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N. Billerica, Ma

Work with Quality Manager; Quality, Process and Design Engineers and Inspectors on internal projects and customer-facing documentation for completion, accuracy and submission into document control and ERP systems.

N. Billerica, Ma

• Train under leadman to calibrate and master ultrasonic hardness + thickness measurements• Utilize new and standard measuring devices including pi tapes and ID mics; discover best safety and ergonomic practice for parts review• Undergo training for Health & Safety; ASE/aerospace and internal Standex standards and related security• Utilize FARO scanning equipment and internal process for regular inspection work• Train on CREAFORM MetraScan/Handy probe/C-Track hand-held scanning equipment• Undergo training to utilize PolyWorks to create 3D mesh with scan files• Actively respond to production inspection needs with lead and teammates; review production floor and travelers; ask questions!

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

• Utilize Micro-Hite and standard measuring equipment to measure and visually inspect machined parts.• Complete all related data collection for internal and customer reporting.•Review first pieces and in-process parts for foreman and operator/machinist feedback.• Work with QC lead in positive, always learning environment and assist on process updates.

Arlington, Massachusetts, United States

Mass DEP grant funded programming to improve town-wide recycling quality; short term project• Community outreach and recycling education while walking daily neighborhood routes• Meet with residents by appointment to explain guidelines and answer questions• Engage with property management and Recycling Coordinator to improve compliance in apartment buildings• Main liaison with town Recycling Coordinator and Recycling IQ Inspectors

Medford, Ma

Highly experienced art director managing the quality of a top-tier art programming in the higher-ed and el-hi print and digital learning spaces.• Ensuring art specs and corresponding art assets meet a high level of quality, adhere to client-established style guidelines, meet content criteria established by editorial• Relationship management: establishing a high level of trust with the client-side design and editorial teams. • Consistently deliver visually appealing content with high pedagogical value as part of learning systems and excel at translating visual language to non-visual thinkers and stakeholders.• Act as bridge-liaison between SRM Creative India and domestic Editorial and Project Management teams.• Manage the day to day communication between state-side Editorial and India-based Art Production teams.Art direction / creative oversight—• Art direct and collaborate with Indian Creative team on competitive design submissions to win new client work• Domestic image permissions and research go-to • Support pricing and proposals team with creative level of effort and workflow estimation • Design covers and other projects• Support and collaborate with UX/UI and Learning Design on interactive projects and course building

Columbus, Oh

Art direct and ideate higher-ed cover design with designers for 39 innovative and exciting solutions; lead image research, pitch and presentation to editorial teams. Designed literature covers for challenging author team including research and permissions liaison with artist; authors highly satisfied with results and experience.

South Boston

Design leadership for Art, History, Physics, and Astronomy product teams; collaborated with product, production, and technology teams to create high-value design for higher-ed print and digital products meeting deadline and budgetary expectations.• Art directed and innovated the most popular art history franchise in higher-ed, Fred Kleiner's Gardner’s Art Through the Ages 15th edition that included brand new map program, interior design, and nine different covers featuring fine art and adaptive type design solution. • Designed Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, Concise 4e and Concise Western 4e covers; both won as College/Cover entries at New England Bookshow.• Evolved and innovated learning and test preparation pedagogy of the most popular Advanced Placement American history textbook in the United States, The American Pageant 16e; conducted primary source image research to solve for new edition covers and internal features for no additional budgetary expense.• Improved user experience in History and Art digital interactive timeline by developing icon- and locator map-based filters at no additional cost to product development.

Burlington, Ma

Manage design staff and all design-related aspects of book publishing for primary North American location including interior and cover design and art program development.• Awarded Certificate of Excellence for cover process integration and application of new branding strategy across all imprints after merger with Harcourt.• Supervised 3 designers and art directed cover and interior design for 7 imprints including Focal Press, Morgan Kaufmann, and Academic Press and 25+ disciplines for over 375 titles published in 2005. • Developed and implemented series and brand development across all product.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Production, design, art direction for more complicated professional titles; mentor new members to dept; keep abreast of new technologies in publishing and book printing; help train new members of copyediting team on design related processes.The professional division of Little, Brown & Company was closed/sold on February 28, 1997.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Production, designer, and art direction for professional titles including art programming; interior page and cover design. Train and mentor new Production Assistants.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Department assistant; assistant to Production Manager responsible for all shipping and receiving, invoice reconciliation, communications, composition scheduling, and all books tracking and troubleshooting. Newsletter design and production.

Certification, Gd&T

Certification, Cnc Operation

Level 1 Certification (Measurement, Materials, & Safety), Gd&T

Certification, Occupational Safety And Health Technology/Technician

Certificate, User Experience Design

Bachelor Of Arts, Fine Art And Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: TA in Design Dept; Assistant in Art Dept; tennis, crew