About us
Owned and operated by Gordon R. Hooper and based just outside Norwich, Norfolk, Proofed Beyond Doubt is a proofreading business that aims to enhance the effectiveness and presentation of your written communications, be they business, academic or personal.
Gordon is a fully trained professional proofreader, and details of his background and professional experience are as follows:
Background and experience
I have over 30 years of professional experience in technical, management, project management and leadership roles within the UK financial services sector.I worked in management roles within the branch networks of two major UK banks and then spent eight years in a series of Head Office roles. I am an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management (ACIM).
I have the following qualifications:
- Diploma in Banking
- Diploma in Management Studies
- Certificate for Financial Advisers (CeFA)
I have worked with word-processing software since 1982, and have written and self-published a series of three books as well as writing two long-running series of articles for a technical magazine.
Having particularly enjoyed the writing and production areas of my various jobs, I decided to undergo professional training and to start my own business as a freelance proofreader. I subsequently completed the Publishing Training Centre's Basic Proofreading course – achieving a Pass with Merit – giving me a qualification recognised throughout the publishing industry.
I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), and as part of my Continuing Professional Development, have completed a number of training courses run by CIEP (formerly SfEP).
I am well-trained in proofreading a wide range of topics for various readerships, and enjoy the challenge of tackling completely new subjects, where being a non-specialist can have its advantages. I will consider all non-scientific subjects, with the exception of fiction or memoirs, although I do have a range of personal specialisms.
I am fully competent in the use of the British Standard Institute proofreading symbols as specified by BS 5261C:2005, and can proofread working with hard copy or directly on screen.
As a trained professional proofreader, I follow the CIEP's Code of Practice
which means that you can rely on me to behave in a professional manner and
to adhere to the high standards you would expect from a professionally qualified proofreader.Why are you called Proofed Beyond Doubt?
Isn't that spelt wrongly?No, it's actually a deliberate – if unsubtle – play on 'Proved Beyond Doubt' but incorporating 'Proof' as in Proofreader.
It's also – ironically – a commonly misused phrase in itself, often appearing in print as, for example, 'it can be proofed beyond doubt that he was there'. Just the type of error, in fact, that a professional proofreader would easily spot ...
And finally, it very neatly encapsulates the kind of quality work that I aspire to deliver.
