<p><strong>Alan Hamilton</strong></p>
<p>British citizen</p>
<p>Currently resident in Weston super Mare, North Somerset, UK. BS23 2HE</p>
<p>A fluent writer of high quality and clear English. An experienced editor of other people&rsquo;s writing, whether or not English is their mother tongue.</p>
<p><strong>University and other relevant qualifications</strong></p>
<p>A high second BA (Hons) in Modern History (1963) Oxford University: MA in 1997.</p>
<p>MSc with Distinction in Human Resource Development (1996) Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.</p>
<p>Pass with Merit (2007) Basic Proofreading, Publishing Training Centre (PTC)</p>
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<p><strong>Experience</strong></p>
<p>Dec 2012&ndash;May 2013 Freelance editor for an essay proofreading/editing service, providing help with under and postgraduate essays, dissertations, theses, many for students with English as a second language. In those six months I earned on average &pound;150 a week. When, in mid-May, the organisation demanded that freelancers provide (at the request of a third party) details such as NI number, I did not seek any further work from them.</p>
<p>March 2013&ndash;May 2016, 46 completed assignments for a global academic publisher, mostly copy editing, a few proof reading.</p>
<p>Copy editing for publishers is heavily biased towards imposing House Style and &lsquo;ticking the boxes&rsquo;. I would prefer to edit students&rsquo; and aspiring authors&rsquo; work where I can focus on making a contribution to the quality and readability of their writing.</p>
<p><strong>Areas of expertise/knowledge</strong></p>
<p>25 years of work in marketing up to director level within large international organisations. 5 years of developing, writing, and delivering training courses both for organisations and for the general public.</p>
<p>I can confidently edit work related to history/economics/politics and government/ business/religion. I am able to give my attention full time to editing and can meet tight deadlines.</p>
<p>I have written and had published two full-length novels.</p>
<p>My website is at <a href="http://www.alanhamilton.info/">www.alanhamilton.info</a></p>
<p>12/06/16</p>