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Estefan Rustic has helped hundreds of researchers, particularly those whose English language is not native (ESL/EFL), to become published authors, by supporting them with his professional copy editing and proofreading services.

A professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) – Australia and New Zealand, Estefan is a full-time freelancer who has been working for over 13 years in the academic context, with outstanding job responsibility, responsiveness to clients’ needs, and commitment to deadlines. 

All plus a great enthusiasm for learning forever.

 

EXPERIENCE

2010 – Present
English Language Copy Editor and Proofreader (Freelancing)

• Giving professional copy editing and proofreading services on academic papers to be published in high-impact journals in different domains: computer engineering, management, civil engineering, digital forensics, biology, mining, optimisation algorithms, sustainability, and so on
• Giving the above-noted services on Master’s and PhD theses written in different fields by students of different universities of a wide range of countries all over the world, from Australia and Malaysia to Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, and the United States
• Monitoring and managing deadlines to support publications timelines
• Leaving easy-to-follow comments and supporting clients to work on them effectively
• Evaluating and fact-checking, in case of necessity, to verify accuracy and quality of work
• Helping authors to enhance the overall work quality
• Collaborating with authors to maintain individual voice while eliminating issues with grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Working remotely with authors and providing all necessary supports via Email, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc.
• Working with style guides or style sheets requirements and adhering to industry best practices

2016 – 2018
Lecturer of English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

• Worked on the ways English could be taught for disseminating academic ideas
• Experienced the challenges ESL students face in a higher education environment when communicating their thoughts in an English-dominated science world

2014 – 2018
English Language Tutor

• Focused on writing and grammar and became familiar with the difficulty of the English language from theory to practice and from learning to write to the act of writing in real-life situations
• Became acquainted with the challenges ESL students face when writing in English

2005 – 2009
English Translator

• Obtained deep insight into the way the English language functions in different genres
• Became familiar to the core with register, particularly in academic writing
• Achieved a wide range of vocabulary and jargon in various academic fields

EDUCATION

2010 – 2012

Master of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

At the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

Thesis: Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)

2005 – 2009

Bachelor of English Language and Literature

 

Further Education:

January 2024

Proofreading and Editing Course (QLS Level 4)

80+ hours of CPD-accredited training

At College of Media and Publishing (CMP) – UK

September 2023 – Present

Becoming A Proofreader (BAP)

50+ hours of CPD-accredited training

At Knowadays, the former Proofreading Academy

September 2023 – Present

Becoming An Editor (BAE)

50+ hours of CPD-accredited training

At Knowadays, the former Proofreading Academy

MEMBERSHIP

Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) – Australia and New Zealand

Professional member

https://iped.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/FindAMember.aspx?MemberCode=M04814


The National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) – USA

Full member

https://mostafaroustaei.naiwe.com/


Professional Editors’ Guild (PEG) – South Africa

Associate member

SKILLS

Copy editing

Proofreading

Rewriting

ESL editing

Word docx editing

PDF editing

LATEX editing

Power Point editing

Google docs editing

Website content editing

Following style guides/sheets

Editing in Australian, British, and American English styles

Time management

Good eye for detail

Impeccable grasp of grammar and punctuation

Flexibility

Time management