Christopher Andrus Email & Phone Number

As a Senior Production Associate, I coordinated the effort to prepare books for manufacturing. This involved coordinating with various departments and working as the liaison to move each title towards completion. I oversaw the entire development process of each component to ensure each project delivered on time and each project met a high standard of quality. Throughout my tenure, I retained all of my former responsibilities while increasing the complexity of my workload as a result of positive performance and ability to work productively within tight deadlines. - Facilitated the integration of new standard operating procedures for newly acquired brands and divisions and assisted with the onboarding of new personnel as they transitioned to the team. - Fostered and maintained strong working relationships with domestic and international vendors to manufacture 4-color books, cooperating to circumvent supply chain issues, staffing shortages, and international logistics.- Requested price quotes from vendors to compare the costs of services and to determine the best placement for products based on given budget goals.- Consistently and reliably updated vendor databases to compare vendor pricing and capabilities while apprising management on vendor performance, evaluating risks based on that performance, and making informed decisions.

- Entrusted with greater responsibility with higher complexity brands and divisions that required adapting existing operating procedures to accommodate new systems. - Negotiated the sale of content and property, such as text and design files, with international publishers and organizations.- Alerted financial stakeholders of issues that arose during planning to troubleshoot solutions and resolve issues that threatened achievement of financial targets.

- Entrusted with greater responsibility with higher complexity brands and divisions that required effective management and planning. - Facilitated the exchange of materials and products between departments and printers for complex and special projects and executed the successful completion of these projects within financial margins and deadlines.- Prepared estimates that accurately reflected project specifications, identifying cost-saving opportunities through sourcing, negotiations, and process improvements that help keep titles attain our agreed-upon margin goals.

- Managed and oversaw the planning and prioritization of several projects within various brands and divisions, developing and planning schedules for 1-color and 2-color titles to meet manufacturing objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner.- Ensured production processes remained efficient and teams continuously met deadlines for content and deliverables.- Managed all purchase orders, ensuring they complete and issued accurately and were delivered to manufacturers on time.- Utilized project management workflow web-based tools to track project progress and costs.- Familiarized with several standard operating procedures to collaborate with cross-functional teams to appropriately plan and prioritize tasks, relying heavily on my ability to multitask.- Organized project plans and communicated information, such as deliverables, timing, and costs, to management.- Identified production issues, analyzed causes, and derived solutions to ensure manufactured products met customer specifications.

Robbinsville, Nj

- Supervised the binding process of multiple books, ensuring efficiency while meeting deadlines requested by the customer. - Delivered technical support for book manufacturing.- Aided the Production Staff in upper management routines, such as tracking jobs in progress and ensuring they met required specifications designated by the customer.- Proficient in the use of Primac (software used to document sales and jobs).- Reviewed quality of finished books before sending samples out to customers.- Recorded customer satisfaction and progress of jobs performed and completed during the day.

East Rutherford, Nj

- Coordinated pre-show and post-show activities at the 2014 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, such as directing crowds towards the event and providing a high level of customer service.- Managed inbound and outbound marketing campaigns to support Partner and Sales Teams.- Established the New Jersey Hall of Fame’s first official social media account on Instagram.- Presented to the Board of Directors a master contact list to facilitate communication and inter-business involvement with the New Jersey Hall of Fame.- Maintained the guest list and assisted with sending out invitations for the Induction Ceremony.