Marie Claire Cebrian-Ume

*** ******** ******* *****, ** 07083

Phone 908-***-**** Cell 201-***-****

E-mail acgaie@r.postjobfree.com

To work in a challenging and stimulating environment with opportunity to use

Objective my current experience and to enrich my knowledge and enhance my experience.

To contribute towards the achievement of organizational objective by

applying

my professional skills.

Professional

Goal-driven professional with years of significant, progressive

Profile manufacturing experience and expertise that

includes ability to cultivate strong business relationships, make real-time

decisions, and resolve issues in a way that propels innovation and growth.

Proven performer who is adept at working independently with minimal

supervision, as well as contributing and collaborating as productive team

member.

Highly effective verbal and written communicator who is fluent in both

English and Spanish.

Energetic, competitive achiever who can inspire and motivate team members,

successfully manage multiple priorities,

and perform under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Detail-oriented professional manager, directing operations and activities

Professional within production area - employs strong organizational skills, leadership

Experience and thorough knowledge regarding many aspects of the production process to

achieve organization goals: cost-savings, product quality, labor efficiency,

timely delivery and safety.

October 2006 - April 2014 HarperCollins Publishers

New York, NY

Manager, Production Department

Vendor/customer liaison with conversion house, project manager and designer

Prepare operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to

ensure production and quality of products

meets specifications

Initiate and maintain relationship with members of the prepress and printing

industries (domestic/overseas),

and with all other material supplier, in order to obtain best rates,

schedules, and quality of materials and processes

Responsible for the manufacturing of a wide variety of juvenile book formats

and novelty books with add-on

components

Interdepartmental liaison on all phases of production to determine

scheduling, production values, costs and other

like variables

Manage project budget, trafficking/ reviewing outgoing and incoming

materials and oversee press checks.

Ensure product compliance with testing labs.

Supervise/mentor staff members with their projects/questions.

Act as a back up and assist Director on an as needed basis.

Maintain a detailed production status report.

Manage digital workflow of e-book conversion

May 2000 - October 2006 Penguin Group

New York, NY

Manager, Mass Merchandise

Responsible for the manufacturing of a wide variety of novelty juvenile book

formats and add-on components

including vendor sourcing and selection, price negotiations and final

quality control.

Manage project budget, trafficking/ reviewing outgoing and incoming

materials and oversee press checks.

Ensure product compliance with testing labs.

Vendor liaison, domestic/overseas and interdepartmental liaison on all

phases of production, from manuscript

transmittal to bound books.

Supervise/mentor staff members with their projects/questions.

Act as a back up to Director on an as needed basis.

Maintain all projects in SAP system including ECP's and Purchase orders.

Maintain a detailed production status report.

1993 - May 2000 Orchard Books

New York, NY

Production Manager

Coordinated all aspects of production, from color separation, supervised

color corrections of proofs and printing/manufacturing. Handled on site

press checks.

Estimated and tracked production of all book reprints.

Generated production report, approved bills, prepared budget; maintained

purchase order system for the department.

Obtained competitive bids and estimated costs for typesetting, prep,

printing, and binding.

Scheduled all phases of production with outside suppliers and internal

departments for approximately 62 titles per year, from manuscript

transmittal to bound books.

Kept track of all imports, coordinated the in-flow of proofs, blues, f&g's

and bound books to ensure compliance with time schedule, and also function

as liaison to various publishers in and outside of the United States.

Supervisor of one in-house assistant.

1987 - 1993 Chelsea House

New York, NY

Production Coordinator

Prepared and updated production reports.

Proofread blues, matchprints, and scatters.

Communicated with separators, printers, and typesetters.

Trafficked materials to different departments.

Corrected manuscripts on Ventura program.

Prepared forms for the Library of Congress and Books in Print.

Managed book series along with freelance designers; coordinated all aspects

of editorial and production

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