviewer (2004–present)
The Freelance Mind: Toronto, Canada

  • Stylistic/copy editor and grant proposal reviewer on (often non‐native English speaker–authored) books, articles, proposals, and dissertations, including:
    • Books on mathematics and related fields for Cambridge University Press (2015–present), including Baker and McRobie (eds.), The Geometry of Equilibrium: James Clerk Maxwell and 21st-Century Structural Mechanics; Vrins, Derivative Pricing; Busemeyer and Bruza, Quantum Cognition and Decision Making; Mermin, Why Quark Rhymes with Pork
    • Economics, science, and mathematics articles and research proposals, as well as online calculus and fintech course books, for Academic Language Editing (2021–present)
    • English literature articles for University of Toronto Press (2016)
    • scientific articles for Oxford University Press (2014–2015)
    • Heger, Women in the Bible, Qumran and Early Rabbinic Literature (Brill, 2014)
    • For private clients and academic faculties, Master’s and doctoral dissertations, journal papers (2014–present), and research proposals (2019–present), across a wide range including actuarial science, pure mathematics, microeconomics/finance, and vision processing
  • Copy editor, various university- and college-level texts in finance, economics, and statistics (2015–present)
  • Author and editor, Aptara Inc.: Core Curriculum mathematics projects (2014–2015)
  • Team author, Glencoe Geometry Interactive Student Guide (U.S. national, 2014)
  • Team author, McGraw‐Hill Education Physics, Physical & Earth Sciences Online Tests (U.S., 2014)
  • Team author, Houghton Mifflin Grades 11 & 12 Common Core Geometry (Texas, 2014)
  • Stylistic editor, Institute for Research on Public Policy (Montreal, Canada, 2013–present)
  • Editor/author, Nelson Principles/Foundations of Mathematics Workbooks (Western Canada, 2011–2012)
  • Developmental editor on Pearson Physics 11 (Ontario, 2010)
  • Co‐author, Nelson Principles of Mathematics 10 Teacher’s Resource (Western Canada, 2009)
  • Principal editor and content consultant, Ontario Grades 11 & 12 Mathematics Curriculum (2006)
  • Copy editor or proofreader on finance, economics, and accounting texts for Pearson Canada including Abel, Bernanke et al., Macroeconomics (successive Canadian editions) and Horngren et al., Accounting (2005–2008)

Developmental Editor (1998–2004)
McGraw‐Hill Ryerson: Toronto, Canada

  • Worked on all three Ontario Grade 12 mathematics titles for 2002: editing, consulting, troubleshooting
  • Created conceptual design for Senior Physics titles (Ontario, 2001–2002)
  • Edited several units in successful Sciencepower® series (Ontario, 1998–2000)

Editor (1996–1998)
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK

  • Principal editor on GCSE revision and A‐level mathematics texts
  • Designed layout for A‐level mathematics series
  • Edited human origins text, reworking the entire manuscript for good English

Editorial Assistant (1994–1995)
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Cambridge, UK

  • Maintained structured database of submissions at various stages of processing
  • Proofread accepted submissions, working with journal editor to resolve editorial queries

Education

  • University of Cambridge, UK
    1st class honours in mathematics (1990), MMath (1991), PhD in combinatorics (1996)
  • St. Albans School, UK
    Straight A student, graduating with A levels in mathematics, further mathematics, and physics (1987)

Professional Certifications and Memberships

  • Building Biology Institute, USA
    Certified EMRS (Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist; 2023)
  • Editors Canada
    Member since 2005; see my profile
    Presentation to Toronto branch (February 2024): “Experiments in the Unexpected”
  • Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK
    Member since 2023; certifications in Proofreading (2024), Copyediting (2024)

Volunteering in the Arts

Singer (1980s–present)

  • Jubilate Singers: Toronto, Canada (2017–2024; board member 2019–2024)
  • St Anne’s Anglican Church Choir (professional baritone section lead): Toronto, Canada (2003–2013)
  • Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Toronto, Canada (1999–2009)
  • Cambridge University Gilbert & Sullivan Society (1990–1996)
  • Christ’s College Chapel Choir: Cambridge, UK (1987–1994)
  • St Albans School Choir (1980–1987)

Poet (1980s–present)

Film Reviewer (1990–1994)

  • Varsity: Cambridge, UK
    Reviewed cinema regularly for this leading student newspaper
  • Sprocket: Cambridge, UK
    Founded, designed, edited, wrote for, managed this film listings magazine

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