A bit about me…
I have been editing technical documents for more than 30 years, a career change I made after working for a decade as a scientist with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (1978–88). I was with TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in New Delhi for 15 years, moved to Pune to work with WISE (World Institute of Sustainable Energy) in 2005, and have been a freelancer since 2007, dividing my time between freelance copy-editing and teaching.
I am an accredited editor with Diplomate status certified by the Board of Editors in Life Sciences, USA. Diplomate status is awarded only to those who demonstrate exceptional editorial proficiency (currently, only 30 editors worldwide have the diplomate status) and now I am a Member at Large of the Board of Directors of BELS.
I was awarded Grade A in the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) examination conducted by Cambridge English Language Assessment, Cambridge University: this is equivalent to Level C2, the highest of the six levels specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for language assessment.
I authored Communicating in Style, which was favourably reviewed in a dozen international journals and newsletters.
I originally joined EASE as a sponsored member, attended a number of EASE Conferences: Tallinn, Tours, Helsinki, Oxford, Valencia and Istanbul, and have served on Council for two terms. I developed and delivered the EASE School for Manuscript Editors and Academic Authors.