Darlene-Marie Slagle (Darlene) has spent over 30 years in academic administration working with international scholars, many of whom have been non-native English speakers. Her gift is her ability to understand the road the scholar is pursuing and to provide suggestions for clarity WITHOUT altering the intent of the original material. She has experience in academic editing, including proofreading academic essays, papers, dissertations and manuscripts. Darlene’s skill extends to industrial articles and publications–and she has successfully extrapolated ideas to create press releases and marketing tools for technical publication. Darlene earned her B.A. degree with honors, is an English major, and she uses the Purdue On Line Writing Lab to insure compliance with the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, now in its 16th edition. Darlene has experience proofreading grants and has worked with international and U.S. scholars and academic professionals. She also offers exceptionally quick turnaround time for technical editing services, where often articles are tasked with hard deadlines and no possibility to delay submission.
An avid reader and lifelong student, Darlene’s interests are vast. She also continues updating her skill sets with on-line courses, having recently completed a refresher course on Punctuation Mastery to stay sharp and she is working on her first novel during her free time.
Darlene-Marie Slagle
Professional Summary
Diligent and experienced proofreader and concept-perception editor with strong experience assessing and correcting a wide variety of academic, business, marketing and research texts. Superior interpersonal and communication skills in explaining needed changes to authors and executives. Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Core Qualifications
√_Expertise in grammar, writing and editing
√_Exceptional ability to proofread and revise materials for non-native English speakers
√_Advanced knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Professional and Microsoft Office Suite
√_High copy-editing and communication skills
√_Mastery of The Chicago Manual of Style
Experience
30 years of experience in academic administration and scholarly support at the University of Illinois, MIT and Harvard, gaining expertise in the following areas:
Proofread theses, research papers and proposals Edit content in coordination with research staff
Assist with clarifying concepts for non native English speakers
Go through company documents for grammar, spelling and correctness
Assess rough text copy for consistency and accuracy
Edit text to maximize readability and accessibility for a variety of audiences
Edit and proofread articles, dissertations and manuscripts written by international scholars
Education and Professional Development
Completed 4 graduate-level courses at Simmons and 1 at MIT: Organizational Behavior; Accounting for Non-Profits; Medical Ethics; Management Decision-Making for Info. Systems. Simmons College, Boston; and, Managerial Psychology. Sloan School of Management, MIT. BA, English [3.89/4.0], member Alpha Sigma Lambda (adult honor society), St. Xavier University, Chicago. Founder of Divine Methods in Spirituality and Publication Prep.