David Peets

DAVID PEETS 194 Fern Ave. Toronto M6R 1K4 Canada Tel:-- Profile • experienced proofreader and editor whose current ongoing contract work includes - proofreading all short stories, essays, and poetry published by a renowned UK publisher - performing QA (proofreading capVons, graphics, workbooks, and scripts, as well as video and audio QA) in Rev, Frame and Google Docs for all online courses produced by one of the largest internaVonal educaVonal insVtutes - other recent work in ediVng and proofreading blogs and newsleYers for a wealth management company in California - ediVng and proofreading academic research papers for a postdoctoral fellow at a Canadian university • proficient in MicrosoZ Word (with track changes) and Google Docs as well as communicaVng via Slack • top graduate of General Proofreading: Theory and PracVce from Proofread Anywhere (96% score) • familiar with all major style guides, especially Chicago Manual of Style • comfortable working with American, BriVsh, and Canadian usage • previous broad success across three dynamic industries: financial markets, hospitality, and storefront retail • detail-oriented, focused, self-moVvated, arVculate, and fully at ease with change • thirty years of independent travel to more than fiZy countries Experience •-: professional freelance proofreader and editor •-: business partner—Green Light District: built an innovaVve home furnishings business in the compeVVve Toronto market, including personally sourcing all handcraZed furniture for our retail store •-: owner/innkeeper—Denaut Mansion Country Inn: restored and transformed a heritage 1849 stone mansion into a mulVple award-winning country inn where fine dining was central to the experience; sold in 2007 •-: two-year independent travel sabbaVcal •-: investment banker—Royal Bank, Merrill Lynch EducaVon • Ryerson University: graduate, Business AdministraVon