About Me
BACKGROUND
Thirty years of scholarly publishing experience including product development, software design, content acquisition, international client management, organization building and business development.
In depth understanding of all aspects of the publishing process, particularly related to scientific journals and scholarly communications, professional textbooks, social media, educational programing, bibliographic database design and workflow systems development.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- A record of product development success, working in new and innovative ways within entrepreneurial organizations to create and bring to market new products and services.
- A history of building client relationships and managing expectations while delivering high value, mission-critical services to an international clientele.
- A reputation for building and leading an enthusiastic and results-oriented staff.
- A recognized leader in the scholarly publishing field, known for creating alliances across commercial, professional society and university press publishers, and for working with industry interest groups to create and promote standards for the greater good of scholarly communications.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Vice President, HighWire Press; 2021 - present
A member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Responsible for advancing HighWire’s product portfolio.
- Directs and integrates product innovation.
- Solicits new product ideas and new market opportunities.
Director of Product Management, Aries Systems Corporation; 2001 – 2020
Managed the design and rollout of the Editorial Manager (EM) and ProduXion Manager (PM) systems.
- Built and lead a team of systems analysts responsible for designing features and functions for the EM system.
- Helped define the strategic direction of Aries Systems, including new product ideas and new market opportunities.
- Involved in business development efforts and marketing activities, including presentations, sales pitches and RFP responses.
Publisher, HealthStream, Inc.; 1999 - 2001
Following the acquisition of SilverPlatter by HealthStream, continued designing CME products and services. Served as the Director of the Boston Office.
Publisher, SilverPlatter Education; 1993 – 1999
Responsible for defining the publishing direction and assisted in designing the software products used to deliver the educational content.
- Built an editorial team that included physician writers, librarians and educators, and launched one of the first online CME forums for medical professionals.
- Negotiated with and provided editorial guidance to physician authors and editors for continuing medical education programming.
- Worked with software designers, educational design experts, artists and animators on state-of-the-art interactive software products.
- Lead the organization through the accreditation process with the ACCME to successfully become an accredited CME provider.
Assistant Managing Editor, Circulation Research, American Heart Association; 1991 – 1993
Responsible for processing submitted manuscripts, working with editors to secure peer reviewers, compiling reviews and communicating editor decisions.
- Created administrative reports that measured reviewer and editor performance, workload, topic and regional distribution, etc.
- Designed an electronic tracking system using File Maker Pro to track the peer review process and to make it easier to check the status of manuscripts, run reports and manage the workflow.
Editorial Assistant, Mosby Year Book, Inc.; 1989 – 1991
Performed administrative tasks, such as: working with authors and contributors to meet deadlines; requesting permissions, conflict of interest statements and other copyright transfers; preparing manuscripts for transmission to production.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Chair: Manuscript Exchange Common Approach Standing Committee, 2020-present
Member: Audio and Video Metadata Working Group, 2020-present
Member: Peer Review Terminology Working Group, 2021-present
Chair: Manuscript Exchange Common Approach Working Group, 2018-2020
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Chair: Industry Advisory Board, 2021-present
Member: Industry Advisory Board Task Force, 2021
Editorial Board Member: Science Editor, 2018-2021
Treasurer: 2018-2020; Treasurer Elect: 2016-2018
Chair: Marketing Task Force 2013-2015
Member: Annual Meeting Program Committee since 2010; Chaired Committee in 2013
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)
Member: 2002-2020
Chair, SSP Website Task Force 2012
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM)
Consultant: Simultaneous and Duplicate Submission Working Group, 2020-present
Member: STEC Working Group on Image Alterations and Duplications, 2020 Participant: STM 2020 Research Data Year; 2019-2020
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE)
Member; Contributor to Editorial Office News; Member of the Industry Advisory Board; Chair of Asia Pacific Annual Meeting Committee
Open Access Scholarly Publisher Association (OASPA)
Advisor: 2020; OA Switchboard
FORCE11
Member: 2015-2022
SOCIAL NETWORKS
ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
I regularly contribute to CSE's Science Editor, ISMTE's Editorial Office News, and occasionally to other venues. Click below to access a list of articles and contributions.