Sales Development

MADALYN R. STONE

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New York, NY 10017

Mobile: 917-***-****; Work: 212-***-****

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EMPLOYMENT

Jan. 2000 AMSCO School Publications, Inc.

Nov. 2012 Director of Science Publications

• Responsible for researching, planning, and developing instructional materials in science from concept to published product, and in accordance with changing educational standards. “My skilled professional leadership has produced a blossoming of the Science Department and its product line.” (Henry Brun, President.)

• Responsible for the management of 2 in-house editors, as well as editing projects.

• Hire authors and draw up their contracts. Hire and supervise freelancers and draw up their contracts. Maintain budgets and schedules.

• Create promotional materials and assist sales force by presenting at meetings.

• Attend professional meetings (NSTA, STANYS, SCONYC) and present at workshops.

Sept. 1998 IDG Books

Dec. 2000 Editorial Manager

• Responsible for the hiring, evaluation, and management of an in-house staff of 10 employees.

• Responsible for the administration and timely publication of the Programming Computer list, approximately 60-80 titles per year.

• Hire and supervise freelancers as appropriate. Draw up freelance contracts and establish and maintain freelance budgets and schedules according to those contracts.

March 1998 AVSC International

Aug. 1998 Technical Medical Writer/Editor

• Temporary assignment developing minilaparotomy curriculum materials. Edited/wrote postabortion care journal articles and developed a PAC information sheet.

Nov. 1997

March 1998 Freelance Developmental Editor for various publishers.

June 1994 John Wiley & Sons, College Division

Nov. 1997 Senior Development Editor

• Responsible for the development of 3-6 titles per year.

• Hire and supervise freelancers as appropriate. Draw up freelance contracts and establish and maintain freelance budgets and schedules according to those contracts.

• Supervise junior personnel.

Aug. 1985 Macmillan Publishers, College Division

May 1994 Assistant Vice-President--Development

Promotion Acquired additional department-wide responsibilities.

• Attend planning meetings for National Sales Meeting.

• Attend executive “brain-storming” meetings on improving procedures and systems for the college division.

• Attend a “Management Effectiveness Training” Seminar.

Executive Editor, Development

• Responsible for the hiring, evaluation, and management of an in-house staff of 10 employees.

• Responsible for the in-house development of 8-10 titles per year.

• Responsible for managing up to 11 freelance projects per year.

• Personally developed 1-2 titles per year.

Senior Development Editor

• Responsible for the development of 2 titles per year.

• Train assistant editors.

Development Editor

• Responsible for the full development of 2 titles per year.

• Attend a sales training seminar.

• Made sales call that resulted in a 400 copy adoption of a general chemistry text.

Oct. 1984 Warren Gorham & Lamont

Aug. 1985 Development Editor of law, real estate, tax, accounting, and banking professional books.

Aug. 1980 Prentice-Hall College Division

Sept. 1984 Development Editor; edited an introductory computer college text that sold 60,000 copies in its first edition.

EDUCATION: SUNY at Albany: BA in English, Secondary School Provisional Certificate, 3.3 GPA

Bronx HS of Science; winner of NY State Regents Scholarship

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