Elena Marsh is Research Editor, covering specifications, standards and code documents, price tracking, comparison table design, and fact verification. They read standards, track tested products' costs, and build the tables closing each review. Every claim has a dated source record from a manufacturer specification, standards document, or desk bench reading, and scores are checked against raw bench sheets before publication. Elena tracks tabled products' prices weekly and flags reviews whose source lists are stale at the 12-month mark, bringing source and price checks into continuing editorial work. Every figure published on a LitBuy US page passes through Elena's desk.
Lighting standards and testing documents · Specification versus measured performance · Price history tracking on tested products · Comparison table structure and fair criteria · Energy labeling and efficiency claims · Source verification and change-note documentation
Career timeline
- 2012
- Completed a library science master's and took a reference desk post at a Salem public library
- 2015
- Became the library's technical reference lead, fielding building, wiring and lighting questions from the public
- 2018
- Earned a technical writing certificate and began editing specification documents on contract
- 2021
- Joined LitBuy US as research editor and built the source record system used on every review
- 2023
- Standardized the comparison table format across all LitBuy US reviews
- 2024
- Added the 12-month source staleness check that triggers a retest request
Credentials
Master of Library and Information Science
University of Washington · 2012
Certificate in Technical Writing
Portland Community College · 2018
Research Data Verification Workshop Certificate
Cascade Testing Institute · 2022
How I test
Elena Marsh keeps a source record for every claim—a manufacturer specification, standards document, or the desk's own bench reading—with the date each was checked. They verify scores against raw bench sheets before publication, track prices weekly for products in the tables, and flag reviews whose source lists are stale at the 12-month mark.