Freelance copyeditor, proofreader, fact-checker, writer, and language expert with a keen attention to detail and an aptitude for catching costly mistakes. Experienced at ensuring mechanical correctness (grammar, spelling, and punctuation), consistency in style and formatting, and optimal readability, clarity, accuracy, flow, and completeness of content. Familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style and Microsoft Word Track Changes and with working virtually. Achieved a Copyediting Certificate from the University of California San Diego Extension, and have five years' experience working remotely as a proofreader and copyeditor of government documents for a planning consultant.