Manager Project

Rhonda Aversa

**-** ******** *****, **** Lawn, NJ 07410

************@*****.*** • 201-***-****

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• Managed content, schedules, budgets, and various teams, driving full life cycle technology product from inception to completion • Led cross functional teams of 20+ employees, in addition to selecting, and managing outsourced vendors • Created and implemented internal systems, materials, and forms for organizational and team reporting

• Led multiple assignments for principal revenue generating products remaining on schedule and under budget • Drove mulitple teams resulting in highly motivated, focused and cohesive staff working at peak productivity • Successfully delivered weekly and monthly reports • Planned and ran team meetings, gaining buy-in from entire team • Conceptualized, created, and delivered products targeted to specified market • As a valued employee was retained throughout 6 reorganizations during a 12 year timeframe

• Successfully motivated and worked with teams of “Millenials through Boomers” creating a united and productive work environment • Built department from 1 to 8 employees including selecting, hiring, training and mentoring staff • Adept at negotiating contracts with vendors that positively impacted the bottom line Personal Expertise

Organization • Content Development • Content and Project Management • Budgeting • Scheduling • Excellent Interpersonal Skills • Self-Driven • Disciplined • Problem Solver • Motivated • Determined • Team and Vendor Communication Skills • Negotiations • Conflict resolution • Flexibility • Mentor/Trainer • Content Stategy • Word Processing • Editing • Fact Checking • Digital Media • eBooks • Academic and Online Publishing • Web Content • Spreadsheets • Design • Proofreading • Copy Editing • Interviewing skills

• Client Services • Thinks outside the box • Creativity • Consistent • Transferable skills Corporate Experience

SPi Global - Fair Lawn, NJ - March 2016-August 2017 • International, multi-media publishing vendor that caters to publishing companies. Editorial Project Manager responsible for the integration of content for all phases of book and media delivery. Responsibilities also included budgeting, scheduling and stakeholder consanguinity. Pearson Education - Hoboken, NJ - November 2002-April 2015 Global, multi-media publishing company catering to educational material. Senior Project Manager responsible for the completion of content for books, web sites, online media, and digital products. Responsibilities also included budgeting, scheduling and vendor relations. Barton Publishing, LLC - Fair Lawn, NJ - May 2000-October 2002 • Community newspaper. Production Director/Office Manager; Responsibilities included composition and page layout of monthly publications, coordinated and designed advertising, vendor and customer support, accounts recievable and payable CSK Publishing Co., Inc. - Saddle Brook, NJ - May 1989-April 1997 • Magazine publishing company Production Director Heading up a 6 person production department. Hired, trained, mentored production staff. Outside vendor selections and management based on pricing, turnaround times, and capacity. Additional responsibilities included page layout, scheduling, advertisement placement, budgeting. Technical Skills and Trainings

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite as well as knowledge of Adobe Acrobat. Experience with Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator

Education

Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

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