Rob Tilley

Fact checker, copy editor, trombonist

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Experience

  • Rob Tilley Editing Services (15 yrs 6 mos)
    • Fact checking and copy editing for The Canadian Encyclopedia
      Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

      Latest articles I've worked on: Zellers Great Grey Owl Hazel Mae Hemlock Trees in Canada Waubgeshig Rice Thaioronióhte Dan David Ambroise-Didyme Lépine Species at Risk Legislation in Canada Rock Demers Murder of Emanuel Jaques Garrison Mentality Sydney Newman Diane Tell Robert-Falcon Ouellette Cory Doctorow Early Women Geologists of Canada Birks Group Dépanneur Sid Stevens Howard Adams Maxime Lépine Jocelyne Larocque Black Loyalists in British North America (Plain-Language Summary) Aurora Spiny Softshell Sex Work (Prostitution) in Canada Woodland Cultural Centre Komagata Maru (Guru Nanak Jahaz) (Plain-Language Summary) Gyrfalcon Aberdeen School Strike Tout le monde en parle Sean Fraser François-Philippe Champagne Zoology: Mammals Anita Anand Mélanie Joly Vancouver Chinatown Tony Wakeham Peter Howitt Bill Lishman 2025 Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day Car Attack Medical Ultrasound Gord Downie Probation and Parole Shelley Ambrose Henry Bird Steinhauer Deborah Eisan Edith Dumont Snowy Owl Joey Hollingsworth David Eby Oldest Trees in Canada Ajay Virmani Jim Treliving Robert Taschereau Patrick Kerwin John Robert Cartwright Malcolm Gladwell Gérard La Forest Mandy Gull-Masty Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Gérald Fauteux Spiders in Canada Claire L'Heureux-Dubé Wilfrid Derome Benjamin Baltzly Lila Fahlman Emma Goldman Tim Houston Arboretums in Canada Andrew Furey June Rowlands Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Diana Carter Mary Fix Ausma Malik Treaty 5 (Plain-Language Summary) Treaty 4 (Plain Language Summary) Treaty 3 (Plain-Language Summary) Treaties 1 and 2 (Plain-Language Summary) Monts Chic-Chocs Boyce Richardson Council of Three Fires Haunted Places in Canada Canada's First Medical X-ray Spruce Trees in Canada C6 General Purpose Machine Gun Jonathan Pedneault Carbon Capture Technology in Canada Lebanese Food in Canada Fuad Sahin Council of Muslim Communities of Canada (CMCC) AP Dhillon + 609 additional articles. For the full list, see - https://sites.google.com/site/robtedit/experience

    • Fact checking for Historica Canada
      May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

      Canada History Week 2020 Environmental History Learning Tool The 1981 Toronto Bathhouse Raids Think Like a Historian: The Liberation of the Netherlands Africville: The Black Community Bulldozed by the City of Halifax Residential Schools in Canada: History and Legacy

    • Fact checking
      2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

      Discover Video Gaming (5 books) Farm Animals (4 books) Exploring Careers without College (5 books) Canada, by Kurt Waldendorf All Families (6 books) Historical Ages (6 books) How Supermarkets Work, by Liz Sonneborn Making Books, by Alexis Burling Dig and Discover (6 books) Greek Mythology (8 books) Great Careers series (10 books) Focus on Media Bias series (4 books) Fact and Fiction of American History series (6 books) The Science of Fun series (6 books) Handling ADHD, by Carol Hand Handling Autism, by Racquel Foran Teens and Anxiety, by Tammy Gagne Mammals, by Laura Perdew Teens and Distracted Driving, by Jennifer Simms How Self-Driving Cars Will Impact Society, by Jessica Mosloski Expansion of Our Nation series (8 books) The Health-Care Divide, by Duchess Harris Sexism and Race, by Duchess Harris Rape Culture and Sexual Violence, by Rebecca Rissman Playmakers series (6 books) Rosalind Franklin: DNA Discoverer, by Tom Streissguth Roots of Racism, by Kelly Bakshi Cutting-Edge Technology series (8 books) Alternative Energy series (7 books) Establishment of Upper and Lower Canada, by Janet Slingerland Religion in New France, by Racquel Foran Relationships with Aboriginal First Nations, by Molly Jones Exploration of New France, by Christine Zuchora-Walske Daily Life in New France, by Anitra Budd Conflicts in New France, by Maddie Spalding Discovering the Origin of Life, by Todd Kortemeier The Science of Warriors, by Cecilia Pinto McCarthy Voting and Elections, by Kate Conley Our Elected Leaders, by Kate Conley Modern Political Parties, by Lydia Bjornlund Constitutional Rights, by Jill Sherman Becoming an American Citizen, by Clara MacCarald The American Identity, by Jill Sherman The Science of Music, by Cecilia Pinto McCarthy The Trail of Tears, by Amy C. Rea The Science of Superheroes, by Patricia Hutchison Big Data and Privacy Rights, by M.M. Eboch + 61 additional books. For the full list, see - https://sites.google.com/site/robtedit/experience

  • Trombone player at Independent Music Professional
    1990 - Present · 36 yrs 6 mos

    I have worked with the George Lake Big Band, Bollywood Monster Orchestra, Summerhill Orchestra, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, Brantford Symphony Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Toronto, Pax Christi Chorale, Guelph Chamber Choir, Toronto Korean Canadian Choir, Toronto Philharmonia, Orchestra London, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, Talisker Players, Kingston Symphony, Orchestra Toronto, Toronto Sinfonietta, Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, Celebrity Symphony Orchestra, and the Ontario Pops Orchestra, among other groups.

  • Literary Review of Canada (8 yrs 8 mos)
    • Researcher
      Jun 2009 - Jun 2017 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    • Proofreader
      Nov 2008 - Sep 2015 · 6 yrs 11 mos