Summary

Fifteen years technical writing and editing experience, mainly within the automotive industry, in the United States, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.  Conscientious and self-motivated professional with writing, editing, and proofreading experience in US and UK English.  Ability to adopt a flexible working approach while maintaining high standards of quality.

Areas of Expertise

Engineering and Technology
Automotive
Business/Management
Science and Mathematics
Quality Control
Manufacturing
Finance

Writing and Editing Work Experience

Freelance Writing and Editing                                                             1995 - Present

Director, Triangle Ink Editing Services Limited, Essex, UK                    2008 - Present

• Specializes in technical writing, copywriting, copyediting, and proofreading documents in either US or UK English.  Work has been published in magazines and on the web.  In addition to engineering and automotive topics, marketing and communications material includes topics ranging from football club customer relationship management systems to finance to natural pet remedies.

Automotive Engineer, Ford Motor Company Essex, UK                         1995 - Present

• Corporate technical documents and public affairs presentations within the automotive industry.

Other Work Experience

Ford Motor Company                                                                          1995 - Present

Automotive Engineering Supervisor, Essex, UK                                     2000 - Present

• Responsible for internal communications within powertrain engineering, including website development and employee presentations.
• Led various subsystem design teams within Ford of Europe. Responsible for all aspects of the designs for current production and future models.
• Responsible for coordinating strategic engineering direction for the subsystem with other Ford Motor Company brands in Europe.
• Responsible for all 6-sigma activities within chassis engineering - included training and coaching responsibilities.
• Manage and supervised employees and tier one suppliers.

Steering System Design Engineer, Chassis Engineering, Belgium              1999 - 2000

• Lead steering systems engineer responsible for managing all steering suppliers. Led cross-functional teams during launch to improve product robustness and address manufacturing issues.

Automotive Design Engineer, Dearborn, Michigan, USA                             1999 - 2000

• Various automotive engineering assignments - including chassis and powertrain design, NVH development, and project management.

Education

Basic Proofreading, The Publishing Training Centre, UK                          2008 - Present
Introduction to Proofreading, Society for Editors and Proofreaders, UK                   2008
MSc in Automotive Systems Engineering, Loughborough University, UK                 2005
Masters in Business Administration, University of Michigan, US                            1999
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (includes Technical Writing), Penn State, US         1994

Certifications/Memberships

Associate Member:  Society for Editors and Proofreaders (UK)
Chartered Engineer, Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK)
6-Sigma Master Black Belt

IT Skills

Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher
Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader
SDL Trados - including TagEditor                        

Citizenship

Dual citizenship - UK/US