Experience

New Bern Civic Theater Inc

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Set Designer, Scenic Artist

  • 2013 - Present

  Designs and paints sets for local theater groups, in particular for NBCT Designs and paints sets for local theater groups, in particular for NBCT


New Bern Civic Theatre Company
• Scenic designer

  • 2013 - 2014


Simon & Schuster

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Publishing Technology

  • Apr 1993 - Dec 2012

  • Was responsible for identifying how to digitize the content of Simon & Schuster’s backlist in a manner that was future-proof, for a key corporate initiative. Convinced the company of the need for XML, PDF and workflow standards. Chose a variation of PDF that would allow for print on demand as well as online search and display; developed S&S XML based on the Docbook 5 standard, to fit specific S&S needs; wrote an RFP and conducted the search for an offshore partner to do the scanning and data conversion of approximately 15,000 books in 18 months. • As part of the digitization initiative, was also responsible for designing a means to search and retrieve book contracts in text and as scans. Used developers at Tata in the U.S. and India to build the system in Mark Logic, with a .NET front end. • Introduced the concept of digital asset management; designed and implemented four generations of DAMS. In 1995, created a database of cover images to be used by Sales. This grew into an archive to preserve all digital content in 1999. In 2001 directed the construction of an enterprise DAM based on Artesia TEAMS. In 2005 replaced TEAMS with a .NET-based system, Chuckwalla, which allowed us to integrate with the rest of the technological infrastructure and turn the system into a content nexus. Content is collected in the DAMS and fed to online partners along with ONIX data. XML files of book interiors are pulled from the DAMS to furnish chapter excerpts and metadata for search purposes. Its tight integration with other SQL-based systems allowed the creation of the real-time Digital Catalog. • Developed the standards and workflow for producing ebooks in 1999, based on work with the IDPF in creating the first ebook standard, OEBPS. Continues to work with Editorial, Design and Production to push the envelope in ebook publishing. Show less



CBS/Simon & Schuster

• Dir, Publishing Technology

  • 1993 - Dec 2012

  Just a renaming of the position listed above. At the beginning of 2009, S&S IT was absorbed into CBS IT Just a renaming of the position listed above. At the beginning of 2009, S&S IT was absorbed into CBS IT



Electronic Directions

• Consultant

  • Jan 1990 - Apr 1993

  As an on-staff consultant and developer, helped a variety of firms to transition from proprietary typesetting to desktop publishing. • Created PC-based, menu-driven editorial systems that integrated with Quark Xpress and other layout systems for magazine, reference and financial publishers. • Trained staff and established best practices for a wide variety publishers, from Rodale to Random House, Weekly Reader to the UN. • Designed and built editorial software to integrate with a Xyvision pagination system for the World Book group of encyclopedias. Show less