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Chamblee, Georgia, United States

Edit copy for print and online titles, including Road & Track and Car and Driver.

St. Clair Shores, Michigan

• Founded and manage consulting business that primarily develops content for web sites and print products. Services include project management, product development, research, writing, editing, and image creation and acquisition.• Editorial staff, Hearst Autos (Road & Track, Car and Driver), New York, NY• Automotive correspondent, Edmunds.com, Santa Monica, CA.• Freelance researcher and writer on automotive and other topics.

Santa Monica, Ca

Create, curate and update compelling consumer-facing Edmunds automotive content in a variety of formats, from short news stories to long consumer research articles.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Responsible for ensuring timely delivery of high-quality digital and print products for students and researchers; creating and tracking schedules and budgets; developing and meeting strategic objectives; coordinating activities with Marketing, Sales, Technology, Manufacturing, and other areas of a large, multinational corporation. Led team of 3 supervisors and total staff of 25 project managers.• Oversaw content development for hundreds of online, ebook, and print products for the… Show more Responsible for ensuring timely delivery of high-quality digital and print products for students and researchers; creating and tracking schedules and budgets; developing and meeting strategic objectives; coordinating activities with Marketing, Sales, Technology, Manufacturing, and other areas of a large, multinational corporation. Led team of 3 supervisors and total staff of 25 project managers.• Oversaw content development for hundreds of online, ebook, and print products for the school, and library markets.• Planned and managed multi-million-dollar project and operating-expense budgets.• Redesigned processes to reduce production schedules and save costs.• Devised, conducted, and analyzed annual customer-service survey; headed cross-functional team that engineered process and communication improvements based on results. Show less

Detroit, Mi, And Farmington Hills, Mi

Headed the St. James Press imprint, with responsibility for conceiving, building, and delivering products for the academic and professional markets in subject areas that included history, literature, art, business, film, architecture, and social science. Served as brand champion to internal and external customers and stakeholders. Built and led a team of 11 editorial professionals.• Conceptualized products, conducted market research (including surveys and customer site visits), assessed… Show more Headed the St. James Press imprint, with responsibility for conceiving, building, and delivering products for the academic and professional markets in subject areas that included history, literature, art, business, film, architecture, and social science. Served as brand champion to internal and external customers and stakeholders. Built and led a team of 11 editorial professionals.• Conceptualized products, conducted market research (including surveys and customer site visits), assessed competition, and presented business proposals to executives for buy-in.• Managed content transition from print to digital formats.• Worked closely with marketing team to develop market strategy, conference objectives, and sales plans. Handled presentations to sales staff in the U.S., the U.K., and Asia.• Conducted editorial analysis and future planning for a number of strategic and tactical acquisitions.• Managed transition of operations from other locations to the Michigan office. Improved processes for increased efficiency and profitability. Show less

B.S., Education, Concentration In English, Minor In Social Studies

Graduate Study At The Publishing Institute, School Information Science