Member of the Northwest Editor’s Guild and ACES: Society for Editing.
She / Her
Most Recent Work
(as a freelancer for Word One New York):
Spotify content proofreading
Machine Learning for Time Series Forecasting with Python (Nov 2020) by Francesca Lazzeri
Professional C++, 5th Ed. (2021) by Marc Gregoire
Ubuntu Linux Bible (2021, v19.10) by Christopher Negus and David Clinton
Powershell 7 for IT Pros (Dec 2020) by Thomas Lee
Blum Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, 4th Ed. (Jan 2021) by Richard Blum
Because of my development and training background, I frequently work with technical documentation and web content. However, I especially enjoy working with nonnative English speakers, creative content, and nonfiction.
I’ve edited bilingual (French and English) packaging for a package design company. This requires a strong eye for detail and consistency, as well as solid knowledge of French grammar and an intuition for vocabulary. I also have a strong foundational knowledge of Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, and Russian.
For two years, I was the managing editor for the nonprofit group, GHF Learners. As such, I’ve created an in-house style guide and created standard practices across for all content, including books published through their press arm and all online content (newsletters, blogs, community posts, etc.). I edit email newsletters, promotional content, and nonfiction books, as well as fact-check, confirm and format all references and citations, and proofread final layouts. I design the book layouts for print in Adobe InDesign and polish eBook/Kindle layouts.
Other Books Edited:
Talisa “Tali” Lavarry’s Confessions From Your Token Black Colleague: True Stories & Candid Conversations About Equity & Inclusion In The Workplace (Coming Aug 21, 2020)
Kathleen Humble’s Gifted Myths: An Easy-to-Read Guide to Myths on the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional (Nov 2019)
Specialized Courses Taken:
- Unconscious Bias and the Conscientious Editor (ACES)
- Tweet This, Not That (editing for social media) (ACES)
- What’s New in Style (ACES)
- Readers, Relevance, and Ranking (SEO) (ACES)
- Content Strategy for Editors (ACES)
- Editing Translations (ACES)
- Know Your Audience: Using the Right Voice and Keywords in Content Marketing (ACES)
- Bricklaying: Editing for Structure (Copyediting.com Masterclass)
- Mastering Numbers (Copyediting.com Masterclass)
- Editing Recipes and Cookbooks (Copyediting.com Masterclass)
- Editing for Young Readers (Copyediting.com Masterclass)
- Quality Control for Publications (Copyediting.com Masterclass)
Languages
Spanish, French (proficient reading skills, intermediate speaking, listening, writing)
Italian (proficient reading, upper beginner speaking, listening, writing)
German (Intermediate reading, high beginner/lower intermediate speaking, listening)
Russian (Upper beginner all across the board, can read and write Cyrillic)
Portuguese (Upper beginner all across the board)
Czech (Solid daily communication skills in speaking and listening, upper intermediate reading)
Services
- copy editing
- line editing
- SEO
- proofreading
- fact-checking
- style guide development
- translations / localization
- self-publishing (Amazon/Ingram)
- book layouts for print (Adobe InDesign)
- book layouts for eReaders/Kindle
- fixed and reflowable layouts
Tools
- Chicago Manual of Style/APA/MLA
- WordPress
- Microsoft Word + track changes
- proofreading (manual + PDF)
- MS Office Suite
- technical documentation
- Adobe InDesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
Technologies
HTML/XML/XHTML
JavaScript
CSS
SQL & MySQL
VisualBasic
C
C++
Linux
WordPress & Other CMS
GitHub
Slack
Database Management
Cloud Computing
KnowledgeBase/Zen Desk
SSH / Command Line/ Remote
