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Hire Lynn V.

Canada

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Technical Documentation Specialist | Environmental & Engineering Editor | Proofreader

Profile Summary

I am a Technical Documentation Specialist with 12+ years of experience editing and proofreading environmental, engineering, and energy-sector documents. I help teams produce clear, consistent, and publication-ready reports by improving structure, clarity, terminology, and formatting. My background includes editing environmental assessments, regulatory submissions, technical reports, safety manuals, and project documentation for engineering, construction, and environmental consulting clients across Canada and the US. I am highly familiar with multi-author documents, environmental terminology, and the formatting and clarity requirements expected by regulators. I specialize in: - Technical editing and proofreading - Environmental & engineering documentation - Clarity, flow, and consistency improvement - Regulatory submission preparation (EIA, C&R, EPP) - Formatting, styles, templates, and final deliverables - Cross-referencing, tables, figures, and numbering

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ★ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Civil Engineering
• ☆ Transportation
• ☆ Roads & Road Construction
• ☆ Petroleum Engineering
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Geology
• ☆ Sedimentology
• ☆ Hydrology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Biotechnology
• ☆ Pollution Control & Waste Management
• ☆ Hazardous Waste Management
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Air Pollution
• ☆ Air Quality Management
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Oil & Petroleum

Services

• Writing

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Technical Documentation Specialist

Lynn Vermeulen

August 2020 - Present

Technical Editor / Project Assistant

Matrix Solutions Inc.

September 2012 - August 2020

Education

Bachelor of Arts

University of Pretoria

January 2002 - December 2005

Certifications

• Copyediting Standards

  Queens University

  https://credentials.pros.educ.queensu.ca/a54d32bf-c904-40de-bf9f-02f75725c9f8#acc.QGt0okyr

  December 2024 - Present

• Copy Editing and Proofreading

  University Of Calgary

  March 2024 - Present

• Fundamentals of Editing Standards

  Queens University

  https://credentials.pros.educ.queensu.ca/af2570c2-3823-435b-8a7b-546de64720e0#acc.0wTl6ymM

  February 2024 - Present

• Microsoft Word

  New Era Technology Inc.

  January 2013 - Present

• Microsoft Excel

  New Era Technology Inc.

  January 2013 - Present