Blanca Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Gb

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Leads on the product lifecycle planning and operational support, through a team of project managers and support. Establishes and maintains effective and streamlined processes and ways of working. Develop content strategies that maximises IP, drive standards and ensures content and product deliver on customers needs.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the successful planning and reporting of new projects for all ELT Product Management teams in UK and Spain. Ensure timely planning, scheduling and budgeting. Lead a team that provides project management and administrative support to ensure products are delivered successfully.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible for the project management of several complex ELT series, including responsibility for the management of schedules, tracking risks and issues, and reporting to senior management on progress regularly. Working alongside the Managing Editor for each course, I also advised on team's workloads and content strategy.I also manage a team of three project managers, supporting them on the development of their career and advising them on project management and change management issues.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsible for the project management of several complex ELT series, including responsibility for the management of schedules, tracking risks and issues, and reporting to senior management on progress regularly. Working alongside the Managing Editor for each course, I also advised on team's workloads and content strategy.

Secondment role from February 2015 to February 2017. Responsible for delivering new workflows, processes and systems using Lean methodology, and for planning and overseeing change management strategies in order to prepare the business for the new ways of working. As part of my role in this Change Programme, I manage a team of Change agents and work closely with the other Change Leads in the team, the Business Change Manager and the Change Management Office.

Oxford & Fontmell Magna, United Kingdom

In the summers of 2014 and 2015, I collaborated with the Puente Robledo Community Association (Salamanca, Spain) by organizing an English summer camp in the UK for Spanish children (9 to 12 years). I managed the logistics of the summer camp from the UK, including securing accommodation, transport and planning day trips and other activities. I also collaborated in the planning of the English lessons and was one of two main teachers on site during the summer camp.

Oxford

Responsible for managing a team of 7 to 10 production editors and overseeing the production of digital books and and other multimedia products from concept to delivery for the ELT Spanish market.I also contributed to the overall publishing strategy and business development of the ELT Spain Digital team.

I was responsible for managing a team of 7 to 10 production editors and overseeing the production of digital books and other multimedia products from concept to delivery for the ELT Spanish market.

As the only production editor of the ELT Spain Primary team, I managed the production of several ELT materials in both print and digital format, working both independently and with multidisciplinary teams.

During 2008, I traveled extensively through South America and visited Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. During this time, I worked as a volunteer at the following organizations: Fundacion Leer (http://maraton.leer.org/), Buenos Aires, Argentina: I performed various editorial tasks at this organization, which promotes early literacy across Argentina. CENIT (http://www.cenitecuador.org/), Quito, Ecuador: I worked as a teacher and workshop leader for the street outreach programme of this organization in Quito. Cielo Azul (http://www.cieloazul.ch/index.php?id=35&L=1), Otavalo, Ecuador: I worked as a teacher training and creative writing workshops leader at several schools managed by this organization, based in the Andean region of Ecuador.

As the only production editor of the newly formed Pre-Primary team, I managed the production of several ELT materials from handover from commissioning team to approval of final PDFs.

I worked closely with the senior production editor on the project management and editing of Teacher’s Guides and other supplementary materials in vernacular languages for the Spanish market.

I assisted the ELT Spain team with various editorial tasks, including proofreading & copy editing proofs of student and teacher material at all stages of the production process, translating content into Spanish, checking audio and artwork, and monitoring schedules.

I supported the Publishing, Training and Direction departments of INASP through various administrative tasks and assisted in the distribution of publications to local offices and the organization of workshops and marketing events.

Master, Publishing

While studying the Masters in Publishing at Brookes University I completed a work experience placement at Orion Books in London. As part.

Periodismo, Communication

I complemented my Journalism studies with work experience placements at a local television channel (TV Salamanca), a local radio station.