This document provides a curriculum vitae for S. Parimalam, who has over 10 years of experience as a freelance copy editor and proofreader working with scientific journals. She has a B.Sc. in Maths from Ethiraj College for Women in India and an M.Sc. in Maths from Annamalai University. Her work experience includes over 6 years of freelance copy editing for various publishers and over 5 years of prior experience in copy editing and proofreading roles for scientific publishing companies in India. Her skills include language editing, checking manuscripts for consistency and completeness, and ensuring compliance with publishers' style guidelines.
1. S. PARIMALAM E-mail: parimalam1977@gmail.com
Phone: 9986781887
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME : S. PARIMALAM
DATE OF BIRTH : 15/07/77
SPOUSE NAME : C.V. ARAVINDAN
SEX : FEMALE
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
DESIGNATION : COPY-EDITOR
LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY : ENGLISH, TAMIL, HINDI
ADDRESS : D-108, FOYER CITY APARTMENT,
GREEN HOUSE LAYOUT, DODDATHOGUR,
ELECTRONIC CITY PHASE 1,
BANGALORE,
INDIA
MOBILE : (0)9986781887
DECLARATION
I HEREBY DECLARE THAT ALL THE DETAILS GIVEN ABOVE ARE TRUE TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
STATION: BANGALORE S. PARIMALAM
SUMMARY:
2. S. PARIMALAM E-mail: parimalam1977@gmail.com
Phone: 9986781887
FREELANCE COPYEDITOR WITH 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EDITING
STM JOURNALS
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
B.Sc. MATHS FROM THE ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHENNAI,
INDIA
M.Sc. MATHS FROM ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY, CHIDAMBARAM, INDIA
ACADEMIC DETAILS:
S.No. QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION/UNIVERSITY
YEAR OF
PASSI
NG
PERCENT
1. S.S.L.C.
KANNADA SANGHA
HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL
1993 89%
2. H.Sc. ,, 1995 79%
THE ETHIRAJ COLLEGE
3. B.Sc. MATHS
FOR WOMEN
1998 74%
4. M.Sc. MATHS ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY 2000 62%
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
10 Years of experience in e-Publishing industry of which around 1.5 years in Proof-reading
in Scientific Publishing Services, Chennai, one of the topmost e-publishing company in Asia
and 2.5 years in copy-editing in Alden Prepress Services Ltd., Chennai, a multinational
company based at UK. At present doing freelance copyediting and proofreading for the past
6 years.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
FREELANCE COPY-EDITING
3. S. PARIMALAM E-mail: parimalam1977@gmail.com
Phone: 9986781887
Organization : Techset Composition Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai- 600 017, India.
Designation : Copy-editor
Duration : December 2006-December 2007
January 2010–Till date
Clients : IEE, EUROSPACE, OUP
Organization : Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India.
Designation : Copy-editor
Duration : December 2007-September 2009
Clients : Springer
Job Profile:
· Language editing (Checking Subject–Verb agreement, Punctuations, Hyphenations,
Correct Tense, Spell check etc.)
· Check the document (manuscript in doc. format) for correctness, consistency and
completeness
· Ensure consistency of style according to style sheet
Organization : Alden Prepress Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai 600 017, India.
Designation : Copy-editor
Duration : October 2002-March 2005
Clients : Elsevier
Job Profile:
4. S. PARIMALAM E-mail: parimalam1977@gmail.com
Phone: 9986781887
· Check the document (manuscript in doc. format) for correctness, consistency and
completeness
· Check the SGML/XML tags, parse (QC) and solve the errors
· Read the document and edit (online) to improve overall readability
· Ensure consistency of style according to style sheet
· Follow Style Sheet for Bibliography styles (APA, Vancover, Harvard, etc.)
PRIOR EMPLOYER:
Organization : Scientific Publishing Services (SPS), Chennai-600041, India
Designation : Proof-reader
Duration : January 2001-September 2002
Clients : Elsevier, Springer, Harcourt, Kluwer
Job Profile:
· Proof-read the article
· Check for style according to the customer’s specifications
· Ensure correct placement of Figures and Tables
· Check the Table alignments
· Check for document completeness (making sure all parts are present)
TECHNICAL SKILLS: HIGHER GRADE IN TYPEWRITING (ENGLISH)