About

Gauri E. is a freelance editor and proofreader with over several years of experience in various industries, including software, IT, healthcare, law, financial services, and technical documentation. She is passionate about proofreading a wide variety of documents with an eye for detail. Gauri is analytical and detail-oriented, possessing excellent organizational and project management skills. She has excellent verbal and written communication skills, making her a great collaborator in a team environment and able to work independently. Currently, Gauri works as a Legal Proofreader at RR Donnelley, where she proofreads all types of legal documentation, including Discovery Requests, Table of Authorities, Promissory Notes, Lease Agreements, Legal contracts, transcriptions, attorney bios, etc. She uses both Track Changes and standard Proofreader’s Marks. Gauri is adept at proofreading high-profile, high-priority, and confidential information in an extremely fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines without sacrificing quality. Additionally, she ensures proper grammar, spelling, syntax, and style of a variety of financial services documents. She effectively balances the usage of standard style manuals vs. house- and project-specific style sheets/guides as needed. Gauri corrects misspellings, grammatical errors, and style/text/usage inconsistencies. Prior to her current role, Gauri worked as a Freelance Book Reviewer at Readers' Favorite, where she wrote honest reviews of fiction and non-fiction books focused on both content and writing style in over 30 genres. She also worked as a Project Engineer at Leading Network Systems, where she performed Customer Requirement Analysis for installation and testing of communications cabling and connectivity products such as Cat5/5e/6, Coax, patch panels, jacks, and Fiber Optic cabling. She installed and tested Wireless LAN at a customer site. Gauri holds a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. With nearly 25 years of relevant experience, Gauri is an experienced and skilled editor and proofreader.