Michael Lepera Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Project Manager with extensive editorial and production responsibilitieso Project-managed print and digital products, including pioneering digital-only projects, such as:- Physics Interactive Video Vignettes, consisting of professionally shot videos designed by an award-winning Dickinson College professor to dispel misconceptions about physics-Physics Digital Workbooks, with an enhanced online experience to break down physics concepts into scaffolded slices for more successful learningo Copyedited author-submitted materials, marketing materials, back cover copy, and other written materials.o Project managed extensive re-envisioning of Williamson's Organic Chemistry Lab Manual, leading to a 213% increase in print sales and a 42% increase in eBook saleso Wrote content for publication, including prefaces and marketing materialso Simultaneously managed numerous projects, each requiring multiple deliverables over the course of 18-24 months, including textbook, XML, PPTs, Solutions Manuals, and Study Guideso Led coordination between product team, finance, authors, editors, art directors, permissions team, production editors, programmers, marketing, print buyers and others to ensure projects were on time, within budget, and with high qualityo Authored Statements of Work (SOWs) to include detailed scope of work, delivery dates, and payment terms. Proofread contracts to avoid misunderstanding and delay in project start dateo Managed annual budgets of up to $750,000. Met quarterly with Finance Manager to analyze current spend and estimate spend for remainder of project lifeo Managed performance and payment of vendors, from production services to DEI auditors to supplements authorso Compiled complex art manuscripts, reviewed art proofs, trafficked image logs to permissions researchers

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

o Project managed higher education textbooks in the Arts and Sciences disciplines, including Public Speaking, Technical Communication, Political Science, Literature, Composition, Media Studies, Film, Theater, Music, Math, and Engineering.o Participated enthusiastically in the pivot from a print-centric model to a digital-first model. Provided guidance and support for colleagues for whom the transition was more difficulto Organized and ran production transmittal launches to ensure all participants in a product had a unified vision of the scope of work required and their responsibilities within the projecto Effectively managed budgeting, estimating, and cost analysis for many different types of projects, small and large, print and digital, to reduce costs and find efficiencieso Managed projects using traditional composition methods and XML-based workflowso Conferred regularly with author teams to help them prioritize multiple tasks and create realistic deadlines that would still keep the project on scheduleo Onboarded and mentored new hireso Created type code element surveys for relevant projects, and worked closely with Art Directors to ensure cover and interiors met the needs of the product team, the marketing team, the authors, and the compositors who would create the page proofso Managed the performance of vendors, from production services to accuracy checkers to supplements authorso Trained other members of production team and created technical presentationso Reviewed page proofs, coordinating corrections and ensuring corrections were implemented accurately

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed production/design team while also being responsible for book production and manufacturing at a technically-oriented automotive publishing company• Proofread book copy, marketing copy• Optimized images for printing, reducing pre-press costs and improving quality of printed books. • Designed book covers and jackets; designed page layouts and created page templates for new titles; prepared art-intensive castoffs for editorial review

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