Experience

English Language Editor
⦁ Editing programming tutorials and books for spelling, punctuation, and grammar, as well as clarity, consistency, and conciseness. Platforms and programming languages include:
◦ Android
◦ Flutter
◦ iOS
◦ Jetpack Compose 
◦ Kotlin
◦ Swift
◦ Unity
◦ Unreal
◦ visionOS 
⦁ Providing feedback to authors on how to improve their writing skills and better follow company writing guidelines
⦁ Additional duties specific to books include:
◦ Ensuring consistency throughout all chapters
◦ Maintaining communication with the author, tech editor, and final pass editor to ensure coordination

Pagesetter
For both print and digital editions of books:
⦁ Finalizing page layout for books by inserting page breaks and resizing images
⦁ Ensuring all figures and code blocks have introductory text on the same page
⦁ Eliminating widow/orphan paragraph lines
⦁ Troubleshooting rendering errors

⦁ Edited and proofread documents for Microsoft's Advanced Cloud Transparency Services (ACTS) initiative for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency.
Document types included:
◦ Articles
◦ Press releases
◦ Video transcripts
◦ B2B presentations
◦ Websites
⦁ Ensured adherence to Microsoft's extensive set of style guidelines in addition to project-specific guidelines

(Contract position)
Edited PowerPoint decks for AWS re:Invent conference sessions.
Functions included:
⦁ Checking for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
⦁ Ensuring consistent formatting (template, font, colors)
⦁ Ensuring logical consistency
⦁ Checking for prerelease content
⦁ Adhering to a strict set of QA standards
⦁ Working in person with speakers at the conference to update their decks before presentation

(Contract position)
Edited textbook solutions for grammar, punctuation, and spelling, as well as clarity, consistency, accuracy, and conciseness.
Subjects included:
• Anatomy & physiology
• Biology
• Psychology
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Accounting
• Financial management

Edited and proofread aptitude tests on a variety of topics—some on general knowledge, some highly specific.
⦁ Checked for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
⦁ Ensured consistent formatting
⦁ Checked for correct answers and logical consistency

Edited and proofread various documents related to the financial industry.
Types of documents included:
⦁ Decks (PowerPoint)
⦁ Presentations
⦁ Emails
⦁ Blog posts
⦁ Websites
⦁ Reports

Functions included:
⦁ Checking for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
⦁ Ensuring consistent formatting
⦁ Ensuring logical consistency
⦁ For decks, adhering to a strict set of QA standards

• Checked all content before posting it live on the site, including:
◦ Articles
◦ Term definitions
◦ Questions & answers
◦ Webinar transcripts
• Managed the editorial calendar/scheduled when content would go live
• Assigned content to writers for production
• Worked with writers to create and improve content