I have an background in the electronic media and in the political arena. More recently I have studied environmental science and have developed a passion for communicating science and other specialised fields to a lay audience. I offer a cost effective academic and general editing, indexing, and publication design and typesetting service with an emphasis on the life and social sciences.
Experience
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In-house:
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editor and indexer, Australian Biological Survey, Environment Australia; editor and designer, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia |
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Freelance:
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numerous corporate clients including: Australian Remote and Rural Training Systems, National Trust (ACT & SA), Environment Protection Authority (SA), SA Dept for Families and Communities, CRC for Viticulture, CRC for Irrigation Futures, and SA Water, as well as private clients |
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Other:
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over 20 years with the ABC in Sydney and the Dept of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff in Canberra
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Qualifications
BAppSc (environmental science)
MAppSc (environmental science)
Certificate IV Trainer and Assessor
Special skills
Academic editing, Design for effective communication, Desktop publishing, Electronic publishing, Indexing, On-screen editing, Periodical publications, Picture research, Publication production, Research, Science communication, Teaching editing and writing skills, Technical writing, Word processing
Areas of expertise
Agriculture and horticulture, Architecture, Australian studies, Biological sciences, Education and training, Environment, Government and administration, History, Maritime history, Outdoor recreation, Physical sciences, Rural affairs, Social sciences, Technical publications, Wine
Computer software capability
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Windows
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Macintosh
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| Database: |
MS Access |
FileMaker |
| Electronic publishing: |
Acrobat, Dreamweaver |
Acrobat, Dreamweaver |
| Graphics: |
Photoshop |
Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom |
| Page layout: |
InDesign |
InDesign |
| Spreadsheets: |
Excel |
Excel, Numbers |
| Wordprocessing: |
Word |
Word, Pages, Framemaker |