Proofreader and Editor for fiction, nonfiction, marketing materials, and business writing
Beta Reader for multiple genres of fiction
Judge for the Golden Crown Literary Awards
Quality Assurance Engineer and Manager for software solutions
Proofread Anywhere / 2024
Certified Master in General Proofreading: Theory and Practice
Wellesley College, B.A. / 1994-1998
Major in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Systems and Community Biology
Proofreading / Editing / Quality assurance / Microsoft Office / Google Workspace /
Concise communicator / Empathetic listener / Critical observer / Self-directed learner
Food Revolution Network
Freelance Editorial Proofreader / July 2024-
Editorial Proofreader for Food Revolution Network, an online-based education and advocacy-driven organization committed to healthy, ethical, and sustainable food for all. Responsibilities include proofreading Food Revolution Network’s (FRN) editorial and programmatic content to eliminate grammatical, spelling, clarity, and formatting issues before a piece of content reaches the organization’s audience.
FocusWorks Marketing
Freelance Editorial Specialist / May 2024-
Editorial Specialist for FocusWorks Marketing, a full-service, data-driven digital marketing agency. Responsibilities include proofreading digital marketing content such as blogs, articles, website content, email campaigns, social media, and e-books for businesses in technical and compliance-regulated industries.
Next Level Proof and Edit
Owner, Editor, Proofreader / 2024-
Proofreading and editing for fiction (novels, short stories, children’s books), nonfiction (self-help, essays, articles), marketing materials (website content, blogs, case studies, white papers, e-books), and business writing (KB articles, installation docs, configuration docs, user manuals). Beta reading for multiple genres of fiction (contemporary romance, young adult, romantic blend, fantasy, children’s books).
Lexmark International, Inc.
Software Quality Assurance, Project Interface / 2013–2024
Responsible for assessing software solutions with a customer’s perspective in mind. Evaluated the software’s functionality, performance, and usability with the hardware and firmware platform. Edited and proofread technical documentation and user manuals. Provided risk assessments based on the overall evaluation of the solution.
AccessVia, Inc.
Software Test Manager / 2007–2013
Managed QA and Automation Engineers on a nine-member agile team responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining data-driven publishing software. Responsibilities included product planning, test planning, test execution and reporting, test environment maintenance, and documentation review.
Software Test Engineer / 2001–2005, Software Test Lead / 2005–2007
Provided software testing and technical documentation review. Wrote and executed test scripts and performed regression, system, and integration testing on database publishing applications running on Windows, Unix, and AS/400 platforms.
TOPS K–8 Volunteer Achievement Award / 2023
The Better Our Building or BOB award honors parents who extensively gave their time, talent, and energy during their children’s education at TOPS.
Lexmark Manager Appreciation Award / 2021
This award is given to an employee who performed and behaved “above and beyond” the standard job assignment and exemplified Lexmark’s core values of innovation, excellence, agility, integrity, community, and respect.
Youth Basketball Coach / 2015–2023
Coached boys and girls basketball teams for the Seattle Parks and Recreation’s City-wide Athletics division and coached the TOPS K–8 middle school girls basketball team.
Wellesley College Athletics Hall of Fame / 2014
The Wellesley Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates the spirit and achievements of Wellesley scholar-athletes who exemplify the College’s longstanding conviction that varsity athletics play an essential role in the development of leadership abilities, the cultivation of character and discipline, and the resolve to strive for excellence in every aspect of life.
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