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Jo Mason

Mason Edit 
141 Yarrabee Road 
Greenhill SA 5140

Business:

(08) 8390 1507

Fax:

(08) 8390 1194

Email:

masongeo@ozemail.com.au

Comprehensive editing and proofreading service, specialising in scientific, environmental, technical and educational material.

Experience

In-house:

Scientific reports for geological consultation to the mining industry.

Freelance:

Editing and proofreading of scientific papers, books, reports and technical material, brochures and displays for government departments, environmental consultancies, companies and tertiary education institutions. Clients include The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, South Australian Museum, publishing houses, private companies, semi-autonomous bodies, and federal and South Australian government departments.

Other:

Geological papers for publication in professional international journals.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons-geology); Grad. Dip. Env. St.; short courses in computing and editing.

Special skills

Abstracting, academic editing, database management, on-screen editing, periodical publications, project management, publication production, report writing, research, technical writing, word processing, writing and rewriting

Areas of expertise

Agriculture, biological sciences, earth sciences, education and training, environment, health, medical sciences, physical sciences, rural affairs, technical publications, technology

Computer software capability

Windows:

Word processing (MS Word); spreadsheets (MS Excel); graphics (Adobe Photoshop).

Macintosh:

Word processing (MS Word); spreadsheets (MS Excel); database (Helix RADE); graphics (Adobe Photoshop).