My resume
Consider me a self-motivated, dependable copyeditor whose attention to detail and indomitable work ethic are shaped by the diversity of her education, employment history, and life experiences. I am committed to preserving authors' voices and taking a descriptive rather than prescriptive approach to editing.
Education
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts degree -- Clemson, SC -- 8/07–12/09
English Writing and Publication Studies major
Business and Technical Writing minor
3.86 GPA
Pima Community College
Associate of Arts degree -- Tucson, AZ -- 8/02–5/07
Liberal Arts concentration
3.94 GPA
Editorial capabilities
Copyediting -- Edit spelling, usage, grammar, punctuation, consistency, clarity, and flow.
Mechanical editing -- Enforce conformity with given style guidelines and submission requirements.
Proofreading -- Check revised or reprinted text against source documents.
Fact checking -- Confirm questionable facts, quotations, and bibliographic references as needed.
Formatting references -- Impose systems of attribution on reference lists and text citations in scholarly works.
Indexing -- Create comprehensive back-of-the-book indexes that enhance usability of texts.
Cross-checking references -- Ensure all cited references are present in text.
Offering feedback -- Maintain open, respectful relationships with subject-matter-expert authors through communication.
Technical knowledge
Style guides -- American Psychological Association (APA), American Sociological Association (ASA), AP (Associated Press
Stylebook), Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Modern Language Association (MLA),
and Society for American Archaeology (SAA).
House styles and submission guidelines -- American Journal of Human Biology, Management International Review, NYU
Press, Organization Studies, Rutgers University Press, Sage UK, Social Psychology Quarterly, University of South Carolina
Press, University Press of Florida, Vanderbilt University Press, West Virginia University Press, and Wiley-Blackwell.
Editorial credits
Provided English editing and submission services to academic authors based in the United States and in China.
Wrote index for Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands
(Houk 2015).
Wrote index for Crossing the Line: Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and after World War II
(Cherisse Jones-Branch 2014).
Wrote index for Futból! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America
(Nadel 2014).
Wrote index for Ancient Maya Political Dynamics
(Antonia E. Foias 2013).
Copyedited American Journal of Human Biology article “Assessing the Relationship Between Fluctuating Asymmetry and
Cause of Death in Skeletal Remains: A Test of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis”
(Katherine E. Weisensee 2013).
Copyedited and indexed Framing Fat: Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture
(Samantha Kwan & Jennifer L. Graves 2013).
Copyedited Journal of Business Ethics article "The Influence from the Past: Organizational Imprinting and Firms’
Compliance with Social Insurance Policies in China"
(Yi Han, Enying Zheng & Minya Xu 2013).
Copyedited and proof read initial manuscript submission of The South Carolina Roots of African American Thought
(Susanna Ashton & Rhondda Robinson Thomas 2014).
Copyedited and indexed Frontier Life in Ancient Peru: The Archaeology of Cerro la Cruz
(Melissa A. Vogel 2012).
Copyedited and indexed Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking the Rules
(Chris Bobel & Samantha Kwan 2011).
Performed textual analysis; collaboratively researched, wrote, and copyedited annotations; and created
bibliography for A Nickel and a Prayer: The Autobiography of Jane Edna Hunter
(Rhondda Robinson Thomas 2010).
Copyedited dissertation Social Capital and Institutional Transition: Regional Context for Network Use in Job Search in
Russia, 1985–2001
(Olga Vadislavovna Mayorova 2008).
Formatted and substantively edited dissertation Offender Crime Perspectives: A Study in Affect Control Theory
(Steven M. Nelson 2007).
Proof read Social Psychology Quarterly article and American Sociological Association Student Paper of Year (2007)
“Redefining a Bizarre Situation: Relative Concept Stability in Affect Control Theory”
(Steven M. Nelson 2006).
Employment history
Teller / Member Service Representative
Miami University Community Federal Credit Union -- Oxford, OH -- 2/13 to 6/16
Editorial Freelancer
Self employed -- 1/10 to present
Poll Manager
Anderson County Election Commission -- Easley, SC -- 11/08–6/12
Intern/Research Assistant
Rhondda Robinson Thomas, PhD -- Clemson, SC -- 6/09–8/09
Dental Assistant
General dentists in private practice -- Hawai'i, Ohio, Arizona -- 9/92–5/07
Part-Time Bartender
Elk’s Lodge #1013 -- Bellevue, OH -- 7/95–2/96
Printer’s Assistant
The Printing Depot -- Bellevue, OH -- 6/95–3/96
Army Reservist
United States Army Reserve -- Honolulu, HI -- 5/88–5/96
Retail Sales Associate
Zootique / Honolulu Zoological Society -- Honolulu, HI -- 5/85–8/92
References
Available upon request.
Education
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts degree -- Clemson, SC -- 8/07–12/09
English Writing and Publication Studies major
Business and Technical Writing minor
3.86 GPA
Pima Community College
Associate of Arts degree -- Tucson, AZ -- 8/02–5/07
Liberal Arts concentration
3.94 GPA
Editorial capabilities
Copyediting -- Edit spelling, usage, grammar, punctuation, consistency, clarity, and flow.
Mechanical editing -- Enforce conformity with given style guidelines and submission requirements.
Proofreading -- Check revised or reprinted text against source documents.
Fact checking -- Confirm questionable facts, quotations, and bibliographic references as needed.
Formatting references -- Impose systems of attribution on reference lists and text citations in scholarly works.
Indexing -- Create comprehensive back-of-the-book indexes that enhance usability of texts.
Cross-checking references -- Ensure all cited references are present in text.
Offering feedback -- Maintain open, respectful relationships with subject-matter-expert authors through communication.
Technical knowledge
Style guides -- American Psychological Association (APA), American Sociological Association (ASA), AP (Associated Press
Stylebook), Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style), Council of Science Editors (CSE), Modern Language Association (MLA),
and Society for American Archaeology (SAA).
House styles and submission guidelines -- American Journal of Human Biology, Management International Review, NYU
Press, Organization Studies, Rutgers University Press, Sage UK, Social Psychology Quarterly, University of South Carolina
Press, University Press of Florida, Vanderbilt University Press, West Virginia University Press, and Wiley-Blackwell.
Editorial credits
Provided English editing and submission services to academic authors based in the United States and in China.
Wrote index for Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands
(Houk 2015).
Wrote index for Crossing the Line: Women's Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and after World War II
(Cherisse Jones-Branch 2014).
Wrote index for Futból! Why Soccer Matters in Latin America
(Nadel 2014).
Wrote index for Ancient Maya Political Dynamics
(Antonia E. Foias 2013).
Copyedited American Journal of Human Biology article “Assessing the Relationship Between Fluctuating Asymmetry and
Cause of Death in Skeletal Remains: A Test of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis”
(Katherine E. Weisensee 2013).
Copyedited and indexed Framing Fat: Competing Constructions in Contemporary Culture
(Samantha Kwan & Jennifer L. Graves 2013).
Copyedited Journal of Business Ethics article "The Influence from the Past: Organizational Imprinting and Firms’
Compliance with Social Insurance Policies in China"
(Yi Han, Enying Zheng & Minya Xu 2013).
Copyedited and proof read initial manuscript submission of The South Carolina Roots of African American Thought
(Susanna Ashton & Rhondda Robinson Thomas 2014).
Copyedited and indexed Frontier Life in Ancient Peru: The Archaeology of Cerro la Cruz
(Melissa A. Vogel 2012).
Copyedited and indexed Embodied Resistance: Challenging the Norms, Breaking the Rules
(Chris Bobel & Samantha Kwan 2011).
Performed textual analysis; collaboratively researched, wrote, and copyedited annotations; and created
bibliography for A Nickel and a Prayer: The Autobiography of Jane Edna Hunter
(Rhondda Robinson Thomas 2010).
Copyedited dissertation Social Capital and Institutional Transition: Regional Context for Network Use in Job Search in
Russia, 1985–2001
(Olga Vadislavovna Mayorova 2008).
Formatted and substantively edited dissertation Offender Crime Perspectives: A Study in Affect Control Theory
(Steven M. Nelson 2007).
Proof read Social Psychology Quarterly article and American Sociological Association Student Paper of Year (2007)
“Redefining a Bizarre Situation: Relative Concept Stability in Affect Control Theory”
(Steven M. Nelson 2006).
Employment history
Teller / Member Service Representative
Miami University Community Federal Credit Union -- Oxford, OH -- 2/13 to 6/16
Editorial Freelancer
Self employed -- 1/10 to present
Poll Manager
Anderson County Election Commission -- Easley, SC -- 11/08–6/12
Intern/Research Assistant
Rhondda Robinson Thomas, PhD -- Clemson, SC -- 6/09–8/09
Dental Assistant
General dentists in private practice -- Hawai'i, Ohio, Arizona -- 9/92–5/07
Part-Time Bartender
Elk’s Lodge #1013 -- Bellevue, OH -- 7/95–2/96
Printer’s Assistant
The Printing Depot -- Bellevue, OH -- 6/95–3/96
Army Reservist
United States Army Reserve -- Honolulu, HI -- 5/88–5/96
Retail Sales Associate
Zootique / Honolulu Zoological Society -- Honolulu, HI -- 5/85–8/92
References
Available upon request.
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