Three years experience as a Beta Reader for three published novelists
Four years experience as a Judge for the Golden Crown Literary Awards
Twenty-three years experience in software development as a Test Engineer and Manager
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
Next Level Proof and Edit
Owner, Editor, Proofreader / 2024-
Proofreading and editing for multiple genres of fiction including contemporary romance, young adult, romantic blend, and new adult as well as website content and business writing.
Lexmark International, Inc.
Software Quality Assurance, Project Interface / 2013–2024
Responsible for the assessment of software solutions with a customer's perspective in mind. Evaluated the functionality, performance, and usability of the software in conjunction with the hardware and firmware platform. Edited and proofread technical documentation and user manuals. Provided program risk assessments based on the overall evaluation of the solution.
AccessVia, Inc.
Software Test Manager / 2007–2013
Manager of QA and Automation Engineers on a nine-member agile team responsible for the development, testing, and maintenance of 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 as well as 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 was created to honor parents who have given extensively of their time, talent, and energy during their time at TOPS.
Lexmark Manager Appreciation Award / 2021
Given to an employee who has performed and behaved in a way that goes “above and beyond” the normal job assignment, and has 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 important 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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