Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance

Michelle Lois Bradley

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Thrives on deadline-oriented pace, often beating targets and exceeding expectations. Passion for bringing concepts and products to life. COMPUTER SKILLS Mac and PC. Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access). Parallels Virtual Machine (Mac). Design: Adobe Creative Suite CS6 and CC, (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver). Pages. Quark. Microsoft SharePoint. Basic website design, creation, and maintenance skills (CSS styles, HTML). Proprietary style formats (Ovid/Aria, HCML). File Conversion: Can create various ePub file formats (ePub, Kindle, PDF). File conversions include JPEG, PSD, INDD, TIFF, EPS, PS, and PDF.

Publishing: Content Management Systems (CMS), Digital Asset Management (DAM), proprietary HarperCollins’ ETM Tracker

(Microsoft Access), proprietary routing system (RSuite, HarperCollins), Title Management System (TMS): Ingram Publishing Services. Design and production for print and ebooks. ISBN, LOC and Copyright process. EXPERIENCE Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Quality Assurance The Hibbert Group, Trenton, NJ Feb 2018 – Present Monitor temperature and humidity, housekeeping, pest control, and preventive maintenance. Review training records, procedures, and forms. Update procedures and forms, and facilitates training as necessary. Digital Content Specialist (Print), Client Services The Hibbert Group, Trenton, NJ Nov 2016 – Feb 2018 Verified materials, layout, and design of print jobs; coordinated production schedules and delivery timeframes; reviewed electronic files, set up printing parameters, provided production instructions for manufacturing. Provided quality control for color and content prior to printing. Managed overall print plans for multiple clients. Created spreadsheets to manage schedules and communicate to clients. Associate, Content Management HarperCollins Publishers, South Brunswick, NJ Jan 2014 – Oct 2016 Managed and created print and epub products; paged books; input typographic/typesetting changes; coordinated with production. Updated templates to accommodate new proprietary style format; trained my department and others on new format. Created and maintained Best Practices documents, updated existing/outdated instructions; trained my department on changes/updates. Print Project Coordinator Document Solutions Group, Inc., Oaks, PA Nov 2012 – Oct 2013 Verified materials, layout, and design of print jobs; coordinated production schedules and delivery timeframes; reviewed electronic files and converted formats, set up printing parameters, provided production instructions for manufacturing. Provided quality control for color and content prior to printing and shipment. Production Artist/Project Manager Bosha Design +Communications, Drexel Hill, PA June 2012 – Nov 2012 Created/maintained status reports for all major clients; wrote and responded to RFPs; kept track of project statuses, pre-press and production schedules for client projects (banners, catalogs, signs, business cards, advertising). Used SharePoint, Wix, Squarespace and others to create and maintain multiple external customer web sites. Maintained consistent style through all jobs and processes. PART TIME CONSULTING Freelance Designer/Corrections Manager Brookings Institution Press, Washington DC May 2015 – Sept 2015 Designed print products; paged books; input typographic/typesetting changes for production. Freelance Catalog Designer and Database Manager Caslon Consulting, Philadelphia, PA Nov 2012 – Aug 2013 Redesigned and formatted foreign catalogs for US market, creating new system from the ground up. Managed 100+ thumbnail images to ensure proper placement. Updated databases to reflect changes and inconsistencies. Designer/Production Coordinator/Owner Preserve Family Histories, Ardmore, PA Sept 2011 – Present Record and publish family histories and memoirs; photo scanning and re-mastering; book design and creation. INTERNSHIPS Production Artist/Content Manager Rosemont College, College Relations, Bryn Mawr, PA Sept 2011 – April 2012 Collected and interviewed department contacts, interviewed and photographed students, edited photos for marketing materials. Database Manager, International Publishing Program Caslon Consulting, Philadelphia, PA June 2011 – Sept 2011 Managed process to ensure the correct regional ISBN was applied and used, sent ISBNs to LOC for Copyright process. Production Intern Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA Jan 2011 – April 2011 Converted files to PDF and prepared books for Amazon’s “Search Inside the Book” Program. Managed colors/fonts for various print and online formats. Updated files for reprint. Managed quality control. EDUCATION Rosemont College, Bryn Mawr, PA May 2012

Master of Arts in Publishing: focus on Design and Production Emerson College, Boston, MA December 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Writing, Literature, and Publishing: focus on Publishing Minors in Leadership/Management and Ethics/Philosophy Earned Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2 1/2 years.