Monica Candelas Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

The Sr. Digital Program Manager, K-12 Markets leads program management for English and World Language digital products in VHL’s K-12 markets provides management. The DPM partners with Editorial, Product Management, and Engineering to establish product strategies, production plans, schedules, budgets, and resources for VHL’s K-12 digital programs and services. The DPM works closely with Editorial to establish digital content and instructional design principles necessary to support learners within both the K-8 and 9-12 grades and ensures that these program plans deliver on time and within budget. The DPM creates and manages resources and resourcing plans, both external and internal to VHL, to ensure delivery of quality products at scale. Additionally, the DPM supports the Director of Digital Programs & Services to create shared policies and processes that ensure the high quality, on-time delivery of digital products.

Doral, Florida

In this current role as Tech Production Project Manager, I provide innate expertise to supervise project planning, project deliverables, initiation, resourcing, and monitoring/delivery. I have been liable for developing and managing the project schedule and work plan. Furthermore, I prove instrumental in the QA testing process's success to ensure quality standards achieve for all digital products, including track/fix issues and expedite complex technical issues as required. I have direct and collaborate with internal stakeholders on cross-functional projects and technical initiatives, including editorial, engineering, and technical support.My selected contributions for this role:• Led staff of over 18 members, including commission developers and creative staff both locally and abroad through project completion.• Oversaw development of digital textbook components to drive appealing content creation and strategic execution within learning management systems, including Schoology, Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, and Moodle.

Miami Florida

During this tenure, I have created and designed graphic sketches (wireframe) and layouts for digital content, multi-device, and multi-platform. Additionally, I oversaw the concept and design of digital resources and e-commerce tools to develop quality content. I have evaluated customer feedback to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Moreover, I have devised and implemented graphics/digital design and publishing departments' production, including textbooks/children, adult trade books, and the marketing division. I have utilized the proper allocation of resources to direct all book design processes, including textbooks and children's/adult literature. In addition to the above, I supervised and planned projects for all freelance designers and illustrators as well as in-house staff. I have delivered technical expertise to lead all printing processes and digital production and have provided strategic leadership to commission freelancers, including developers, illustrators, and creative staff both locally and internationally, to achieve required objectives.The values I have brought during this role were:• Leveraged market/industry knowledge to develop and update digital content for over 500K users.• Integrated digital instructional materials into IMS compliant LMS and spearheaded complex projects with traceability, reporting, analytics, and LMS integration.

• Responsible for graphics and digital design and production of publishing departments (textbook and children & adult trade books) and marketing division.• Direct all book design processes, including textbooks, children's and adult literature.• Coordinate, supervise and plan projects for all freelance designers and illustrators as well as in-house staff.• Supervise of photo-research team. • Supervise all printing processes and digital production.• Commission freelancers including developers, illustrators, creative staff both locally and internationally.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rcio

• Responsible for graphic design and production of publishing departments (textbook and children’s trade books). • Lead designer, responsible for all textbook design concepts. • Creation, coordination, supervision, and daily planning of in-house design (graphic artists and illustrators) and production staff.• Coordination and Supervision of photo-shoots and photo-research team • Supervision of all production and printing processes.• Coordination and supervision orders for artwork and photography.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Design and layout of books (school texts), computer illustration, retouching of images (photo compositions), and documentation.

Hato Rey, Puero Rico

In charge of art and advertising design.