Michael Halas Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Co-created and administered HMH Pride, an LGBTQ+ ERG, as part of HMH’s DEI Initiative. HMH Pride consists of over 165 employees across the organization and promotes dialogue and advocacy for the LBTQ+ Community and its.
• Developed guidelines and established an infrastructure for HMH Pride that was adopted by Human Resources as the standard by which all ERGs are managed
• Promoted LGBTQ+ topics through engaging events, including live Q&A sessions with respected authors and advocacy groups
• Produced monthly newsletters that were distributed across the organization
• Managed a lean and cross-functional team consisting of a Communication Lead and HR Lead, ensuring DEI goals set by executive leadership were met

Greater Boston Area

• Managed the creation of K-12 science eBooks and enterprise-level digital learning products. Hired resources and lead internal and external teams of over 30 people.
• Wrote specifications for new products with considerations for editorial, student and teacher user- experience needs, along with technological capabilities
• Ensured compliance and adherence to strict guidelines set in place by state-specific Boards of Education

Greater Boston Area

• Coordinated the development of new learning applications while upgrading existing apps
• Secured, hired, and managed external project resources to achieve project and product objectives while adhering to schedule and budget
• Wrioe specifications for digital media products, including business requirements, schedules, and budgets
• Managed technology products from concept to production, collaborating with other internal groups to ensure product is hosted, launched, and maintained properly
• Supervised internal team members and external vendors to adhere to project objectives, schedule, and budget

• Created development plans with product teams for digital media products
• Wrote specifications for new products, with considerations for editorial needs and technological capabilities
• Assisted in user interface design for new products
• Developed roadmaps for product development and maintenance
• Reviewed online user guides and training tutorials
• Acted as liaison between technology, editorial, production, and marketing team members

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted in the development and project management of MyPsychologyLabs, MySociologyLabs, MyCommunicationLabs, and MyPoliSciLabs (MyLab) courses and their multimedia assets
• Oversaw in-house and outside vendors in video conversion and closed captioning for course videos
• Troubleshot reported errors and bugs of MyLab products
• Developed concise, easy-to-understand manuals for internal distribution, outlining the process for creating multimedia indices as well as step-by-step registration and log-in guides for students and instructors
• Organized coding, input, and processing of all department invoices ensuring information is entered into the system in a timely, accurate manner
• Managed the aggregation of accurate schedules for posting live dates and accompanying product information of MyLab products