Summary
Judith McConville is a seasoned professional indexer and writer with 13 years leading Allegheny Writing & Publishing Services, delivering publisher-ready back-of-book and embedded indexes across InDesign, Word, XML/DocBook and AsciiDoc. A magna cum laude graduate in Professional Writing & Editing with formal indexing training from the American Society for Indexing, she specializes in technical, manufacturing, healthcare, and computer industry materials as well as policy manuals, catalogs and reference works. Known for meticulous, standards-based indexing and dependable on-time delivery, she also produces engaging midlife adventure travel journalism that sharpens her eye for audience and storytelling. Based in Pittsburgh, she blends editorial precision with practical tooling knowledge—often embedding indexes directly into authors’ workflows to reduce production friction.
13 years of coding experience
BA, Professional Writing & Editing, BA, Professional Writing & Editing at Youngstown State University
Certificate of Completion, Training in Indexing, Certificate of Completion, Training in Indexing at American Society for Indexing