I’m an editor and proofreader with experience that spans a wide variety of subjects and industries. I’m also a bit of an email maven, having managed many newsletters through Constant Contact and Mailchimp and, most recently, managing emails, drip campaigns, reporting and tracking of emails, etc. in Salesforce. Because of my technical background, I pick up new platforms, software, and processes easily—my greatest strengths are knowing when to ask questions and being able to jump right in and help teams accomplish their goals quickly.

Because of my technical background, I specialize in technical editing and proofreading. However, I enjoy and am highly knowledgeable in topics relating to psychology, neurodivergence, arts and culture, cooking and baking, travel, word languages, and more. I’ve edited bilingual (French and English) packaging and also have strong foundational knowledge of Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, and Russian. From 2004-2007, I lived in Prague, Czech Republic, where I taught ESL and did ESL/EFL editing of academic and business writing for non-native English speakers.

For two years, I was the volunteer managing editor for the nonprofit group, GHF Learners. As such, I created the in-house style guide and standard practices for all content, including books published through their press arm and all online content (newsletters, blogs, community posts, etc.). I edited email newsletters, promotional content, and nonfiction books, as well as fact-checked, confirmed, and formatted all references and citations. I formatted the page layouts for print in Adobe InDesign and polished the eBook/Kindle layouts. Additionally, I actively searched for potential new authors; I brought in two new authors before leaving my volunteer position due to work conflicts.

Member of the Northwest Editor’s Guild and ACES: Society for Editing.

A sampling of recent work includes:

• Spotify Wrapped 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and now working on 2024: final proofreading (promotional and in-app content)
• Spotify “Only You” Campaign 2021, 2023, 2024: final proofreading
• Spotify blog posts: “How Spotify Optimized the Largest Dataflow Job Ever for Wrapped 2020” and “Choosing Sequential Testing Framework—Comparisons and Discussions“: technical final proofreading (part of proofreading team)
• Ergo, Inc. (now Shift Paradigm): Proofreading and editing of American Express promotional & marketing emails (content documents, image slices in AWS, spreadsheets, final design PDFs, test rounds of emails)
• Drawing Product Ideas: Fast and Easy UX Drawing for Anyone by Kent E. Eisenhuth and Manuel Lima (November 2022)
• Python for Security: Using Python for Cyber Offense and Defense by Howard E. Poston III (March 2022)
• Microsoft Project Fundamentals by Teresa S. Stover (February 2022)
• Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path by Helen E. Patton (October 2021)
• 8 Steps to Better Security: A Simple Cyber Resilience Guide for Business (October 2021)
• Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere by Henry Kurkowski (October 2021)
• SQL for Data Scientists: A Beginner’s Guide for Building Datasets for Analysis by Renee M Teate (September 2021): technical proofreading
• The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals, 1st Edition, by Maxie Reynolds (August 2021)
• Decisively Digital: From Creating a Culture to Designing Strategy by Alexander Loth (July 2021)
• Visual Studio Code for Python Programmers, 1st Edition, by April Speight (July 2021)
• Ubuntu Linux Bible by Christopher Negus and David Clinton (2021, v19.10)
• Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible, 1st Edition, by Gus Khawaja (June 2021)
• Beginning Rust Programming by Ric Messier (March 2021)
• Data Visualization with Excel Dashboards and Reports by Dick Kusleika (February 2021)
• Professional C++, 5th Ed. by Marc Gregoire (2021)
• Blum Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, 4th Ed., by Richard Blum (January 2021)
• Powershell 7 for IT Pros by Thomas Lee (December 2020)
• Machine Learning for Time Series Forecasting with Python by Francesca Lazzeri (November 2020)

** All of the above was as a freelancer for WordOne New York

• Pandemonia I: Bill & Norm by Ali Sondra (not yet released, 2023)
• Confessions From Your Token Black Colleague: True Stories & Candid Conversations About Equity & Inclusion In The Workplace by Talisa “Tali” Lavarry (Aug 2020): copyediting, page layout for print and eBook version (Kindle)
• Kathleen Humble’s Gifted Myths: An Easy-to-Read Guide to Myths on the Gifted and Twice-Exceptional by Kathleen Humble (Nov 2019): copyediting, page layout and eBook version (Kindle)
• Bilingual Package Design (French/English) for The Packaging Girl/Instinct Design