PROFILE

A copy editor and proofreader with more than a decade of experience specialising in academic texts and with outstanding job responsibility, responsiveness to clients’ needs, and commitment to deadlines – all plus a great enthusiasm for learning forever.

EXPERIENCE

2010 – Current

English Language Copy editor and Proofreader (Freelancing)

• Giving professional copy editing and proofreading services on academic papers before being published in high impact journals in different fields such as management, civil engineering, computer engineering, and biology
• Giving the above-noted services on Master’s and PhD theses written in different fields by students of different universities of a wide range of countries all over the world, from Australia and Malaysia to Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, and the United States
• Monitoring and managing deadlines to support publications timelines
• Leaving easy-to-follow comments and supporting clients to work on them effectively
• Evaluating and fact-checking to verify accuracy and quality of work
• Helping authors to enhance the overall work quality
• Collaborating with authors to maintain individual voice while eliminating issues with factual accuracy, grammar, and spelling
• Reviewing finished work prior to publication and approving final versions
• Working remotely with authors and providing daily support via Email, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc.
• Working with style guides or style sheets requirements and adhering to industry best practices.

To see samples of my work, you can simply click Sample 2 Sample 1.

 

January 2016 – December 2018

Lecturer of English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

 

January 2014 – December 2018

English Language Tutor

 

2005 – 2009

English Translator (self-employed)

 

2005 – 2009

Arabic Grammar Tutor

 

EDUCATION

September 2023 – Present

Becoming A Proofreader (BAP)

At Knowadays, the former Proofreading Academy

50 hours of CPD-accredited training

 

September 2023 – Present

Becoming An Editor (BAE)

At Knowadays, the former Proofreading Academy

50 hours of CPD-accredited training

 

 2010 – 2012

Master of Education (Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)) at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Thesis: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)

 

2005 – 2009

Bachelor of Arts (English Language & Literature)

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

National Association of Independent Writers & Editors (NAIWE)–USA

Professional Member

 

Professional Editors Guild (PEG)–South Africa

Associate member

 

SKILLS

Copy editing

Proofreading

ESL editing

Word Doc editing

PDF editing

Website content editing

LaTex editing

Following style guides/sheets

Australian, British, and American English styles

Time management

Good eyes for detail

Impeccable grasp of grammar

Flexibility