I am an Engineering professional with an MBA. Offering over ten years experience in business-to-business Publishing, my editorial positions involved research, drafting, editing articles, reports, product brochures, technical datasheets; all requiring attention to detail and working to strict editorial deadlines.
Editing Rates
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NOTE: these rates are not set in stone and are only an average for this editor. The actual rate applicable to your document will depend on the depth of the edit, the quality of the writing, the topic matter, the proximity of the deadline, the length of the document and several other factors.
Since 2005 2-year career break*:
Teamed up with partner to set up a fresh food Vending Machine company in Belgium. Introduced an innovative fresh soup vending machine with the technical support of a vending machine manufacturer. Responsible for sales prospecting, account management, vending product sales, purchasing, stock control, logistics, and administration.
1996 - 2005 Managing Editor of industrial engineering magazine
Audience: 50,000 qualified readers in over 45 European countries.
Selecting and editing articles, press releases, product brochures and technical datasheets for international business-to-business magazine, published 11 times per year, and read by Engineering Designers and Managers all over Europe. Previously held editorial positions with Electronics Manufacturing (production) and Electronic Product (component) magazines.
Writing articles, reports and conducting reader surveys.
Wrote internet-based monthly newsletter to complement hardcopy publications.
Regular dealings with special editorial contributors, freelance writers, public relations (PR) agencies and sales representatives worldwide.
Education degree
BSC
Major specialization
Other, Health &Safety (Manufacturing)
Second specialization
First language
English
Areas of specialization
Not selected
Work experience
Present Occupation: Running my own business (see profile). I have now successfully organized the business so that I can allocate half my working time during the day to editorial activities. This allows me to work on a freelance editorial basis.
Editing Experience in Years: Eleven years in B2B Publishing
Computer experience
Working knowledge of MS Power Point, MS Word, MS Excel and Quark Xpress (Desktop Publishing). Windows NT, AS/400 & BusiPro.
Scored 95% on editing test.
Test score 100% .
Test score 70% to 84%. 
Test score less than 70%.