Hi! I am a professional English editor based in Krakow, Poland. I am also interested in graphic design, cartography, urbanism, and AI. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to see how I can help with your project (more details are on the Contact page). Below, you can find some of my recent experience.
Academia
MA in Geography
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY, USA)
August 2020 - May 2022
Graduate Certificate in Public Financial Management
Thesis: Tracks/traces: The New Deal transformation of Lexington, Kentucky’s landscapes of horseracing and housing with Dr. Lynn Phillips (PDF)
I made a related zine and talked about it during a symposium at Kolaj Fest 2022
BA in Urban Studies
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
August 2017 - May 2020
Honors thesis: Grounds for Development? The Contradictory Production Of “Vacancy” In Data-Driven Philadelphia with Dr. Molly McGlone
Employment
English Editor, Learning and Development Assistant
MDPI (Krakow, Poland)
April - December 2023
I carefully proofread large volumes of scholarly manuscripts while meeting fast-paced 24-hour deadlines (over 500 articles in less than 8 months), navigating between many different scientific disciplines, and collaborating with an international team in several countries. Early on, I was selected to train new editor candidates due to my high-quality reviews, and I also created internal training presentations for other departments.
Teaching Assistant
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY, USA)
August 2020 - May 2022
As a TA, I designed and led weekly lessons for courses such as “U.S. Cities,” during which I discussed complex geographic ideas with 50-70 undergraduate students per term, consistently earning excellent evaluations from students.
Public Research Intern
Penn Program in Environmental Humanities (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
October 2019 - July 2020
In this position, I interviewed, scripted, and produced Episodes 7-9 of Data Remediations podcast. I also ssisted with planning and operation support for various academic conferences.
Intern
Heidelberg Project (Detroit, MI, USA)
June 2019 - August 2019
As a Penn Urban Studies Gordon Fellow, I was able to spend a summer working at this world-famous nonprofit arts organization on the East Side of Detroit, supporting the small multidisciplinary team with graphic design, data collection/processing, and volunteer coordination.
Communications Intern
Philadelphia Orchard Project (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
January - May 2019
I created content for educational workshops about permaculture and designed digital and print materials such as flyers, brochures, and annual reports (and continued to get hired for projects on a freelance basis through mid-2023).
Organizational Development Intern
Shahi Exports (Bengaluru, India)
June - August 2018
One summer, I worked in an international and multicultural setting to develop a plan for improving internal communication at one of India’s largest ready-made garment manufacturers through adopting new signage on the factory floor, updating the design of pay stubs, etc.
Skills
Editing/word processing
Microsoft Word (including fluency in macros)
Google Docs
LaTeX
Documentation as Code
Cartography/GIS
QGIS
PosgreSQL
ArcMap
MapBox/Leaflet
Graphic design
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)