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Janet Ring
Editing & Writing
2708 Hampton Lane, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065
(831) 566-5817
janet.ring@comcast.net
SUMMARY
An accomplished freelance editor and writer with 17 years of experience in various business sectors. A detail-oriented professional with a keen eye for accuracy and consistency. Expert at all levels of editing, proofreading, and fact-checking documents for a wide variety of target audiences. Excellent understanding of the details and subtleties of grammar and usage. Proven track record in juggling multiple projects and consistently meeting aggressive deadlines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-- Copy editing, writing, and proofreading a variety of documents, including technical manuals,
professional brochures, educational materials, nonfiction books, textbooks, web content,
marketing collateral, white papers, presentations, fund-raising letters, and customer success
stories.
-- Performing developmental edits and rewrites, enhancing the organization and flow of
information and making it more accessible.
-- Copy editing, proofreading, and project management for Leadership Education: Citizenship,
Character, & Air Force Tradition, (McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.).
-- Developmental editing, rewriting, and copy editing for Aerospace Science: The Exploration of
Space, Second Edition by Jerry Jon Sellers with contributions by William J. Astore, Robert B.
Geffen, Wiley J. Larson (McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.).
-- Copy editing Bitter Roots, a family memoir by Arthur Chung (Pacific Heritage Books).
-- Copy editing A Time to Say Goodbye, a memoir by Mary Goulding (Papier-Mache Press).
-- Authoring and updating style guides to create consistency across all company written
communications.
-- Meeting all deadlines and goals for multiple publication releases in rapid succession.
-- Preparing files for compositors and printers.
-- Scheduling editorial reviews and incorporating reviewer feedback.
-- Hiring and supervising contractors; mentoring co-workers.
WORK HISTORY/CLIENT LIST
-- Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, CA
-- Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
-- CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, CA
-- Microsoft Corporation, Mountain View, CA
-- Pacific Heritage Books, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
-- Remedy, Mountain View, CA
-- Agile Software Corporation, San Jose, CA
-- DigitalSquare, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA
-- Metering Technology Corporation (MTC), Scotts Valley, CA
-- Live Picture, Inc., Campbell, CA
-- Papier-Mache Press, Watsonville, CA
-- Cabrillo Music Festival, Santa Cruz Dance Gallery, and other community organizations
SKILLS AND TOOLS
-- Expert at using copy editing marks, the Chicago Manual of Style, the Associated Press
Stylebook, the Oxford Style Manual, and proprietary company style guides
-- Quickly learn and interpret new subject matter
-- Microsoft Office Suite, Acrobat, FrameMaker, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, Paintshop Pro
EDUCATION
-- Editing classes, UCSC Extension, Santa Clara, CA and San Jose State, San Jose, CA
-- BA in Psychology, Cum Laude, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
-- Graduate classes in psychology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
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