JOSE MATHEW

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CAREER OBJECTIVES

Accomplished and articulate professional with over 18 years of experience in publishing, project management with strong communication and exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills seeking a suitable position in the organisation.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

As Editorial Manager at KW Publishers, oversaw editorial, design, productions and operations management in the publishing of about 60 new book titles in a year in addition to several monographs, papers, issue briefs and journals

Represented KW Publishers in various book fairs in India and Germany

For Dharana, provided consultancy and end to end project managements of books, brochures, catalogues along with production and supply logistics co-ordination along with Financial Accounting, MIS, Billing, Receivables and Credit Control

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Database Packages, Adobe PDF, In-design CS-6, Photoshop 7, Quark Express 5 and Corel Draw 11

CORE STRENGTHS

Multi-Project Management Documentation Management Operations Management Data Entry, Compilation and Database Management Financial Management and Reporting Budgeting and Forecasting Accounts Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lifemark Health Group, Toronto, ON, Canada Order Packer Oct 2018 – Dec 2018

Assist in generation of packing list and customer invoices along with labelling and packing of medical supplies

Entering records / data from source documents within time limits

Verify accuracy, compile and sort information to prepare source data for entry

Review data for deficiencies and errors, carry out corrections (where needed) and check output

Generate reports and perform backup operations with adherence to data integrity, confidentiality and security policies

KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India Editorial Manager Feb 2007 – Jul 2018

Reporting directly to the Publisher, the role involved overseeing the editorial, design, production and operations management

Actively supervised all phases of production from prepress to warehouse for approximately 60 new book titles per year in addition to several monographs, papers, issue briefs and journals

Established contact, developed and managed all clients and vendor relationships

Worked with finance on budgeting and forecasting for an in-depth product cost analysis

Supervised production aspects, including project management, photo research, liaising with editor, constantly coordinating and following up with core team, assigning pre-press vendors, scheduling prints till final delivery to warehouse / subscribers

Updating metadata files for print and epub files on Lightning Source website. Also, involved in issuing of ISBNs to books and epub files.

Complete co-ordination with the subscribers of journals, including managing the database, regular updates, renewals, invoicing, etc.

Represented the company on various book fairs in New Delhi, India and Frankfurt, Germany

Dharana, New Delhi, India Project Manager Sep 2002 – Jan 2007

Established contact with the client and understood the requirements for a given project. Provided initial consultancy, defined requirements, made proposals and managed the projects end-to-end. The projects included, books, brochures, catalogues, working manuals etc.

Collaborated with subject matter experts like designers and production team members while creating user manuals and process documentation notes in order to meet project specifications and requirements

Exchange of copyedited manuscript, pages, etc., between authors, editors, proofreaders and the client for review

Monitored project costs, tracking design and editorial changes

Actively engaged in Financial Accounting & MIS, Billing, Receivables and Credit Control

Co-ordination of production and supply logistics

Insert customer and account data by inputting text based and numerical information from source documents

Scan documents and print files, when needed

Keep information confidential

Comply with data integrity and security policies

Aureole Publishing Pvt Ltd, UP, India Manager – Operations Oct 2000 – Aug 2002

Interaction with international publishers on publishing requirements

Coordination of publishing & editorial packaging projects on turnkey basis including concept, research, content development, proofing, design/layout, typesetting, output check, bulk printing

Bank liaison for all domestic and international financial transactions

Inventory control and product distribution logistics

Dealing with vendors and service providers for negotiation of rates, quality control, etc.

Administrative responsibility for participation in marketing and media events such as The World Book Fair

Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India Accounts Executive Feb 2000 – Sep 2000

Generating invoices and sending payment reminders to Distributors

Stock checking and reconciliation

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, New Delhi, India Accounts Assistant Jan 1999 – Jan 2000

Checking expense reports of Medical Sales Reps, Area Sales Managers, District Managers, Sales Managers and Regional Managers

Supporting Accounts Department in general accounting works

EDUCATION

Certificate of Training in Microsoft Office 1997

Centre for Information Technology, New Delhi, India Jun 1999

Diploma in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management

National Council for Labor Management, Tamil Nadu, India May 1998

Senior Secondary School (Grade 12)

St Paul’s School, New Delhi, India Mar 1993

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