Esther David-Roland is a writer and editor whose experience includes writing and editing in technical and non-technical subject areas. She has worked as a journalist, writer, and editor for more than 25 years and brings her many years of experience to each project. As a freelance copyeditor, Esther has worked with major publishers, businesses, and individuals, and has worked extensively with authors whose native language is not English.
* Book editing (nonfiction)
* Developmental editing (nonfiction)
* Manuscript copyediting and proofreading
* Technical, medical, and scientific copyediting
* Website copyediting and proofreading
SKILLS
Developmental editing
Copyediting
Technical editing
Indexing
Proofreading
Technical writing
TOOLS
Microsoft Office
FrameMaker 6
Lotus Notes
Visual SourceSafe
HTML and CSS
Graphics tools
Books edited (sample):
American Education, Democracy, and the Second World War (Dorn), 2007.
Domain Specific Development with Visual Studio DSL Tools (Cook, Jones, Kent, Wills), 2007.
Commercializing Great Products with Design for Six Sigma (Perry and Bacon), 2006.
Pattern Languages of Program Design 5 (Manolescu), 2006.
Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions (Bejtlich), 2005.
Core Security Patterns (Steel, Nagappan, and Lai), 2005.
Incentive Pay Programs: Opportunities and Challenges (2007)
Excellence at Work (2007)
Stock Options and Executive Compensation, Stock Option Alternatives
Missing Data: A Gentle Introduction (Figueredo, McKnight, McKnight, and Sidani).
Cisco Routers for the Desperate: Router Management, The Easy Way (Lucas).
The Linux Enterprise Cluster (Kopper).
ASP.NET 2.0 Illustrated (Homer and Sussman)
Advanced Technologies in Biopharmaceutical Processing (Dutton and Scharer)
Federal Agents (Bumgarner)
The Feline Patient: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment, 3rd Edition
Clients (sample):
Creative Solutions Network, Inc.
Linguistic Systems, Inc.
Anaxos, Inc.
Addison-Wesley Professional / Prentice Hall PTR
Management Concepts, Inc.
WorldatWork
REA
Guilford Publications
Stratford Publishing
Ashgate Publishing Company
EffectiveSoft Ltd.
Elsevier Ltd.
No Starch Press, Inc.
Charles River Media
KomCard
The HDC Group, Inc.
Specialties
Developmental Editing: Comprehensive analysis of how well your document fulfills its purpose, including recommendations for improvement of content, organization, and style.
Copyediting: Expert copyediting of scientific and technical articles, books, résumés, white papers, articles, proposals, software manuals, website content, online help, and other documents.
Website Review: Review of the organization and navigation, the visual presentation, and the clarity and style of the text on your website.
English Localization: Copyediting of text that has already been translated into English. Careful and thoughtful editing ensures that your translated documents are appropriate for English-speaking readers.
Feedback
"I was VERY pleased with the whole experience from start to finish! I will definitely use this service again. The copyediting was very constructive and helpful. It was very easy to ask questions and get in contact with my consultant. Bonnie turned a stressful situation into a fun one. Thanks again!!!!" (Contact information on request)
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Esther David-Roland is a writer and editor whose experience includes writing and editing in technical and non-technical subject areas. She has worked as a journalist, writer, and editor for more than 25 years and brings her many years of experience to each project. As a freelance copyeditor, Esther has worked with major publishers, businesses, and individuals, and has worked extensively with authors whose native language is not English.
