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I am a Senior Technical Specialist with over 20 years of experience in educational production and design. I excel at coordinating print and digital projects, establishing typography, layout, and image composition standards, and preparing final files for production. I thrive in collaborative environments, managing multiple projects and ensuring timely delivery while maintaining strict quality and file organization guidelines.
I am passionate about delivering high-quality educational materials, leveraging Agile methodologies and rigorous quality control to optimize efficiency, consistency, and impact across both print and digital formats.
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Language
English
Fluent
Chinese
Intermediate
Work Experience
Senior Systems Technical Specialist at HMH Education Company
December 1, 2017 - PresentUtilized supported systems for print and digital HMH products. Collaborated with design teams on typography, layout, and image composition specification sheets. Prepared and organized final production files. Managed multiple projects and met deadlines. Maintained file organization, version control, workflows and guidelines.
Digital Production Specialist at IHRSA
July 1, 2017 - November 1, 2017For the company's website created images and text, developed and labeled, to optimize internet search engine optimization (SEO).
UAT Professional at HMH Education Company
May 1, 2015 - February 1, 2017User Acceptance Testing Professional for the HMH ecommerce department performing quality control and UAT for all deployments using Jira and Agile system for tracking the enhancements, bugs, and results. Smoke tested for possible errors and compiled reports detailing deployments.
Senior Technical Production Specialist at HMH Education Company
June 1, 2004 - September 1, 2011Created designs and templates to be utilized in educational textbooks for the K-12 school market. Oversaw multi-grade level production of materials. Created print-ready mechanicals. Ensured files meet guidelines, color standards, and production specifications.
Electronic Production Specialist at McDougal Littell Division
May 31, 2002 - April 30, 2004Oversaw multi-grade production of educational materials for the K-12 educational markets from prototypes, to templates, to printed books. Created artwork, templates, and specification sheets for production. Packaged and released files to printers and reviewed for accuracies.
PhD candidate at China Academy of Art
September 1, 2011 - March 31, 2015Mover to Hangzhou, China to obtain my PhD in Art Creation and Theoretical Research. Graduated in 06/2016.
Education
Ph.D. Art Creation and Theoretical Research at China Academy of Art
February 1, 2010 - June 1, 2016Master of Studio Art at New York University
June 1, 1995 - June 1, 1998Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University
September 1, 1980 - June 1, 1984Qualifications
Selected Essays of International Students of China Academy of Art
March 1, 2022 - March 24, 2026My dissertation was selected for inclusion in this prestigious collection.
Industry Experience
Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other
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