Chris Cartwright - Editor
I am an experienced copyeditor specialising in Business, IT and Physical Sciences for authors, academics and publishers.
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Overview
I have been a freelance editor for the last 5 years, and a business/IT consultant for the last 30.
I regularly edit scientific books and journal articles (Wiley, OUP, CUP, Sage). I also do a lot of work for non-native authors. I have a strong background in business (McKinsey), IT (consulting) and science (Cambridge University).
I have a strong personal interest in music (classical, jazz, folk), horology (clocks), photography (digital and analogue), cookery and poetry, and have edited texts in all these areas.
I work in Word, pdf markup (comments or BSI marks) and LaTeX.
My core business skill areas are marketing, software, organisational design and management, project management, data science and analytics. However, through my McKinsey experience, I am familiar with most aspects of corporate life. I have built a (£6m) business and managed its trade sale.
My core science skill areas are physics and engineering.
I regularly edit scientific books and journal articles (Wiley, OUP, CUP, Sage). I also do a lot of work for non-native authors. I have a strong background in business (McKinsey), IT (consulting) and science (Cambridge University).
I have a strong personal interest in music (classical, jazz, folk), horology (clocks), photography (digital and analogue), cookery and poetry, and have edited texts in all these areas.
I work in Word, pdf markup (comments or BSI marks) and LaTeX.
My core business skill areas are marketing, software, organisational design and management, project management, data science and analytics. However, through my McKinsey experience, I am familiar with most aspects of corporate life. I have built a (£6m) business and managed its trade sale.
My core science skill areas are physics and engineering.
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Computers & Internet
Economics
Engineering
Math & Science
Music
Photography
Physics & Chemistry
Technology
Work experience
Copyeditor
Self-employed
March, 2013
–
Present
(almost 10 years)
Wide variety of nonfiction editing for publishers and authors.
Senior Consultant
Self-employed
March, 2012
–
Present
(almost 11 years)
Chief Technology Officer
Sophron Partners
May, 1995
–
June, 2005
(about 10 years)
Built and ran (with two partners) a £6m consulting company
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Co.
February, 1988
–
April, 1995
(about 7 years)
IT Specialist Consultant
Consultant / Developer
Cambridge Consultants
September, 1981
–
May, 1988
(over 6 years)
Artificial Intelligence consultant
Portfolio (14 selected works)
The WEIRD CEO: How to lead in a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence
Charles Towers-Clark
What will be the effects of increased automation and Artificial Intelligence? How can companies engage employees in the face of mass job destruction?Charles Towers-Clark, CEO of Pod Group, took a profitable, fast growing, hierarchical company... and tore it apart. His aim? To re-build it as a company positioned to face the challenges of the next industrial revolution.The WEIRD CEO speculates o... read more
The Art of Astrophotography
Ian Morison
Performance Practice in the Music of Steve Reich (Music since 1900)
Russell Hartenberger
Performance Practice in the Music of Steve Reich provides a performer's perspective on Steve Reich's compositions from his iconic minimalist work, Drumming, to his masterpiece, Music for 18 Musicians. It addresses performance issues encountered by the musicians in Reich's original ensemble and the techniques they developed to bring his compositions to life. Drawing comparisons with West Africa... read more
LDPC Code Designs, Constructions, and Unification
Juane Li, Shu Lin, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, William E. Ryan, Daniel J. Costello Jr
Lectures on Inductive Logic
Jon Williamson
Equilibrium Finite Element Formulations
J. P. Moitinho de Almeida, Edward A. Maunder
Equilibrium Finite Element Formulations by Moitinho De Alm, John Wiley, 2017, Hardcover, 9781118424155
Green Mobile Networks: A Networking Perspective (Wiley – IEEE)
Nirwan Ansari, Tao Han
Camera Image Quality Benchmarking (The Wiley–IS&T Series in Imaging Science and Technology)
Jonathan B. Phillips, Henrik Eliasson
Statistical Signal Processing in Engineering
Umberto Spagnolini
Optimization of Energy Systems
Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen, Pouria Ahmadi
Mechanical Vibration: Fundamentals with Solved Examples
Ivana Kovacic, Dragi Radomirovic
Chris has 6 reviews
Professionalism
Professionalism
Quality
Quality
Value
Value
Communication & Punctuality
Communication & Punctuality
Chris was incisive, punctual, affable, professional. Will definitely work with him on my next book. 1st Class.
Many thanks - Rod
rod mountain, August 2022
Chris did a great job editing my book. Since I'd written a programming language tutorial, his background in software programming made him an invaluable resource.
Gary Riley, March 2022
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Michael Alex Brown, October 2021
Chris was an enormous help, providing both design and copy-editing on my business book. His feedback was very insightful and helped significantly improve the flow and readability of the finished article. He responded quickly and succinctly with comments that made a real difference.
I would have no hesitation in using Chris again. He comes with my unreserved recommendation.
David Jackson, September 2021
Chris was an absolute pleasure to work with. Although my project was smaller than the ones he typically takes on, he treated it and me with the utmost professionalism. I look forward to the opportunity to do business with him in the future.
Ron Henry, July 2018
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