Professional Experience
I edit, proofread, and index in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. I also provide book shepherding assistance and self-publishing consulting, as well as writing, research, and ghostwriting services. I have a PhD in Spanish, an MA in Humanities, and an MLIS in library and information science. I also have experience as a medical writer and editor.
For more information and a list of sample texts, please visit my Web site at www.heatherdubnick.com, or email me at hdubnick@gmail.com.
Expertise
Copy Editor
12 Years
Editor
12 Years
Writer
17 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
10 Years
Books & Literature
10 Years
Health
5 Years
Industries
Academia Teaching
10 Years
Book Publishing Trade/B2B
1 Year
Book Publishing Consumer
3 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Adams Media (10+), Ashgate Publishing (10+), Fair Winds/Quayside (10+), G&S Type (10+), ICC (10+), Techbooks (10+), TTU (6-10), Course Crafters (6-10), Facts on File (3-5), McGraw-Hill (3-5), Avalon (3-5), Chelsea House (3-5), Jones & Bartlett (1-2), Wiley (1-2)
Other Work History
Medical Writer and Editor, Center for Integrative Medicine, Univ. of Maryland, 2 years; Instructor of Writing, Boston University, 2 years.
Technical Skills
Electronic editing (in Word and Adobe)
Indexing
Translation
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
Computer Skills
Word, WordPerfect, Excel, SkyIndex, Cindex, Dreamweaver, Adobe CS, Filemaker Pro, Quark
Equipment
Computer, Fax, Scanner
References
Available upon request
Associations
Editorial Freelance Association
American Society for Indexing
Association of Personal Historians
Bookbuilders of Boston
Modern Language Association
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
