Marisa D'Andrea
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Patricia Ciardullo
During my time at Pearson, I had the fortune of working with Marisa on many complex projects. Marisa is one of the most personally and professionally accountable people I have met. She drives every project or initiative for which she is a participant and acts as a role model for others on the team. Team members constantly seek her out for guidance and mentoring and she always makes herself available to them, regardless of her own work load. Marisa is the ultimate problem solver. Her superior planning skills allow her to solve potential problems before they happen. However, should an issue arise Marisa doesn't give up until she finds a solution. Marisa is an absolute pleasure to work with and an asset to any company.
David Roker, MBA, LLM Candidate
Project management is often compared to juggling three balls: time, cost, and quality. Marisa has not only mastered this fine art, but also makes it look easy by delivering high quality products consistently on time and on budget. Since I hired her four years ago, Marisa has proven herself to be a smart, dependable, and dedicated project manager. She is able to perceptively plan and build in contingencies for unexpected situations. Moreover, Marisa is a strong leader who takes initiative and is always willing to provide thoughtful suggestions to help the team improve. Her deep knowledge is highly valued and her useful contributions are very important to our team's success. I remain impressed with Marisa's readiness to take on new challenges with a positive attitude, tireless energy, and sincere enthusiasm. She is particularly good at managing projects, developing processes, creating guidelines, and training materials others can easily follow. Marisa would be a true asset for any positions that require content development, production editorial, and/or media-based skills. Since she can keep so many balls in the air at once, Marisa comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
Patricia Ciardullo
During my time at Pearson, I had the fortune of working with Marisa on many complex projects. Marisa is one of the most personally and professionally accountable people I have met. She drives every project or initiative for which she is a participant and acts as a role model for others on the team. Team members constantly seek her out for guidance and mentoring and she always makes herself available to them, regardless of her own work load. Marisa is the ultimate problem solver. Her superior planning skills allow her to solve potential problems before they happen. However, should an issue arise Marisa doesn't give up until she finds a solution. Marisa is an absolute pleasure to work with and an asset to any company.
David Roker, MBA, LLM Candidate
Project management is often compared to juggling three balls: time, cost, and quality. Marisa has not only mastered this fine art, but also makes it look easy by delivering high quality products consistently on time and on budget. Since I hired her four years ago, Marisa has proven herself to be a smart, dependable, and dedicated project manager. She is able to perceptively plan and build in contingencies for unexpected situations. Moreover, Marisa is a strong leader who takes initiative and is always willing to provide thoughtful suggestions to help the team improve. Her deep knowledge is highly valued and her useful contributions are very important to our team's success. I remain impressed with Marisa's readiness to take on new challenges with a positive attitude, tireless energy, and sincere enthusiasm. She is particularly good at managing projects, developing processes, creating guidelines, and training materials others can easily follow. Marisa would be a true asset for any positions that require content development, production editorial, and/or media-based skills. Since she can keep so many balls in the air at once, Marisa comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
Patricia Ciardullo
During my time at Pearson, I had the fortune of working with Marisa on many complex projects. Marisa is one of the most personally and professionally accountable people I have met. She drives every project or initiative for which she is a participant and acts as a role model for others on the team. Team members constantly seek her out for guidance and mentoring and she always makes herself available to them, regardless of her own work load. Marisa is the ultimate problem solver. Her superior planning skills allow her to solve potential problems before they happen. However, should an issue arise Marisa doesn't give up until she finds a solution. Marisa is an absolute pleasure to work with and an asset to any company.
David Roker, MBA, LLM Candidate
Project management is often compared to juggling three balls: time, cost, and quality. Marisa has not only mastered this fine art, but also makes it look easy by delivering high quality products consistently on time and on budget. Since I hired her four years ago, Marisa has proven herself to be a smart, dependable, and dedicated project manager. She is able to perceptively plan and build in contingencies for unexpected situations. Moreover, Marisa is a strong leader who takes initiative and is always willing to provide thoughtful suggestions to help the team improve. Her deep knowledge is highly valued and her useful contributions are very important to our team's success. I remain impressed with Marisa's readiness to take on new challenges with a positive attitude, tireless energy, and sincere enthusiasm. She is particularly good at managing projects, developing processes, creating guidelines, and training materials others can easily follow. Marisa would be a true asset for any positions that require content development, production editorial, and/or media-based skills. Since she can keep so many balls in the air at once, Marisa comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
Patricia Ciardullo
During my time at Pearson, I had the fortune of working with Marisa on many complex projects. Marisa is one of the most personally and professionally accountable people I have met. She drives every project or initiative for which she is a participant and acts as a role model for others on the team. Team members constantly seek her out for guidance and mentoring and she always makes herself available to them, regardless of her own work load. Marisa is the ultimate problem solver. Her superior planning skills allow her to solve potential problems before they happen. However, should an issue arise Marisa doesn't give up until she finds a solution. Marisa is an absolute pleasure to work with and an asset to any company.
David Roker, MBA, LLM Candidate
Project management is often compared to juggling three balls: time, cost, and quality. Marisa has not only mastered this fine art, but also makes it look easy by delivering high quality products consistently on time and on budget. Since I hired her four years ago, Marisa has proven herself to be a smart, dependable, and dedicated project manager. She is able to perceptively plan and build in contingencies for unexpected situations. Moreover, Marisa is a strong leader who takes initiative and is always willing to provide thoughtful suggestions to help the team improve. Her deep knowledge is highly valued and her useful contributions are very important to our team's success. I remain impressed with Marisa's readiness to take on new challenges with a positive attitude, tireless energy, and sincere enthusiasm. She is particularly good at managing projects, developing processes, creating guidelines, and training materials others can easily follow. Marisa would be a true asset for any positions that require content development, production editorial, and/or media-based skills. Since she can keep so many balls in the air at once, Marisa comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
Experience
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Insurance Institute of Canada
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Canada
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Insurance
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager, Content and Delivery
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2016 - Present
—Coordinate content strategy, creation (structured authoring), and management via a content management system (CMS). —Engage closely with vendors (design; software; composition) to optimize processes and tools for content creation, storage, classification, and publication.—Work closely with a French translation team and help manage file translation via the CMS.—Develop and manage projects for educational products throughout the development and production cycle.—Design and update process workflows, including how to channel content through the CMS based on content structure in XML.—Implement quality-assurance practices by determining how, when, and by whom QA should be performed; includes hiring and managing freelance editors/indexers.—Manage a production editor and digital compositor to ensure optimal quality and timely release of all products.**Recipient of the 2018 AIM award (Achievement, Innovation, and Motivation)**
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Pearson Canada
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Education Administration Programs
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Technology Delivery Manager
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2014 - 2016
—Supported Pearson's media production teams by implementing, streamlining, and documenting processes. —Ensured that accessibility standards (AODA/WCAG 2.0) were implemented in Pearson's digital products.—Managed and trained external vendors to ensure quality-assurance practices were met.
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Media Content Manager
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2010 - 2014
—Project managed an annual list of 20 elearning courses from inception through to completion.—Personally developed and launched 5–6 courses each year. —Collaborated with media producers to ensure elearning courses were built according to plan. —Reduced budgeted ballpark plant spending on projects through early planning and negotiation with key stakeholders.—Developed and refined media strategies, schedules, and budgets.—Collaborated with editorial to hire, train, and manage subject matter experts and freelancers for various media products, including online course management systems and elearning assets.—Hired, trained, and managed a media content editor.—Ensured innovative and quality content was developed cost-effectively, error-free, responsive to market needs, and on schedule.
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Managing Editor
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2007 - 2010
—Managed a team of production editors and assigned projects according to skill and experience.—Oversaw a list of 30 courses per year (textbook plus media ancillaries), assigning editors and freelancers to each and evaluating the quality of each text as it was produced.—Functioned as the company’s point of contact for editorial concerns.—Copyedited and proofread a variety of products, including marketing, promotional, and online material.—Evaluated graphic design and composition for aesthetics, adherence to design plans, and functionality.
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Production Editorial Coordinator
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1999 - 2007
—Managed a team of production editors to ensure that all projects met deadlines and remained on budget.—Tracked all costs for the Business and Economics book list to ensure compliance to budget and to create a comparison grid for future products.—Managed 10–12 textbooks through production, including editing, design, layout, proofing, and technical review.—Hired, supervised, and evaluated freelance editors and worked closely with authors.—Oversaw the production of supplementary materials, including physical media, websites, printed study guides, and online course systems.
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Editors/Réviseurs Canada
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Canada
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Instructor
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2011 - 2015
—Created and facilitated the course "Web Accessibility Standards: What You Need to Know" (http://www.editors.ca/content/web-accessibility-standards-what-you-need-know).—Created and facilitated the course “Introduction to Production Editing” (http://www.editors.ca/members/connect/events/2014-01-07/introduction-production-editing). —Created and facilitated the course "Web Accessibility Standards: What You Need to Know" (http://www.editors.ca/content/web-accessibility-standards-what-you-need-know).—Created and facilitated the course “Introduction to Production Editing” (http://www.editors.ca/members/connect/events/2014-01-07/introduction-production-editing).
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Education
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2015 - 2015
Ryerson University
Foundations of Instructional Design Principles (course) -
2010 - 2010
University of Toronto
eLearning Program Planning and Implementation (course) -
1998 - 1999
Centennial College
Post-grad diploma, Book and Magazine Publishing -
1993 - 1998
University of Guelph
BA, Sociology
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