Home
How I Work & Charge
What am I paying for? (The Editing Process)
Resumé
My Book:
Technical and Business Writing for Working Professionals
Writing Tune-ups:
Hyphen Usage Relative Clauses Nonsexist Language Solutions Verb Tense When Referring to Past Research
What Time Is It in Texas?
Clients Worldwide!
Contact Ray:
rh@rayhardestyediting.com
972.838.7619
Resumé
Ray E. Hardesty

Sr. Technical, Scientific, Scholarly, and Business Editor

Career Summary
  • Editorial Consultant with clients across the U.S. and worldwide.
  • Four years of college teaching experience. Courses taught: English composition, business and technical writing, public speaking, economics.
  • Twenty years in technical and business writing, editing, and corporate communications in high-technology industries and the U.S. scientific space program (NASA/JPL).
  • Online business course writing for undergraduate and graduate levels.
  • Seven years of journalism experience.
Publications
  • Book: Technical and Business Writing for Working Professionals (Xlibris, 2001). Review available at barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com.
  • Numerous professional book reviews, and two conference papers presented.
Education
  • B.A., English, with writing emphasis, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 1969.
  • Journalist, U.S. Navy, 1969–73.
  • M.A., Political Economy (interdisciplinary), Oregon St. Univ., Corvallis, OR, 1975.
  • Numerous courses in communication and management, UCLA Extension.
Detailed resume available upon request.