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.

Theodore Cantrell

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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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 - Present
Utilized 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, 2017
For 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, 2017
User 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, 2011
Created 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, 2004
Oversaw 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, 2015
Mover 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, 2016
Master of Studio Art at New York University
June 1, 1995 - June 1, 1998
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University
September 1, 1980 - June 1, 1984

Qualifications

Selected Essays of International Students of China Academy of Art
March 1, 2022 - March 24, 2026
My dissertation was selected for inclusion in this prestigious collection.

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other