Editing: reams of experience across the disciplines

I’m a seasoned freelance editor with over 20 years’ experience under my belt.

I’ve served as Senior Editor and Project Editor for a variety of organisations in the public and private sectors: businesses, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, local governments, universities, and academic journals.

To get an initial sense of how I edit, take a look at this short video. And see below for representative highlights of my experience and a few samples of my work.

Senior Editor (P-4) at the OPCW

From 2002 to 2007 I was Senior Editor at the Technical Secretariat of the Organnisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague. My duties included:

Editing under my own revision, or revising, all major official-series documents in English
Editing press releases
Establishing and revising editorial standards for the Secretariat
Providing training to staff as required, on OPCW style and usage as well as on the do’s and don’ts of drafting
Providing editorial services during meetings of delegates from OPCW Member States, as requested
Providing advice to delegates from Member States on editorial matters

During each Session of the OPCW Executive Council and the Conference of the States Parties, I also worked on the report of the session in the chamber, with the text projected on-screen for delegations, as final report language was being negotiated.

The 2005 Annual Report, one of four such reports I edited, self-revised, and finalised during my tenure at the Organisation, will give an idea of the standards I work to.