I offer a range of services to the publishing industry in a number of areas such as:- Project management of publishing and operational projects: Leading projects, taking on aspects as required, including scheduling, budgeting, resourcing and working with editorial, design and other areas (internally or externally). - General editorial/publishing work: Editing, proofreading or reviewing material, checking proofs or taking on a variety of general editorial tasks as required for print and digital.- Packaging: Full packaging service encompassing project management, editorial and design services for a wide variety of print and digital products.- Consultancy: Support/guidance/project management for a variety of publishing and operational scenarios.For more information please visit www.coastpublishingservices.com

Project managing a variety of digital projects, liaising between developers and editorial teams. Refining requirements, processing technical issues, evaluating workflows.

Core member of SMT setting up and staffing a subsidiary ELT publishing company in Miami, Florida, with responsibility for a number of operational areas. Worked closely with the Publishing Director to devise company structure and procedures. Coordinated all recruitment and training. Supported Publishers and their teams in starting and running new projects.Key skills & achievements• Developed, adapted and implemented publishing and operational procedures in areas such as cost monitoring, scheduling, contracting, hiring freelancers• Gathered and wrote requirements for a new Publishing Database, liaising with colleagues to define key areas for development• Defined company structure and staffing working closely with Publishing Director• Held key responsibilities in recruitment process including: defining job descriptions and adverts, developing interview tasks, coordinating recruitment process, assessing applications and interviewing• Prepared training presentations and trained new staff in a range of editorial, operational and procedural areas including: Lifecycle of a Book, Editorial Structure, Editorial Manual, Scheduling, Cost Monitoring• Supported Publishing Director at a strategic level: budget estimation for Business Plan, planning resourcing needs, represented RedNova Learning with key areas of Macmillan US/Nature Publishing including Legal and HR• Instigated and coordinated complex discussions regarding UK/US tax and employment laws with Financial and Legal colleagues to determine contracting principals for authors and suppliers• Supported the Publishing Director in preparing and analysing figures for the publishing plan and looking for ways to make savings in investment/resourcing

Headed up Latin America team in Oxford on an interim basis; worked with colleagues in the International team to integrate the two areas.

Supported the reversal of the decentralisation back to UK systems and processes whilst continuing to support the team with day-to-day running of projects. Also worked with the Spain editorial team to make improvements in project management, scheduling, communication, etc.Key skills & achievements• Following transition of Latin America Group back to Macmillan UK, developed an offline cost monitoring tool in Excel. This is also now in use for RNL and about to be implemented on a wider scale within Macmillan UK

Oversaw day-to-day operations in the UK office along with close liaison with Mexico office (including regular travel). Reviewed systems and procedures and updated handbooks accordingly. Monitored title and overhead budgets and reports. Administered author contracts and associated procedures; provided support for other contracts (design, audio, freelance editorial, etc). Supported teams in preparing P&Ls.Key skills & achievements• Developed user-friendly templates to replace very unwieldy and unmanageable templates previously in use, including cost monitoring and sales forecasting which were quickly adopted on a much wider scale across the company• Instigated regular project update meetings for the Latin America Group with a standard agenda (replacing ad hoc meetings with no standard format), now the standard format for many project teams within the division• Developed check lists and formal procedures/process for the final sign-off of proofs to improve time efficiency and quality control• Worked on a day-to-day basis to assess and address operational issues and review processes for continuous improvement

Supported the decentralisation process of Latin America Group from Macmillan Education (Oxford) to Editorial Macmillan de Mexico. Worked with Publishing Operations Manager and colleagues in Mexico to review systems and processes as part of transition, involving regular travel to Mexico. Implemented new finance process for UK-based team using systems and software housed in Mexico (BaaN), and trained UK staff. Prepared procedures and handbooks to cover new processes. Liaised closely with Mexico colleagues in Production, Finance, Legal, Editorial and ITKey skills & achievements• Implemented systems and processes related to Production, Finance, Legal and Editorial. Prepared procedural documents and handbooks to cover new processes in these areas• Held a key role in developing a cost monitoring system which was appropriate for both management and users, and enabled costs to be monitored easily and effectively: introduced purchase ordering and a range of reporting options to monitor costs. Implemented cost monitoring processes for team, and trained staff• Trained UK team in the use and benefits of the cost monitoring tool and took steps to ensure that teams were analysing reports and following procedures. Promoted the use of the system and its reporting options/benefits on a wider scale with UK colleagues • Developed a number of standardised MS Project schedule templates to be used across projects, based on common publication types/tasks/timescales

Day-to-day support for the editorial team in running publishing projects, including scheduling and problem-solving. Commissioning design/illustration and monitoring associated costs. Providing support to Marketing and markets as required. Recruitment of design and administrative staff. Sharing best practice/producing guidelines/identifying training needs as part of cross-group Editorial/Publishing Manager group.

Commissioning and monitoring freelance design suppliers and carrying out associated administrative work

Creation of job specifications and negotiation/liaison with suppliers to obtain quotes and place orders for print/design/editorial work; monitoring of deadlines agreed with suppliers. Quality control.

Project manager for National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, and Key Stage 3 publications. Budget planning and management; creation of project schedules and other accompanying project documentation to control and monitor delivery of projects.

Administrative/co-ordination support for five Regional Directors for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies in the London region, including liaison with representatives at all levels of seniority at the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) and in Local Education Authorities nationwide.