Robert Mcgowan Email & Phone Number

Eastbourne, Gb

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom

Organising and facilitating projects related to Eastbourne’s 2030 zero-carbon agenda. Researching and writing documents and advising on environmental policies. Working with fellow directors to planning and organizing two conferences in Eastbourne: the Sustainable Business & Solar Summit (November 2022) and the Sustainable Transport & Active Travel Summit (November 2023).

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

I have worked for Ecorys in the Netherlands as an editor many times since 2012. Mostly, I am contracted to thoroughly check and edit reports prior to them being submitted to their client. They are usually long (around 100 pages), technical reports about economics and business - including innovation - often researched and written for the European Commission (DG Enterprise). I can work from a platform of a sound understanding of the economics and statistical methods discussed. As a native English speaker and editor, I am able to improve the flow and structure of the text.

Eastbourne

I established Riffle & Pool Press in 2017 - a small company specialising in publishing illustrated maps and infographics. Working with independent illustrators and graphic designers we published the second edition of the Sussex Coastal Culture Trail Map & Guide in 2017 (the first edition was published in 2016) and the East Sussex Art & Culture Map & Guide (2018). I wrote proposals, raised finance, collaborated with illustrators and designers, wrote the copy, liaised with printers and co-ordinated distribution with local bookshops, galleries and tourist offices. More than 8,000 copies of the both maps and guides have been sold across Sussex and in London. In 2020 we produced a limited edition print of both maps combined, along with greetings cards. In March 2021 our team (Benjamin Phillips and Sarah Macbeth) completed a map & guide commission for Bishopstone Station for the South East Rail Partnership and the South Downs National Park. A follow-up commission for an illustrated map to be displayed on Seaford station was completed in April 2023.

Articles appeared in a number of print & online publications including: BBC Online, British Telecom magazine, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) magazine and BBC Countryfile Magazine (Feb 2023).

Remote

Copyediting and structural editing of two World Bank reports for its Abidjan office, inluding the Côte d’Ivoire Country Climate and Development Report.

Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom

I researched, wrote and edited monthly articles and reports on economic and political risk (Country Insight Services) across a range of Asian and European nations including Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine

Researching and writing a report on SMEs in the UK’s housebuilding sector – the historical context and their future role.

London, United Kingdom

I researched and wrote up-to-date information and analysis of the politics, cultures and economies of the world for The Statesman's Yearbook (published by SpringerNature/Palgrave Macmillan).

Researched and wrote several sections of the Commonwealth Economic Development Report 2019 for the Commonwealth Secretariat

London, United Kingdom

A wide range of editorial and authoring assignments: copy editing from 2003, monthly economic news and analysis of Taiwan from 2007 - 2013 and macro-economic analysis of Malaysia and Singapore since 2013. Custom research projects include policy advice for the Abu Dhabi Government and compiling the annual report that accompanies the Global Peace Index. Lead editor and project manager of a multi-client in-depth study of labour markets in Central and Eastern Europe (2008).

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

External editor of “Inequality in Asia and the Pacific in the era of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” . The report was written by several authors. I was asked by the editorial team in Thailand to help provide a coherent structure and flow. I also wrote the introduction and executive summary.

Copyediting a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) impact assessment under the European Commission’s FP7 programme (Feb). Writing part of a report on a policy workshop on whistleblowing for European Commission (June)

I researched and authored the Wealth-X and Arton Capital Philanthropy Report 2016

Geneva Area, Switzerland

I copyedited various reports and publications, including A History of the WTO, VanGrasstek, C., 2013.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

I was the external editor of UNEP's Green Economy Report: the implications of shifting to a more environmentally sustainable global economic model.

London, United Kingdom

Various freelance editorial and writing assignments for the EBRD’s communications department, including the annual Transition Report and the Sustainability Report.

London, United Kingdom

Part of the team producing "Newshour" an award-winning global news and current affairs programme

London, United Kingdom

Commissioning and editing content for an online training resource for the Media Trust, a British non-governmental organisation

London, United Kingdom

Researched and assisted in the post-production a series of documentaries on the history of the Palestine/Israel conflict and life in divided communities.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Produced and directed "Beluga Blues" a 26 minute TV documentary on the fate of the sturgeon in the Caspian Sea, part of TVE's "Earth Report" series, broadcast on BBC World TV.

London, United Kingdom

Researched and produced "The Villagers", a 30-part TV series documenting the construction of Great Notley, a new village in Essex for the Discovery Channel (Home and Leisure).

London, United Kingdom

Writing and editing content for the Learning Curve - part of the website of the National Archives (then the Public Records Office).

London, United Kingdom

1994-1995: Researcher, copyeditor and writer for TVE's "Moving Pictures" magazine1995–1998: Researcher, writer and conference producerWrote proposals & raised project funds for a range of international public awareness projects. Organised training workshops & conferences on civil society, poverty alleviation and environmental issues. Part of a team that set up and managed a network of Video Resource Centres in several African countries1998–99: Researcher/Development ProducerResearcher on a range of TV programmes including: "Beyond Red", six-part series on democracy in the former Eastern Bloc (BBC World); "Africa Express", positive stories from Africa (Channel 4/Barraclough Carey) & "Earth Report" (BBC World)

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

I taught English to classes of children and adults, as well as one-to-one tuition