Ruth Ridgway has over 25 years' experience as a generalist editor, managing editor and writer for publishing houses, other private enterprise companies, government departments, not-for-profit groups, and her own publishing services business. She originally trained in-house as an editor at educational publisher Thomas Nelson Australia, and later worked at Heinemann Publishers Australia and Jacaranda Wiley. Major clients of her business included Macmillan Education and McGraw-Hill. Ruth has edited and written for a wide range of publications in many subjects (including sciences, social sciences, technology, and humanities). Ruth also has extensive experience in providing various forms of training for editors and writers. She is currently employed by major engineering consultancy Sinclair Knight Merz as a Technical Writer.

Education qualifications: BA (Hons), BSc, Dip. Library Studies, MSc.