Patrick Keithahn Email & Phone Number

I have almost sixteen years of publishing and corporate communications experience. Due to corporate management decisions, my division is being closed August 18, 2008, and I will be seeking employment at that time. During my years at Pearson, I have been a lead editor and editorial manager, and will leave behind many market-leading products and innovative development strategies. I look forward to joining a new company to continue my success in this field.Specialties: RFP development, all aspects of editorial product development, education, outsourcing, supervision of direct reports, budgeting, contracts, specifications/guidelines documentation, scheduling, project management, corporate communications, strategic planning, permissions, workflow management, quality control, QA testing, fact checking, and software/audio development

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  Supervising Editor

  Pearson

  Oct 1992 - Present

  • Supervised staff of six editors: initiated hiring and training, conducted performance reviews, provided staff development and mentoring, and ensured staff efficiency• Coordinated cross-functional development teams for middle school/high school textbooks in social studies and literature: managed budgets, provided editorial quality control, initiated requests for proposals and subsequent work-for-hire contracts to outsource, developed workflow processes (guidelines and specifications), worked with authors, and conducted scheduling• Participated in strategic planning/implementation of new products• Also served as Senior Editor, Associate Editor, and Assistant Editor for same company working on social studies, language arts, and math textbooks• Corporate communications experience as Editor-in-Chief of Footnotes 1994-2000 (monthly company newsletter; worked with CEO and company personnel to report company news)

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  Hamline University

  English And Sociology (Double Major)