Skills

John Espirian is an Associate of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), and is their principal Webmaster.

He was awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status for the Consumer Macintosh division from 2003 until 2007, and also received the Fujitsu Value In People award in 2008.

With over a decade of experience in Web design, John has Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) qualifications in both Dreamweaver and Photoshop.

Editorial and proofreading

We have several years of experience in creating, editing and proofreading:

Application knowledge

With our experience comes a great deal of knowledge in using numerous creative applications, such as:

• Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac
• Adobe Creative Suite:
  • Acrobat Professional 9
  • Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5
  • Photoshop CS4 and CS5
  • Bridge CS4 and CS5
  • InDesign CS4 and CS5
  • Fireworks CS4 and CS5
  • Soundbooth CS4 and CS5
  • Flash CS4 and CS5 (plus ActionScript 3.0)
  • RoboHelp
  • Captivate
• TeX/LaTeX (advanced typesetting)
• FileMaker Pro
• Microsoft FrontPage
• TestDirector (now known as HP Quality Center)

User Acceptance Testing

We have a decade of experience in testing software and hardware for ISP clients. Here are examples of some of the products we have tested over the years.

• Google Apps email platform for Virgin Media
• All versions of Windows released since 3.1, including Windows 7
• All versions of Apple Mac OS released since System 7
• Beta testing of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
• Internet connectivity devices (ADSL/cable modems, routers and wireless adapters)
• Narrowband connection software by Rytec Consultants Ltd
• Billing management software for ntl/Virgin Media
• CRM software for ntl/Virgin Media
• Internet security software by F-Secure
• Internet security software by Radialpoint
• ISP registration Web sites and installation discs
• VoIP software and hardware for Tesco internet phone