Bobbi Beatty

‍‍ Bobbi Beatty-Silver Scroll Services LinkedIn Career Focus I am a technical professional editor and writer with advanced knowledge of Chicago, EIA, APA, MLA, CP, and internal style guides and extensive experience in environmental engineering, government, technical, academic, and literary editing and writing. Creative and driven with an extensive background in structural, substantive, developmental, and copy editing; proofreading; reference/fact checking; and report, proposal, blogging, article, and speech writing services, I can easily multitask projects under strict deadlines with professionalism. My experience in writing, editing, and/or compiling everything from reports and proposals to speeches, online content, and fiction according to company or field requirements results in clear, concise documents. I am also an approved vendor for the Ministries of Alberta Transportation and Human Resources (Early Childhood and Community Supports). Summary of Skills structural, substantive, and developmental editing copy editing and proofreading reference/fact checking and regulatory requirements multiple report formats (i.e., Phase 2, wetland, aquatic, wildlife assessments, etc.) proposal formatting, editing, writing technical writing in multiple fields and formats (reports, proposals, speeches, etc.) manuscript evaluation and book reviews creating, formatting, and editing in Adobe Acrobat Pro creating Microsoft Word templates using Microsoft Office, PerfectIt Pro, and SharePoint Accomplishments Project Management, Editing, and Distribution Personally controlled, formatted, edited, and distributed 63 annual groundwater monitoring and related reports under strict deadlines. Edited reports for correctness, clarity, concision, and consistency within applicable style guides and regulatory requirements. Communicated and coordinated tasks with authors, reviewers, and other disciplines. Prepared final reports for regulatory submission. Uploaded documents to SharePoint site. Completed under budget and before deadline (3-month time frame). Project Management and Editing Won an Alberta Magazine Publishers Association award in 2012 as Managing Editor of Other Voices Journal of the Literary and Visual Arts. Managed staff, chaired monthly meetings, and coordinated publication of issues including editing and formatting within existing templates and style guides. Accepted/rejected submissions, chose content and structure, and ordered layout. Directed/conducted printing, distribution, marketing, planning and executing of promotional events, maintaining client and stakeholder databases, communicating with clients and stakeholders, and human resources tasks. Professional Experience Professional Editing and Writing Consultant09/2008 to Present Silver Scroll Services (various clients and fields) formatted, wrote, and edited various client documents including reports, proposals, speeches, news articles, web content, online course material, book reviews, resumés, theses, dossiers, essays, short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, novellas, and novels (for both traditional and online publishing) using various style guides provided consultation on structure, content, layout and design, flow, development, wording, grammar, references/citations, and more Technical Editor07/2013 to 04/2016 Matrix Solutions Inc. edited and formatted technical documents within existing templates and style guides including proposals, resumes, work plans, manuals, standard operating procedures, memorandums, and reports for correctness, clarity, concision, and consistency for diverse clients and regulatory bodies finalized, edited, and compiled reports with tables, figures, and appendices in Adobe Acrobat Pro conducted reference and fact checking controlled documents from creation to PDF with the inclusion of figures, tables, and appendices wrote, edited, and formatted resumes for all Matrix employees and associated consultants and maintained the resumes database authored, edited, coordinated, and distributed department proposals created original Microsoft Word templates for audit documents added electronic signatures and stamps to reports in Adobe Acrobat Pro communicated and coordinated tasks with project manager, authors, and reviewers uploaded documents to SharePoint site Blog Writer07/2012 to 04/2013 Alberta Magazine Publishers Association wrote, edited, and formatted the All About Members blog using SEO concepts, existing templates, and established style guides interviewed blog subjects and communicated with interview subjects and AMPA Technical Editing and Writing Consultant01/2012 to 01/2013 Alberta Infrastructure, CAMP wrote, formatted, and edited the Evidence-based, Outcome-focused, Triple-bottom-line Decision-making Report with input and information from the Corporate Asset Management Program and using existing templates and established Ministry style guides coordinated with project manager to achieve the desired outcome on time and under budget Intern09/2011 to 04/2012 Edmonton’s Child, Red Deer’s Child, and Urban Infant Magazines researched, wrote, edited, and formatted monthly articles within existing templates and according to genre style guides conducted research and subject interviews coordinated and communicated with article and interview subjects and project editors performed reference and fact checking for article content Research Analyst05/2009 to 06/2012 Alberta Infrastructure edited and formatted branch annual reports, business plans, semi-annual client satisfaction survey, summary reports, and presentations for correctness, clarity, concision, and consistency within existing templates and using established Ministry style guides wrote and edited presentations, policy documents, speeches, and briefing notes coordinated and communicated with authors and project managers conducted and analyzed research and prepared summary reports and presentations Managing Editor, Fiction Editor, and Poetry Editor01/2009 to 06/2012 Other Voices Journal of the Literary and Visual Arts managed staff, chaired monthly meetings, and coordinated publication of issues including editing and formatting within existing templates and according to existing style guides accepted/rejected submissions, decided on content and structure of issues, and ordered layout responsible for printing, distribution, marketing, planning and executing promotional events, maintaining client and stakeholder databases, communicating with clients and stakeholders, and conducting human resources tasks such as interviewing and hiring Administrative Support05/2008 to 09/2008 Alberta Seniors and Community Supports edited and formatted reports and purchasing catalogue for correctness, clarity, concision, and consistency within existing templates and according to established Ministry style guides provided general document services support Education Bachelor of applied communications in Professional Writing | 2012 | grant macewan university Professional Writing diploma | 2010 | grant macewan university Professional Affiliations Editors Canada Professional Writers Association of Canada Writer's Guild of Alberta Past Member, International Association of Business Communicators References (also see testimonials at Silver Scroll Services) Name and Title Company Email Address Corné Kennedy, Team Lead Matrix Solutions Inc.- Nathan Green, Hydrogeologist Matrix Solutions Inc.- Delanie Player, Wildlife Biologist Matrix Solutions Inc.- Simone Levy, Environmental Consultant Matrix Solutions Inc.-† Sarah Monnon, Manager Alberta Education- Beverley Stevens, Manager Alberta Transportation- Marc Colbourne, Manager Alberta Labour- Darcy Kolodnicki, Director Alberta Transportation- Jennifer Howard, Professional Writer Professional Writer-* *Please email for more information or to request a time to call. †Reference letter will be forwarded upon request and/or email with any further questions.