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As an indexer, I provide back-of-the-book indexes for scholarly and trade publications, specializing in history, biography, music and art.

As a proofreader, I provide a final quality check on non-fiction materials to ensure that there is consistency and accuracy in terms of spelling, grammar, punctuation and layout. 

Skills Summary

  • Proofreading suite, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

  • Indexing Training Course, American Society for Indexing

  • Indexing Boot Camp, Indexing Partners

  • Editing Certificate, Simon Fraser University

  • Member, Editors' Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs

  • Member, Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d'indexation (ISC/SCI)

  • Member, American Society for Indexing (ASI)

  • Membership Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Chapter, ASI

Education

  • B.A. (Music Theory, History), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  • A.R.C.T. (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada

Other Work Experience

 

I had a lengthy career as a legal assistant in Canadian and UK law firms. As legal work has a prime focus on language and writing, precision and accuracy, this experience influenced my proofreading and indexing work.

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