Paula Thurman
Proofreader at Aquent Studios
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaula Thurman is a seasoned independent copy editor and proofreader with over 30 years of experience helping organizations and authors sharpen voice, tone, and editorial consistency across print and digital projects. Based in Seattle, she combines deep subject-matter expertise in corporate communications, finance, biotech, Microsoft Azure technical content, and branding with hands-on production experience—from proofreading annual reports and museum catalogues to editing Azure documentation in Markdown and managing Git-based workflows. Clients range from startups to enterprises like Microsoft and Amazon, where she’s shaped signage, packaging, and technical help files with equal attention to style and usability. Known for spotting subtle inconsistencies and improving clarity without flattening a client’s voice, she also brings project coordination skills honed early in museum publishing and book production.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Master of Arts (M.A.), Art History, Criticism and Conservation at University of OregonBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History, Cum laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History, Cum laude at Eastern Illinois University
English
Github Skills (13)
microsoft-sql-server10
sql-server10
data-tools10
azure10
ssms10
microsoft-azure10
sql10
microsoft10
mssql10
tsql10
microsoft-sql10
intune9
php8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
Azure/azure-content
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:691 commits in 1 year
microsoftcentermicrosoft-azureazure
MicrosoftDocs/sql-docs
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server, tools such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) , SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) etc.
Contributions:15 commits in 2 months
data-servertechnical-documentationsqlserversql-serversql-server-management-studio
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