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Kind words from some of my clients ...
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Enrico Lange
Director, Corporate Marketing
​LSG Sky Chefs


"I was extremely fortunate in my choice to hire Melanie as Project Manager. She caught on extremely fast and brought with her a wealth of knowledge and expertise. She was highly appreciated by Senior Management, colleagues and external parties, having quickly established rapport and become a full-fledged member of the team. During her time working with me she completed several complex projects of global scope, interacting daily with stakeholders around the world. Her overall performance was outstanding, consistently delivering results and adding value. I highly recommend Melanie to any organization/company."

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Mark Davies
Director, Loyalty & Corporate Marketing
Star Alliance


"Melanie is very conscientious and diligent. She is enthusiastic, project-delivery focused and able to deal with everyone in an efficient and friendly manner in a fully multicultural environment across the globe. Works well under pressure and is able to handle multi-faceted projects effectively, on time, on budget."

John Krempa
Manager, Ground Standards and Operations
Star Alliance


"Melanie is a passionate, results-oriented leader who creatively thinks outside the box to solve complex and dynamic problems. I have seen Melanie not only be on top of the competition but to offer solutions which are operationally sound. She is at her best when faced with challenging business problems or the need to develop new ways to improve the business. Melanie has an energy and dedication that is impressive and often unparalleled, and she is a team player who always has the best interest of the company at heart."
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Alison Lessmann
Managing Director,
​En Route International


"Melanie’s written communication skills are second to none. I thoroughly recommend her for any written project. She is highly academic and approaches her work with meticulous and scrupulous attention to detail. She rigorously researches her topic and is thus able to offer perceptive and insightful comments to ensure clear and concise text to engage any reader, irrespective of the subject matter. Melanie has worked with us on a number of projects which include revising our website content, authoring the script for a first-class product video, and composing the supporting documentation for submission to a review panel which resulted in our winning a coveted industry award. Melanie is an excellent asset to any project."

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Damian Hinds
Security Minister and MP for East Hampshire

(formerly Director of Strategic Marketing, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EMEA)
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"Melanie worked for me in the capacity of Marketing Manager for the Crowne Plaza brand at the time of the brand launch. She was central to many elements of the brand design process and led it in a number of areas, particularly with regard to the business-to-business sector where she handled everything from the strategic direction to the management of the graphic 'look and feel'. Melanie is hard-working, enthusiastic and a very trustworthy colleague. I found her creative, proactive and always willing to learn and add to her skill-set. Melanie is a team-player but also knows how to draw out the best in herself and others. Melanie would be a great asset to any organisation and I am pleased to commend her."

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"Melanie heroically reached across the Atlantic to transform one continent’s English into something more akin to the poetry of Britain. That accomplished, Melanie did not put down her pen: she focused on hundreds of details, polishing the text, questioning items and correcting errors. While it would have been easy to declare the project complete after a couple of passes through the manuscript, Melanie continued her quest, and thanks to her tenacity, my forthcoming book is a much stronger presentation. I may be assailed for what I wrote, but thanks to Melanie, I have confidence that I will not be criticized for the words that express the thoughts." 
Ronald M. James, Author, Historian, Folklorist, former Heritage Officer

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A History of South Lodge charts the development of the house from its lowly beginnings on the site of the ancient St Leonard's forest in Sussex to its five-star status with its magnificent state-of-the-art spa. It is now part of the Exclusive Hotels Collection.
This project involved an extensive developmental edit including researching data and completely restructuring and rewriting.

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"The level of detail you go to is very much appreciated. I am extremely impressed and extremely grateful. It is such a thorough piece of work!"
Ray O'Connor, Wine Director, Naked Wines UK, MA Dissertation 

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"The work has been perfectly done. We were very pleased with your work. It was a really good experience and I look forward to working again with you. Many thanks!"
Stéphanie Tillement
Associate Professor in Sociology at IMT Atlantique (Social Sciences & Management Department) and researcher at LEMNA

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"Nous tenions vraiment à vous remercier pour la qualité de votre travail. Votre lecture rigoureuse est assurément un apport essentiel au livre. Nous ne manquerons de vous recommander auprès de collègues et nous serons heureux de collaborer si l’occasion se présente."
Stéphane Mourlane
​Maitre de conférences en histoire contemporaine

Melanie edited my book at content and copyedit level. She did a wonderful job and for a good price. It was really pleasant to review her work and to communicate with her. The topic was Southeast Asia history, and the size of the book was around 130,000 words. She highlighted content issues and greatly improved the language. Then she was available to reply to the questions I had. I made the good choice, and I recommend working with her. Her website is well-designed and helpful.
Youn Le Ru
Author of The History of the Philippines


I contracted Melanie's editorial services for my MBA thesis in preparation for its submission. She was extremely professional in her approach and was very clear about the type of support she could provide. Her editing work was comprehensive and detailed, and the thesis was greatly improved in terms of the flow and clarity and I achieved a Distinction. Melanie ensured the work met the requirements of academic standards and greatly improved its presentation. Her challenging style helped me to do my best work at a very stressful time. I would highly recommend Melanie to other students undertaking academic/research activity.
Rob Shaw, Director

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