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Sebastian, Fl, Us

Projects I've completed as a freelance copy editor and proofreader include:• 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, which creates books to educate the IT and business community. My responsibilities included enhancing clarity, coherence, and readability as many of the authors are not native English speakers. I ensured compliance to the detailed house style guide.• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴, catching errors in punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, verifying names and dates, and submitting the corrections within 24 hours. I ensured that each blog post consistently adhered with AP Stylebook.• 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 and preparing it for publication as a booklet, adhering to the Chicago Manual of Style.I continually pursue professional development, such as:• Completed a rigorous course on the theory and practice of proofreading, scoring in the top 1 percent of participants. As a result, I earned a Master Proofreader certificate.• Completing a series of copy editing courses through the Editorial Freelancers Association.

Arlington, Va

Teaching English to adults at all levels, from beginner to advanced, employing student-centered, communicative methodologies. 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Skopje, Macedonia

-- Pioneered the software development arm of this fledgling IT company, hiring staff, interfacing with customers, and managing project development.-- Designed, developed, and documented software using a variety of technologies (C/C++, QT, PHP/Cake, etc.). -- Developed and documented for medical devices including FDA 510(k) clearance requirements.-- Expanded websites using scripting, and deployed e-commerce solutions.-- Managed finances using QuickBooks.

Denver, Co

Design, development, and maintenance of a variety of products in the QuarkXPress product suite. Cross-platform (MacOS and Windows) development using C, C++, Java. Client/Server development. Software localization.

Tefl Certificate

The LADO TEFL program exceeds the guidelines for international certification programs with 135 hours of instruction and 12+ hours.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering

Activities and Societies: IVCF