Ruth Kenney
Professional Proofreading Services
Owner of Proofs by Ruth
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After graduating with a master’s degree in music, I started my journey helping others
with English by earning a certificate to teach English as a second language. Since then I
have tutored ESL to adults in America, trained business professionals in Munich,
Germany, and taught grade school children to use proper English (while having fun!) in
Incheon, South Korea. A regular part of my job was proofreading and editing my
students’ work. This encouraged me to work for an online proofreading certificate from
Proofread Anywhere to hone my skills and enhance my possibilities. My passion for
helping others produce texts with clear, effective writing and proper English mechanics
has only grown over time. I can’t wait to collaborate with you to help grow your
business, perfect that dissertation, or be the final set of eyes to finish your manuscript!
E-mail:-LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ruth-k
Facebook: fb.me/proofsbyruth
Website: proofsbyruth.com
Professional Experience
Skills:
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CMOS style
Proofreading for ESL
Learners
Proofreading academic
texts with musical jargon
Proofreading
vocal/choral scores
Punctuality
Dependability
Education:
General Proofreading Certificate
Proofread Anywhere
(November 2019-January 2020)
TEFL Level 5 Certificate
International TEFL Academy
Chicago, Illinois
(August-December 2017)
Master of Music
Vocal Performance
University of Illinois at Urbana
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Bachelor of Music
Vocal Performance
University of Illinois at Urbana
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Hankuk University of Foreign Studies English Academy
Incheon, South Korea
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
October 2018-November 2019
• Proofread and edited student essays
• Created workshops to improve students’ use of English mechanics while writing
• Maintained deadlines for grading and proofreading student essays
• Practiced proper English production with grade school students
Linguarama, PET-Sprachen, ArCanum Akademie
Munich, Germany
Freelance ESL Trainer
January 2018-September 2018
• Proofread technical papers produced by professionals for their company
• Coordinated and maintained a weekly class and travel schedule to teach classes
throughout Munich
• Prepared and taught English courses to business professionals in Munich
• Taught English for specific purposes in medical, insurance, pharmaceutical, and
technological fields
Volunteer Experience
Project Gutenberg, Distributed Proofreaders
Online
Volunteer Proofreader
January 2020-present
• Proofread Public Domain books according to a specific style guide
• Compare original texts to texts produced by Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) software
• Make corrections to texts produced by OCR software
• Communicate with other editors and proofreaders on the same project
Access to my portfolio is available at proofsbyruth.com
