Overview
I am looking to use my editing and proofreading skills with fiction and non-fiction material. I have an English Lit degree, a background in meditation and spirituality, a love for reading and editing and years of work/life experience.I've been working in ELT publishing since 2000 and as a freelance editor/content provider since 2011. Before that, I taught ESL for 10 years in three countries -- Nepal, South Korea and the USA. I'm presently enjoying a life in Hong Kong. :-)
Services
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
ELT
Health & Wellbeing
Religion & Spirituality
Languages
English (CAN)
English (UK)
English (US)
Certifications
- BA English Literature
- RSA Certificate in English Language Teaching (Adults)
Work experience
self-employed editor/writer at sole proprietorship
Jan, 2011 —
Present
Providing editorial, writing and development services for ELT materials. Clients include:
-- HarperCollins │Glasgow, United Kingdom
-- EF Language Schools │ Zurich, Switzerland
-- Red Panda Publishers Ltd │ Hong Kong
-- Foreign Language Teaching Research Press │ Beijing, China
-- English for Asia │ Hong Kong
-- British Council │ India / Hong Kong
-- Classroom Publications Limited │ Hong Kong
-- Cengage Learning Hong Kong Ltd. │ Hong Kong
-- Oxford University Press (China) Ltd. │ Hong Kong
-- Educational Publishing House, Ltd. │ Hong Kong
-- Language Associates │ Hong Kong
Educational Publishing House, Ltd
Apr, 2006 —
Dec, 2010
(over 4 years)
Project managed the above projects their peripherals: E-books, Companion Websites, Teacher's Resource Files, Teacher's Notes.
Provided Marketing and Sales support via school sales visits, seminar presentations, surveys and focus groups.
Developed and commissioned ELT material for the Hong Kong market. Titles are:
-- Practice and Progress in the HKDSE
-- Skill Smart for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
-- Step Ahead: Learning English Through Short Stories (out of print)
-- Step Ahead 4A–6
-- Skill Smart for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (out of print)
-- Skill Smart Exam Practice for the HKCEE (out of print)
Pearson (Hong Kong)
Jan, 2000 —
Mar, 2006
(about 6 years)
Editing, project management, content development. I worked on the following titles:
-- Focus on Skills Paper 1 Reading and Writing 4 and 5 for the HKCEE
-- Self-Access Centre (SAC)
-- Longman Target English / Express junior secondary school companion websites
-- Grammar Focus Syllabus A and Grammar Focus Syllabus B, 64 units
-- Complete Exam Practice for AS Use of English, Section A Listening, 8 mock examination papers
-- Longman Express 1A–3B workbooks, 24 units
-- Longman Express 1A–3B course books, 30 units
-- Grammar Explained 1, 2 and 3 Second Edition, 80 units
Japanese International School (Hong Kong)
Sep, 1998 —
Dec, 1999
(about 1 year)
Taught ESL conversation classes to junior form students.
English Language Centre (Boston, USA)
Oct, 1993 —
Apr, 1998
(over 4 years)
Taught grammar, conversation, reading and writing to young adult and adult learners.
Developed teaching materials.
US Peace Corps, Nepal
Sep, 1990 —
Dec, 1992
(about 2 years)
Taught English to primary school students.
Trained primary school teachers.
