Nashville native Agent 002 has worked in publishing for over 20 years, most recently as Editorial Production Manager at No Starch Press. As a developmental editor, copyeditor, and proofreader, she has turned the cryptic to the concise on everything from law textbooks to consumer research articles to children’s books, with her main areas of focus being technology and education. Her skills also include scheduling, project management, and feline asset herding (both figuratively and literally).

Agent 002 holds a B.A. in Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. In her spare time, she can be found training canine agents in the field, reading fiction, or watching true crime documentaries in order to make sure they got it right.