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introduction experience testimonials summary cv/résumé		In other people’s words... Over the years some people have said some nice things.  At some point I started saving them, in part to remind myself at the worst of times, that editing is not an entirely thankless occupation... On most days my favorite—unsurprisingly—is that very last one.
		“Wow! It was so helpful to have [this] round with you. I’ve just finished reviewing all of your corrections/additional suggestions, etc., and feel this is getting to a much better place... [I] wanted to take a quick pause to write you to extend a huge thank you for the great work!”    —from April 2021, working with an international nonprofit based in the US. “I guess indeed you’re starting to be associated [with] food composition around here – you made quite a name with [that last editing project]; the work was massive and you nailed it! [...] You are and will always be my go-to editor...”    —from April 2021, working with a United Nations organization based in Italy. “Many thanks for the thorough work done from both a communication and editing perspective, and [for] tailoring the website text for online use. All comments and suggestions you provided go beyond [the organization’s] guidelines; I understand there is a consistent amount of work behind [them] and I think they will be very helpful...”    —from November 2020, working with a United Nations organization based in Italy. “...thank you so much, on behalf of the whole team, for the careful, great work you did! It was also a pleasure for us to work with you again, and we are very happy with the result!”     —from August 2020, working with a United Nations organization based in Italy. “On behalf of our team, I would like to sincerely thank you for the quality of your work and professionalism. It was a very long and complex document and you have greatly improved the clarity, consistency and readability, with your attention to detail and high-quality editing skills. It has been a pleasure working with you and we hope to collaborate more in the near future.”    —from January 2020, working with a United Nations organization based in Italy. “Andi, this is my first experience working with a technical editor and I’ve told many people, and now will share with you, how instructive and interesting I’ve found it. Your attention to detail is amazing! I also very much appreciated your systematic method of reviewing a document, flagging issues, writing up the issues, discussing and resolving, and then applying changes at the end, and this I plan to use in my work in future. Thank you.”    —from October 2019, working with a United Nations organization based in Italy.