I am a career language and education specialist who has taught English as a second/foreign language, developmental writing, and academic writing in countries around the world. I have worked in diverse cultural and socio-economic settings at all skill levels, with a focus on academic preparation and writing development at the university level. Additionally, I have extensive experience as a course administrator, curriculum and assessment materials writer, program developer, teacher trainer, mentor, academic researcher, test preparation specialist, and professional high-stakes test examiner.Since 2012, I have also worked as a freelance proofreader and copyeditor specializing in academic research papers, theses, and doctoral dissertations in a variety of fields including economics, political science, intercultural relations, engineering, English literature, second language acquisition, and education, with a focus on English as a second language writers.