Experience



7/11 - Present
Jones and Bartlett Learning - Director of Publishing Services - Burlington, MA, USA

  • Research, analyze, and make recommendations on content distribution technologies and strategies including mobile applications, custom print publishing, and digital distribution channels.
  • Implement and maintain a fully digital, XML-first production workflow for all content.
  • Continue with all responsibilities gained as Manager of Media Services.

Accomplishments

  • Created and maintained a company-wide DTD to encompass content from all current subject matter.


4/04 - 7/11
Jones and Bartlett Publishers - Manager of Media Services - Sudbury, MA, USA

Currently managing a group of five people responsible for the following:

  • Manage external development of applications for iOS and external development of applications for iOS, Android, and Blackberry.
  • Manage internal and external production in eBooks totaling over 5,000 distributions of content last year currently seeing a 500% increase in volume.
  • Create and maintain composition automation solutions for marketing pieces, print and digital main text and ancillaries, utilizing Applescript, REALbasic, XML, XSLT.
  • Lead production-side efforts of preparing hundreds of titles per year for digital distribution to a wide variety of partners, including Amazon and Google Books.
  • Research, analyze, and make recommendations on prepress technologies, digital asset management and distribution to Executive Committee and Extended Leadership.
  • Advise and recommended company software and hardware requirements to Executive Committee and Extended Leadership.
  • Create and support electronic data for CD-ROM, Web-based, and handheld device-based products.
  • Perform composition of select 1-color and 2-color main texts and ancillaries.
  • Advise the Design Manager regarding schedules for covers and small marketing pieces done in Media Services.
  • Create, maintain, and update production processes as needed.
  • Continue with all responsibilities gained as Digital Asset Manager.

Accomplishments

  • Developed applications and scripts using REALbasic and Applescript, which have decreased errors by at least 70% while increasing efficiency.
  • Successfully launched and maintained MediaBank, our digital asset management system, to better manage the company's vast archive of digital assets, and currently managing a major upgrade.
  • Created and implemented a comprehensive digital asset distribution policy that protected our copyrights and rights managed assets.

4/03 - 4/04
Jones and Bartlett Publishers - Digital Asset Manager - Sudbury, MA, USA

  • Managed the entirety of the company's digital assets.
  • Supported prepress activities in all departments for all phases of production.
  • Provided Macintosh technical support for all departments.
  • Oversaw the timely provision of accessible files for disabled students, working with college departments and the students themselves.
  • Advised and recommended company software and hardware requirements to to Vice President of Production and Vice President of Technology.

Accomplishments

  • Created standard naming and file building conventions with the cooperation of the Production and Editorial departments for use by both in-house groups and outside vendors that allow for faster search and retrieval of key digital assets regardless of origin and file type.
  • Created and enforced company-wide policy concerning accessible files for disabled students with the cooperation of multiple departments within the company and dozens of colleges around the country.

1/01 - 4/03
Jones and Bartlett Publishers - Production Services Manager - Sudbury, MA, USA

  • Designed, developed, and laid out covers, marketing materials, packaging, ancillary materials, as well as interfaces for web and CD-ROM products.
  • Collaborated with Production and Media Services to create and maintain to create and maintain consistently fast-paced production schedules.
  • Supported prepress activities in all departments for all phases of production.
  • Provided Macintosh technical support for all departments.
  • Tested and processed all book files from both internal and external sources utilizing application files and PDF prior to transmission to print and prepress vendors.
  • Developed new XML-based publishing initiatives working in conjunction with multimedia vendors such as Metatext and NetLibrary.
  • Advised and recommended company software and hardware requirements to to Vice President of Production and Vice President of Technology.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded recognition for design by Bookbuilders of Boston, February, 2002.

12/99- 12/00
Compset - Digital Prepress Specialist - Beverly, MA, USA

  • Duties ranged widely from production and operations management to prepress support.

Accomplishments

  • Created a process to comprehensively assess and report digital and physical artworks' suitability to be printed that had minimal or no impact on production schedules.

Skills



Languages: Applescript, Objective-C 2.0, REALbasic, XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS, Javascript

Development Applications: Script Debugger (Applescript), XCode, REALBasic 5 - 2009r5, BBEdit, TextMate, vim, Coda

Design and Utility Applications: Adobe Creative Suite Professional 1-5 and most Pre-CS version Adobe applications, QuarkXpress 3-8, other unique ad usually out-of-production design applications, Microsoft Office v.X-2011, Filemaker Pro

Activities




Education



1989 - 1990 - Grossmont College - El Cajon, CA, USA
Courses in Telecommunications

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