Overview
"Fergus was efficient, meticulous, sensitive, clearly informed, and engaged."
Prof. Gordana Yovanovich (Editor), "Re-Imagining Community & Civil Society in Latin America & the Caribbean"
If you have reservations about working with an editor, don't worry: if you want a service I don't provide, I can contact a network of professional colleagues to help you find a better match.
I have worked with the BBC, ITV, RATIO Research Institute (Sweden), the Publications Office of the European Union, The Proofreading Company, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Stockholm University School of Business, British Association of Snowsport Instructors, Shoreline Biomedical, Swan and Horn publishers, and independent, graduate and postgraduate authors. I work regularly in both British and US English.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- Professional Member, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
- MBA (International Business, Marketing, Human Relations)
- C. Ped (American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc.)
- CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- BA (Hons) Economics
- ISIA (International Ski Instructors’ Association)
Work experience
Self-employed
Vaughan Systems
Providing English language training to postgraduate students in Spain in collaboration with the Spanish government and the Universidad Menendez y Pelayo (Madrid, A Coruna, Santander).
Edinburgh School of English
English language classes for summer school students (adults and teenagers).
Ski Hotline (International), Newstel Information Ltd
Managing a team of researchers and writers to produce informational texts for the BBC Ceefax and ITV Teletext services.
Various ski schools worldwide, incl. Ski Schools of Aspen and Cardrona Alpine Resort (NZ).
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