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Peter Judge, MA, FIInfSc. Editor and information consultant, Canberra, Australia. Some background: * For 12 years I was Officer-in-Charge (SES Level 3) of CSIRO's central library, information and publishing services. * Since leaving CSIRO in 1988 I have been freelancing as a technical and scientific editor and writer, besides completing various consultancy projects. * Editorial skills include proofreading, copy-editing, substantive editing, writing, rewriting, technical writing and desktop publishing of brochures, reports, journals, magazines and newsletters, web site design and maintenance. * I am fluent in French and read and speak German and Italian. I am used to working under pressure to meet deadlines. Recent projects include: * University of Canberra: October 2007, copy edit course brochure. * Private commission: June 2007, translate from the French an excerpt from the Luxemburg State Archives, of family historical interest. * Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: May-June 2007, edit 'Resources' chapter of biennial report, Australia's Welfare. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, March 2007: copy edit report China's Globalisation. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, December 2006: copy edit report India's Services Sector. * National Gallery of Australia, copy edit and manage indexing of Annual Report 2005-06 * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, May 2006: copy edit report ASEAN Economic Community and Australian Trade.. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, October 2005: copy edit report Unlocking China's Services Sector. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, July 2005: copy edit report More than Oil: Economic Developments in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, June 2005: copy edit report on International education market for Australian universities. * University of Canberra, June 2005. Copy edit award application. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, April 2005: copy edit report Australia and the United States: Trade and the Multinationals in a New Era. * Attorney General's Department, February-March 2005: copy edit and page layout to print-ready Copyright Law Review Committee Secretariat report on Crown Copyright. * French Embassy, June 1993-December 2004: produce the quarterly review French Science and Technology -- translate from the French, edit (in English), design page layout and prepare print-ready discs, and liaise with the printer and distributors. Maintain mailing list of some 5000 addresses. * Canberra Society of Editors, October 2004-continuing: compile, edit, typeset and distribute their monthly newsletter, The Canberra Editor, * Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers, September 2004-continuing: compile, edit, typeset and distribute their monthly newsletter, ANZSI newsletter. * Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Economic Analytical Unit, July 2004: Copy edit report Papua New Guinea - the road ahead. * Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) ACT Branch, 1994-2004: compile, edit, typeset and distribute proACTive, the branch's monthly newsletter. * Edit PhD thesis on aircrew fatigue, June 2004. * Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, March 2004. First edit of draft Drought report (for Design Direction, Canberra). * Attorney General's Department, February 2004: copy edit Family Law Best Practice Guidelines. * Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, February 2004: translate French documents on bees and Fipronil. * Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, December 2003, copyedit evaluation report on their Aboriginal Employment Policy. * Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: first edit Annual Report 2002-03; second edit Department of the House of Representatives Annual Report 2002-03 (for WordsWorth Writing), * Attorney General's Department, August 2002: edit Copyright Law Review Committee Secretariat Report on Copyright and Contract * Attorney General's Department, August 2001: edit and index Annual Report. * Attorney General's Department, March 2001: copyedit National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council report. * Aboriginal Hostels Ltd, August 2000, edit Annual Report. * Sustainable Energy Industry Association Australia, December 2000, August 2000, May 2000, November 1999, May 1999 and November 1998, edit and manage printing of newsletters; prepare web version of December 2000 newsletter. * ANUTECH, July 1999 - : copyedit text of CD-ROM in field of linguistics. * International Rangelands Conference, July 1999, copyedit and lay out program brochure. * Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU, May 1999, index book Asia Pacific Financial Deregulation. * North Australia Research Unit, ANU, April 1999, copy-edit, index and layout to camera-ready copy book A Business Survival Guide to Eastern Indonesia. * Australian Council of Library and Information Services, March 1999, edit and manage printing of final Annual Report. * North Australia Research Unit, ANU, September 1998, copy-edit workshop proceedings, Bad Times, Good Friends: Australia and East Asia in 1998. * Council of Australian University Librarians, August 1998, index publication CAUL Memoir'. * Airservices Australia, August 1998, copy-edit Annual Report; August 1999, copyedit and index Annual Report. * Canberra Society of Editors, April 1998-present, design and maintain the society's Web site. * CSIRO: edit 'CSIRO Strategic Research Plan 1997-98 to 1999-2000' for publication. * National Capital Authority: index annual report. * Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs: edit text, tables and graphs, do page layout and prepare to print-ready copy the report 'Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia: Assessment of Overseas Qualifications'. (Dec 96-Jan 97) * National Capital Planning Authority: index the report 'National views on Australia's Capital: Edited transcripts of community forums and professional workshops'. * Australian Taxation Office: proofread and copy-edit tax advisory brochures. * Australian Heritage Commission: prepare to print-ready copy training manual on heritage site management (with Lee Kirwan-Judge). * Canberra Society of Editors: design, compile, prepare to print-ready copy and distribute Freelance Editors in Canberra (three annual editions: 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96). * Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA): July 1990-June 1994, Managing Editor of inCite, ALIA's monthly news magazine (circulation 7000 copies).

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