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Skills

  • Collaborating with authors for manuscript refinement
  • Ensuring clarity and coherence in digital content
  • Delivering on tight turnaround times
  • Adaptability to diverse client industries
  • Supporting large-scale campaigns with content editing
  • Error detection in technical content
  • Client-facing communication and relationship building
  • Ensuring compliance with industry standards
  • Managing freelancers
  • Familiarity with academic writing standards

Work Experiences

  • Contributed to 18 research papers over 2019 years, increasing lecturer publications in high-impact journals by 24%.
  • Contributed to $79,000 in sales conversion rates.
  • Contributed to 12 successful funding approvals.
  • Had an excellent attendance record and was always on time for work.
  • Collaborated with editorial teams.
  • Solved procedure issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.
  • Delivered category consistently ahead of deadlines.
  • Contributed to a 78% boost in consumer trust.
  • Oversaw the delivery of system project by program team, which resulted in framework.
  • Adhered to legal protocols.

Summaries

  • Contributed to a $235,000 Kickstarter campaign by ensuring polished and error-free promotional materials, resulting in a 64% funding success.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Miscellaneous industry's success.
  • Freelance Proofreader with 18 years of successful quality assurance and performance reporting experience.
  • Consistently met strict deadlines.
  • Collaborated with editorial teams.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Contributed to a 50% funding success rate.
  • Within Miscellaneous, senior Freelance Proofreader and outstanding performer in cross-functional collaboration and client relations.
  • Achieved 28% improvement in proposal approval rates by ensuring flawless grammar and clarity in over 14 project submissions annually.
  • Achieved Innovation Award for excellence in book publishing with 11 clients.

Accomplishments

  • Enhanced website SEO rankings by proofreading digital articles, which helped increase organic traffic by 39%.
  • Collaborated with 4-member editorial team to improve overall message consistency, reducing feedback loops by 23%.
  • Optimized the quality of framework content for Northwind, eliminating discrepancies and achieving a 73% drop in client revision requests.
  • Streamlined proofreading for large-scale projects, resulting in a 9% rise in digital content engagement for Ironclad Systems.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Handled urgent proofreading requests and delivered time-sensitive projects within deadlines, maintaining 72% error-free output.
  • Supported standard by proofreading landing pages, helping increase sign-ups by 50%.
  • Trained 6 junior freelancers in proofreading techniques, resulting in 81% productivity boost across the team.
  • Overhauled 16 content pieces per month to ensure clarity and grammatical precision, reducing errors by 59%.
  • Provided proofreading services for 12 press releases, securing Harbor & Co. In media outlets in Boston.

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Professional Development Courses
  • American Marketing Association
  • National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE)
  • National Writers Union (NWU)
  • Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)
  • Freemason
  • Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) - now Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

Certifications

  • Publishing Certificate - Proofreading Track (University of Denver)
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certificate in Legal Proofreading (New York University)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • AP Stylebook Mastery Certificate
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Proofreading for Professionals Certification (LinkedIn Learning)
  • Certificate in Medical Proofreading (Health Writer Hub)
  • Advanced Proofreading and Copyediting Certification (Skillshare)
  • Grammar and Punctuation Professional Certificate (Coursera)

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