Experience

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  The MIT Press

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Executive Editor, Economics, Business and Finance

    • Oct 2022 - Present
    • Cambridge, MA

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  Colibri Group

  • Remote

  • Consultant

    • Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
    • Remote

    • Assess existing systems and processes and identify areas of improvement• Define and establish content standards• Work with core team of content coordinators and content creators to identify current pain points in course creation and conversion and advise/establish new workflows• Maximize and help to manage vendor relationships across business units• Collaborate with Product and Platform groups to manage the content conversion process

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  Macmillan Learning

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Vice President, Content Management

    • Jan 2014 - Oct 2021
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Responsible for a 50+ member group that enhances products through project management, scheduling, copyediting, art creation, design, digital production, research and procuring permissions for text/photos/videos as well as providing content standards for digital platforms, EPUBs and accessibility requirements. • Established content management department and changed workflows, roles and responsibilities by introducing seven new organizational systems including consolidation of vendors and introduction to vendor outsourcing, introduction of a content creation tool and a schedule tracking system. • Reduced production costs by 30 percent by implementing new cost control standards.• Increased number of digital titles produced each year with a near-perfect record of on-time publications.• Represented the content management group on executive committee, presented at company-wide town halls, prepared materials for Macmillan’s Career Week and formally and informally mentored employees across departments.

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  Macmillan Learning/Worth Publishers

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Vice President, Editorial and Production/Senior Publisher

    • Aug 1996 - Jan 2014
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Grew premier psychology list from $7 to 50 million, expanding key franchises and signing new authors• Grew premier economics list from $1 to 15 million, publishing new authors in new courses• Published the #1 and #2 introductory psychology texts in a 1.6 million student market; established #1 texts in the AP market in psychology and economics, # 1 lifespan development text and the #1 and #2 abnormal psychology texts• Published the #1 text in macroeconomics and the #3 text in principles of economics• Exceeded or met sales goals in 15 of 17 years as publisher, exceeded or met personal goals in all 17 years • Hired, trained and mentored future leaders and authors at Macmillan• Introduced the first successful psychology digital projects (PsychSim) as well as the current market leader (LearningCurve)• Chosen as the Macmillan Learning representative in the inaugural Global Media Management Program by the Holtzbrinck organization to train and empower leaders for digital transformation.

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  HarperCollins Publishers

  • Senior Acquisitions Editor

    • Mar 1990 - Aug 1996

    • Grew and managed $12 million psychology list and worked with best-selling introductory psychology authors and best-selling abnormal psychology authors• Consolidated three publishers' psychology lists into one highly profitable list• Selected for HarperCollins' internal management program to lead change in the organization• Awarded Acquisitions Editor of the Year in 1994 and 1995

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  Random House/McGraw Hill

  • Development Editor

    • Mar 1987 - Mar 1990

    • Developed leading textbooks in accounting and economics.• Built new supplements programs to increase sales by 30 percent.