Debbie Yea, Pmp, Ba.Hons Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Orchestrate the successful execution of digital content solution initiatives.Manage all aspects of digital client projects for a variety of digital learning solutions.Lead internal project teams consisting of practice leads, Learning Experience Designers, UX Designers, Media Designers, Illustrators, Animators, Programmers, and QA analysts through all phases of a project Deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope, while adhering to the standard development process Provide project updates on strategy, adjustments, and progress on a consistent basis to all relevant stakeholders Schedule and manage all resources required to develop the project and ensure timely integration, productivity, and efficient use of resources Coordinate and communicate with outside vendors and other partners regarding project deliverables Manage all project finances by tracking hours and cost against budget on a weekly basis, and manage project scope changes against budget Serve as main point of contact for communication with clients and internal stakeholders regarding project deliverables, project status, and financial status

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Orchestrate the successful execution of digital content solution initiatives.Manage all aspects of digital client projects for a variety of digital learning solutions.Lead internal project teams consisting of practice leads, Learning Experience Designers, UX Designers, Media Designers, Illustrators, Animators, Programmers, and QA analysts through all phases of a project Deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope, while adhering to the standard development process Provide project updates on strategy, adjustments, and progress on a consistent basis to all relevant stakeholders Schedule and manage all resources required to develop the project and ensure timely integration, productivity, and efficient use of resources Coordinate and communicate with outside vendors and other partners regarding project deliverables Manage all project finances by tracking hours and cost against budget on a weekly basis, and manage project scope changes against budget Serve as main point of contact for communication with clients and internal stakeholders regarding project deliverables, project status, and financial status

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Manage the conversion and publishing of digital products for the Edwin Website, focusing on instructional design, accessibility, and interactive content. Often managing up to 8 products at one time.• Training lead for PM tools such as JIRA, Confluence/Wiki, & Smartsheet• Owner and creator of Project specific and Portfolio Dashboards and Reports used to analyze data• Edit and coordinate the creation of Learning Objects in HTML5, including Interactives & Media content• Web Accessibility Auditing (WCAG 2.0, AODA) and testing using Digital Technology• Upload and manage assets in the CMS (Content Management System), using Metadata (Excel, CSV)• Vendor management, including working with Designers, Authors, Editors, Production, Developers, Transcribers• Perform Preflighting, Quality Control processes on various Operating Systems (iOS, Windows, Linux)• Manage budget, timelines, quotes/estimates (RfQs), negotiate rates, settle invoices• Chair meetings, communicate requirements, risks, dependencies, and progress via MS Teams, MS Outlook

Toronto, On & Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Lifestyle | Wedding | Events | Commercial | Editorial | Travel | Real Estate, photo-editing, and photo research

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Led a team of 15 people. Utilized shared project management software and dashboards to create, monitor, and track production workflow with regular updates to resources to meet established timelines to complete courses on schedule, as per the project plan and charter.-Coordinated and contributed to the planning, development, acquisition/production and in-course placement of Digital Course Components (DCCs) including the unique interactivities, reusable HTML5 frameworks, audio and video media items, and student locker docs to enable the staged release of course equivalents. -Maintained and monitored digital asset management systems and processes to track the development and production of individual course assets from identification through to their placement and functioning on the course page. -Prepared and maintained requirements documentation: work with Instructional Designers to understand and document educational requirements, work with New Media team to create technical specifications that bring education requirements to life-Ensured the processing and course page placement of transcripts for audio and video media elements-Facilitated, to completion, collaborative work on courses with Instructional Designers, Interactive Media Specialists, Editors, Education Production Specialists, New Media Analysts, Media Researchers-Education, Media Researcher Archivists, Managing Directors, and Infrastructure Team.Increase student achievement by contributing digital interactive design and usability expertise to course creation.

• Fully manage assigned digital production projects to completion• Assist in maintaining project timelines and budgets with accountability and updating the internal team of any issues• Participate in creating project scope documents and user experience planning: creating wireframes and functional / technical specification documentation• Manage internal cross-functional teams and department relationships in the delivery of projects: including gathering estimates, negotiating rates and working with finance team to ensure prompt settlement of invoices• Work with internal development team to problem-solve and ensure smooth project delivery• Lead quality assurance process (test planning, regression testing, etc)• Manage digital assets• Actively contribute in team meetings providing updates and information• Scope, plan, estimate and schedule digital development for all assigned projects and communicate project updates / deviations to the Director and to internal teams• Ensure high-quality project deliverables by performing quality control and testing

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provide ongoing support and guidance to freelancers with regard to prefferred photo vendors, project status, and copyright policy • Conduct online research to source text and media items and negotiate licensing terms and fees to acquire the items for reproduction• Create project charter/instructions, statement of works, contracts, new process and procedure documentation • Ingest assets into an Asset Management System for purpose of reuse • Conduct image research and take photos for book covers and various products• Rights Policy Communication-Provide copyright advice to stakeholders • Manuscript Analysis-Determine if content can be reproduced in various formats (video, print, web) by assessing if fair-dealing appliesof budget/schedule adherence and contributing to the delivery of high quality product.• Review, analyze, and approve corrective actions to deliverables, processes, plans, and documents • Provide quality control, quality assurance, and process improvement concepts • Handle all project related administrative tasks including contract procurement, invoice processing, maintenance of permission files, Rights Management System (RMS) set up, and RMS quality control

Toronto, Canada Area

• Work closely with editors; offer critique on layout ideas & photo shoot concepts• Commission photographers and develop contracts• Gain copyright clearance and negotiate contracts and fees--within budgets• Digital manipulation/editing of images• Present possible photo stories of current and future events • Project-manage teams assisting in booking locations & models, photo research • Chair meetings between parties involved in developing publications• Organize photo shoots- scheduling, sourcing locations, scouting talent • Prop-styling and sourcing (food, still-life, wardrobe, sets) • Videography for promotional materials• Negotiate sales of stock images, commission photographers, and license appropriate images through stock • Deal with copyright issues- knowledge on copyright law, fair use/fair-dealing, Berne Convention, royalty-free & rights-managed• Keep records and undertake necessary administration- manage key-wording and filing systems within internal database

Toronto, Canada Area

• Create posters and other marketing materials to promote a fundraiser for children in Laos

Toronto, Canada Area

• General administration duties- create mailouts, organize props• Maintain contacts and promotional lists

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created page layouts using InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator• Conducted photo research duties and organized photographers images• Worked closely with the Creative Director sourcing illustrators to commission • Conducted administrative duties as required during photo shoots

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Grade students’ tests, answer queries• Assist professor in conducting experiments and research

Website Accessibility, Pass

Developed the skills and knowledge needed to assess Web sites, Web content, and Web applications for compliance with international Web.

Project Management Professional, Project Management, Pmp Certification

Activities and Societies: Project Management Institute member 5 Processes of Project Management: Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring.

Started Web Design Certificate, Web Design

Dreamweaver, CSS, Basic HTML, Flash, Javascript

Started Digital Art Certificate, Digital Art

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat

Certificate, Book And Magazine Publishing

Courses include: Applications of Publishing Design Book Production Copyright, Contracts & Permissions Editing Book Marketing, Publicity &.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) With Honours, Double Majors: 1. Psychology Honors 2. Justice And Law Enforcement

Activities and Societies: Completed Psychology Thesis on Change Blindness

Academic And Vocational Degree- Photography, Photography, Honors

Graduated with the Photography award along with Academics scholarship