Hello! I help businesses gain a competitive edge with full-service document development, editing, and design services. My expertise stems from over 10 years of academic (PhD) and federal experience.
Technical Documentation Specialist
🔍 Writing, Editing & Proofreading
✨ Report Design, Layout & Typesetting
📑 Document Development
I work with:
📑 Technical Reports
📄 Capability Statements
📊 Market Reports
📅 Quarterly / Annual Reports
💰 RFP, RFI & Grant Proposals
📙 Employee Manuals
🌎 ESGs
📈 Business Plans
📕 Scientific Manuscripts
📑 White Papers
📋 Instruction & Technical Manuals
I'm skilled at developing unique and professional technical report designs and layouts that set my clients apart from the competition, while simultaneously providing writing/editing expertise. My design work includes graphic embellishments, stock photography, simple or complex typesetting, linked table of contents, references, specialized font styles, strategic section breaks, headers, footers, and more. Check out my portfolio!
I'm an experienced technical writer. I've published 5 first-author academic manuscripts, chapters in widely used textbooks, university course guides, a 100-page dissertation, and countless formal reports. I previously worked at NASA as a lead researcher and technical writer. On Upwork, I've worked with clients in a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, real estate, insurance, cybersecurity, fintech, medical research, federal entities, venture capitalists, and more. I can help develop your content from scratch or build on existing material.
Give me any topic - I'll quickly understand and provide expert edits to improve clarity and flow. Or, I can just proofread and ensure your work is completely error-free.
🔍 Perfect spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax
🔗Logical sentence structure, flow, and clarity
WHY TRUST ME?
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▪️ I’m highly educated (PhD & BS) and have worked in academic and federal positions (NASA) for over a decade.
▪️ I have a strong track record of happy clients, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ five-star reviews, and 100% satisfaction.
▪️ I’m a proven writer. Check out my publication profile in my portfolio!
❗Communication is important to me - I'm responsive and reliable. You'll always know project status.
❗I don't use templates - all of my designs are tailored to your business and brand identity. You won't receive an underwhelming design that you'll feel like you could have done yourself.
Some reviews of mine:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MS Word Doc Expert for Creative Report Formatting
"Chelsea creatively formatted and designed a complex 650-page market research and statistical findings report for us which will be published globally next month. Her work is detailed and her communication is outstanding. We highly recommend her and will definitely use her services again. We would add that she appreciates the nuances of the medical, pharma, and healthcare industries and our peers would greatly benefit from her talents."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Developmental editor and expert writer of professional profile and statement of purpose
"Excellent professional with attention to detail.
She did great work within a very short time. She is highly recommended"
Edits to Guiding Principles (Technical Report)
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"As with each deliverable she produces, she does a professional job. Thorough, responsive, creative, offers content input and recommendations, and works well with our multi-layered team and multi-layers of edits. Thank you, Chelsea!"