Summary
Published UX writer/editor with 15+ years experience. I play well with designers, program managers, developers, and engineers. I’m a solid advocate for the user — with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
My Philosophy of Writing / Editing
Final products should be consistent; concise; logically organized; on time; produced according to protocols, procedures, and specifications; of high quality; on brand; appropriate in tone; written for the intended audience; supportive of business requirements; visually appealing; engaging; inclusive; accessible; and impactful.
Skills
Accessibility best practices · co-authoring · case studies · collaborating · consensus building · content development · editing · ghost writing · HTML · journal articles · mentoring · PDF accessibility remediation · personnel management · proofreading · SEO · Spanish · technical writing · UI writing · UX writing
Applications
Adobe PDF · Basecamp · ChatGPT· Claude Sonnet · Perplexity · Grok · Gemini · Confluence · content management systems (CMS) · Figma · Google Docs · Hemingway App · InVision · Jira · Microsoft Office · Miro · originality.ai · Outlook · Slack · SnagIt · Trello · WordPress · YT Studio · Zoom
Style Guides
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide · Associated Press (AP) · Chicago Manual of Style · Conscious Style Guide · The Diversity Style Guide · Gregg Reference Manual · Responsible Communication Style Guide
Design Systems
Adobe Spectrum · Apple Human Interface Guidelines · Atlassian Design System · Google Material Design · IBM Carbon Design System · Intuit Content Design · Microsoft Fluent Design System · Salesforce Lightning Design System · Shopify Polaris
Fun and Hobbies
In my free time, I tutor English language learners. I also like to draw and I love traveling to national parks and World Heritage sites.
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