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New York, New York, United States

• Manage and serve as the strategic decision-maker for Advanced Placement, Social Studies programs to accurately identify, evaluate, and address existing and potential strategic and budgetary opportunities and barriers to optimize the health of the product portfolio.• Ensure that publication of all course products are timely to market, competitive, and creative, and meet financial and sales goals.• Serve as the primary contact for authors, content developers/advisors, and resource team members.• Recruit a diverse group of reviewers, thought leaders, faculty advisory boards, and key decision-makers and plan the development of products in the portfolio.• Research, plan, and execute the development and integration of multimedia-based teaching and learning resources to provide for a robust program.• Manage and serve as the key decision-maker for the financial P&Ls for digital products, franchises, and titles, and new product models working closely with development, production, finance, and others to control costs and ensure profitability.

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

• Managed and oversaw the peer review process, from submission to final editorial decision and export to production, for a portfolio of proprietary and society journals.• Reviewed journal workflows, identifying and implementing changes to improve efficiency.• Regularly briefed journal editors on journal progress, statistics, new services, change initiatives, ethical concerns, etc. • Established rapport with each editor-in-chief and grew to know their needs, future vision for the journal, how to handle growth, etc.• Presented on KPIs and growth strategies at editorial board meetings.• Collaborated with various Editorial and Production colleagues to identify solutions for any factors prohibiting journal growth and the rollout of target initiatives. • Oversaw performance of a team of Editorial Assistants as they conducted the core system work within electronic editorial office systems.• Prepared accurate, regular reports to provide journal progress and performance overviews for internal/external recipients.• Organized and hosted Peer Knowledge Share sessions for colleagues within business unit.•Contributed to DEIA and community engagement projects within business unit and the wider organization.

Hoboken, New Jersey

• Ensured success and overall satisfaction of digital products across an assigned territory of higher education, government, and corporate accounts.• Collaborated with sales reps, instructors, and department heads to determine the level of support needed to fully engage with their digital products, and responded accordingly.• Hosted virtual meetings to guide instructors through the process of setting up and utilizing their digital courseware. • Evaluated customer needs to ensure use of the appropriate digital products, in order to drive successful onboarding, digital access setup, orientation of the user experience, and preparation to manage student use.• Utilized reports and analyzed data to proactively make decisions about a particular territory, in pursuit of optimizing the user experience.

Hoboken, New Jersey

• Partnered with sales reps, senior project managers, potential and current authors/adopters, and department heads to plan the acquisition and development of custom higher education titles• Managed activities associated with product offering, author management, project scoping, determination of optimum pricing, development/approval of specifications, schedules, cost assessments, and project submission• Collaborated with authors/adopters and department heads to revise books with OP material• Reviewed frontlist/backlist lists, managing initial print runs and reprints, based on sales estimates and sales histories• Worked closely with various internal teams, including, but not limited to, Rights, Royalties, and Source Content, throughout the project lifecycle to provide a comprehensive integrated custom solution• Assessed feasibility of leads provided based on project specifications, clearance fees, and manufacturing costs• Worked with warehouse and bookstores to manage inventory and distribution needs• Reviewed original material, third party material, cover proofs, royalty requests, and final project proofs to ensure proper permissions and compliance with company policies and standards • Responded to rights reversions and royalty issues as they arose• Maintained project schedules and closely tracked project status, promptly working to mitigate any potential or unavoidable production delays and communicating any delays to all applicable parties•Addressed printing errors and fulfillment issues with manufacturing and warehouse teams• Analyzed inventory, rights, royalties, and pricing for existing titles based on custom reports and data for the specified territory

Greater Denver Area

• Planned and established strategic delivery routes to optimize profit, efficiency, and vendor/carrier relationships • Developed strategies to penetrate the freight market, creating greater profitability• Collaborated with sales team to identify opportunities for growth and expansion• Worked closely with vendors and distributors to ensure supply chain success• Built strong relationships with carriers to create more profitable freight movement• Identified the most profitable and efficient freight routes for delivery of Diesel Exhaust Fluid• Negotiated freight rates in order to create the most competitive advantage and profitability• Scheduled, coordinated, and managed LTL/TL freight pickups and deliveries from supplier base to customer locations nationwide

Greater Denver Area

Project Management• Managed logistics of multi-million-dollar hotel renovation projects• Routed various types of shipments ie. Small Package, LTL, FTL, Rail, Ocean• Maintained project budgets by negotiating freight rates and consolidating shipments• Ensured project deadlines were being met by promptly addressing logistical issues• Worked closely with vendors on product timelines and production issues• Reconciled carrier invoices and processed damage claimsPeople Management• Managed and oversaw daily operations of 8-10 project coordinators• Led weekly team meetings with direct reports• Evaluated individual coordinator performance and completed annual performance reviews• Established and implemented training programs and standard operating procedures• Assisted in the overall development and management of the expediting function• Collaborated with senior management to identify new opportunities for organizational growthVendor/Carrier Relations• Researched and added new carriers to diversify carrier base• Held quarterly business reviews to educate carriers on business processes and review performance• Addressed issues with sales reps. and internal freight team, acting as a liaison between both parties• Reviewed contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship• Coordinated launch of new carriers to the Freight team

Greater Denver Area

• Monitored hundreds of shipments each day and advised project managers on issues• Managed inventory for large scale roll-out projects• Maintained daily correspondence with carriers to ensure smooth freight movement

Greater Denver Area

• Coordinated medical system orders with international distributors and freight forwarders • Created international shipping documents, including CI’s and SLI’s

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed Executive Director's schedule• Arranged travel and accommodations for ED's engagements • Attended conferences on behalf of the organization• Finalized ED's presentations for local and national speaking engagements

Oswego, New York, United States

• Represented the OIEP office at school fairs, offering customized study abroad options to prospective students• Monitored student records for the completion of program requirements• Acted as the primary point of contact/liaison between program advisors and students• Provided support to multiple program advisors- managed phone calls, responded to inquiries, faxed documents, etc.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Coordinated a council meeting for residents with their local councilor• Assisted with audio/visual needs and logistics of the event • Marketed the event directly to borough residents • Facilitated a community revitalization project by actively engaging the public through in-person surveys

Master Of Arts - Ma

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba