Anna McDD
Editing & Publishing Specialist
Vancouver BC, Canada | LinkedIn | Website
Summary
A publishing professional passionate about STEM editing and academic publishing. I am an active member of the Editors
Association of Canada, an avid baker, bookworm, runner, and hiker. I currently work at the University of British Columbia.
Education & Training
Selected Project Experience
2017
Academic
Academic Editing Workshop
Editors Canada, Vancouver BC
2011
MA Literature & Publishing
National University of Ireland
2010
BA English
National University of Ireland
Career Summary
2018–
Editorial Assistant
Dept. of Civil Engineering, UBC,
Vancouver BC
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Editing & Publishing Specialist
Central 1, Vancouver BC
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2013
Desktop Publishing Specialist
Hatfield consultants,
North Vancouver BC
Copy Editor
Best Buy Canada, Burnaby BC
- Kleiman-Lafon S, et al (eds). Forthcoming. Gall
and Guts: Entrails and Digestion in the Long
Eighteenth Century. Manchester: Manchester
University Press.
- Kelly JP, et al. 2014. “Methamphetamine
exposure during pregnancy at pharmacological
doses produces neurodevelopmental and
behavioural effects in rat offspring.” Int J Dev
Neurosci. 35:42–51.
- Alderete-Diez P, et al (eds). 2012. Translation,
Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching
and Learning. Oxford: Peter Lang.
Fiction and Prose
- Minihane D. 2015. Cliona’s Wave. Devon: Indigo
Dreams Publishing.
- Loring J. 2012. The History of Bearing Children.
Galway: Doire Press.
- Walsh J. 2012. Border Lines. Galway: Doire Press.
Volunteering
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Publishing Assistant
Doire Press, Galway, Ireland
2017–
Project Manager, Infographics
Editors Canada
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Academic Writing Tutor
National University of Ireland
2017
Copy Editor, Active Voice magazine
2012
Book Launch Assistant, Cúirt
International Festival of Literature
Technical Skills
Editing/Proofreading
Writing
Web Publishing
MS Office/Adobe Suite
Indexing
Project Management
HTML/CSS
Database/CMS
Personal Skills
● Communication ● Efficiency ● Detail-oriented
● Teamwork ● Managing deadlines
Personal Achievements
- Co-founder of the Feminist Collective Vancouver
- Have completed five half marathons, and am
currently preparing for my first full marathon
