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Technical and web content writer, science journalist, style and copy editor, proofreader, and fact checker. Experienced with translation and localization, style guide development, document life-cycle management and versioning, collaborative creation, and Section 508 compliance. Professional English instructor.

Listed skills include Lecturing, Courses, Translation, Editing, and 29 others.

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  Technical Editor

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  Sep 2020 - Present - Noaa Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington

  Technical writing, copy editing, and proofreading of Technical Memorandums, White Papers, and Data and Processed Reports for NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). Web content writing, page construction, and editing using an approved content management system. Accessibility (Section 508) compliance for PDFs and web pages. Researching and writing informative articles about Center research activities and staff for web publication.Document layout and figure retouching using Adobe products. Printing and archiving coordination with the U.S. Government Printing Office, the National Technical Information Service, and the NOAA Central Library. Development and maintenance of policy and procedure documentation and a Style Guide for scientific publications at NWFSC. Scheduling, tracking, and versioning reports for publication using Google Sheets for transparency and accountability.Relevant software: Word, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, CommonSpot, EndNote, Photoshop, and Google Docs.