Portfolio (selection of recent projects)

As editor:

  • Helicon Publishing (part of RM plc, leading UK suppliers of educational software). Ongoing editing of articles in a wide range of subjects for encyclopedias and other reference titles, incorporating HTML coding and linking. Material is aimed at UK educational market and must meet strict criteria for accuracy, house style, and readability.
  • Diamonds
    by Marijan Dundek (Noble Gems International) 2009. Editor and proofreader of book manuscript; contributing writer.
  • Drupal Web Services
    Packt Publishing 2010. Copy editor and proofreader.
  • Oracle WebLogic Server
    Packt Publishing 2011. Copy editor and proofreader.
  • Knowledge to Grow Shaped Trees
    by Peter Cook and Rebecca Northey (SharBrin Publishing Ltd,
    New Zealand) 2011. Editor and proofreader.
  • Transcription of lectures by Alan Watts for use as audio books 2011
  • Spirituality: A New Dimension
    A history of comparative religion by Dr. Ghayur Ayub (unpublished) 2009. Substantive editor and proofreader of 100,000-word manuscript.

As writer/translator:

  • ‘Natural Coloured Diamonds’.
    Article in Goldsmith magazine, March 2011
    Co-writer (with Marijan Dundek), editor, proofreader.
  • Author of ‘Picturing the past: computer graphics in archaeology’;
    article in Info92 (Hutchinson Reference, Random House, London) 1991
  • Translator of book from Italian: Reflections on Ethnographic Film with a General Bibliography by Paolo Chiozzi (Florence); published in ‘Journal of the Society of Visual Anthropology’ (Montreal) 1985
  • Author of article on excavating in Algeria in Half the Earth (Harper San Francisco) 1986
  • Writer of reviews of scientific and medical websites for 'New Scientist Online'
  • Writer of descriptions for photographs (also my own) of London landmarks for UK tourist website

Websites:

  • Noble Gems International (www.noblegems.com)
    Wrote content for website; SEO writing helped push the site to top ranking in Google searches.
  • Artisan Photo (http://artisanphoto.co.uk)
    Wrote content for several pages.
  • CE Print (http://www.ceprint.co.uk/)
    Editor and proofreader; contributing writer of site content.

Managing editor (at Helicon Publishing):