Freelance editor and journalist:
Editing training manuals, education materials, marketing plans, business plans, other corporate communications
Writing profiles, feature articles on horticulture, automotive businesses, and management subjects

Other editing interests:
Books on horticulture/arboriculture, religion and spirituality; editing ESL-translated material

Education/credentials:
TEFL Certificate and Tutoring ESOL Certificate (teaching and tutoring ESL), completed in 2011
(Vancouver Community College)
Print Futures: Professional Writing Diploma
(Douglas College)
Business Administration Diploma
(Red Deer College)
Jouneyman Landscape Gardener
ISA Certified Arborist (not renewed)
Certificate in Drafting

Relevant experience:
Technical Writer/Editor (policy editor) at BCIT (2008-2011)
Freelance Journalist and Copyeditor/Proofreader for the trade journals Tow Canada and Collision Quarterly (2005-present)
ESL Teaching Assistant at MOSAIC English-language training centre, Vancouver
(2011-)

Other freelance experience:
Proposal-writing
Editiing marketing materials, training manuals, online educational materials
Website maintenance, online newsletters

My writing has been published by:
Tow Canada, Collision Quarterly, Towing & Recovery Footnotes, the Red Deer Advocate, the Other Press, Gardens West, and the e-Zine, Looseleaf.

Prior to my writing and editing life, I worked as an entrepreneur, a gardener, an arborist, a draftsman, and in retail record sales.

My broad background, life experience, education, and curiosity equip me with knowledge, diplomacy, and language skills, and provide for a wide perspective and critical thinking abilities. The results are articles, proposals, and designs that are clear, persuasive, and compelling.