HARSHAVARDHANAN U

• Spearhead quality performance monitoring across the teams and submitting the report to the management ensuring adherence to the high-quality standards.
• Actively participate in productivity and quality improvement plans and identify the root cause for any escalations and resolving the same.
• Lead cross-functional teams, collaborating with Sourcing, Marketing, Listing to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with R&D, marketing, and sales teams to create and execute effective product strategies.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Amazon account managers to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Lead the content team and design team responsible for a diverse range of products, ensuring quality and coherence in the design/content creation process

Handled and directed the entire project starting from receipt of manuscripts from the Publisher to dispatch of final files.
Analyzed the manuscript completely and getting with the services to be done like copy editing and indexing standard, art guideline, layout specification, proof reading and alerting respective teams.
Prepared the complete schedule, estimate for the book and adhering to it.
Communicated with people involved in the project such as Authors, Editors, Publishers and Production staff.
Dealt with queries from people involved in the project. Resolved problems as and when they arise.
Kept track of manuscripts through each phase of the production.
Followed-up and scheduled with respective departments to meet the print date.
Created rapport with the customers.
Weekly update on the current status of the project to the customers.
Collated Project Editor, Author, contributors and proof readers corrections.
Always ensuring the quality before dispatching the output files on time to the client, author etc.
Invoice generation / Billing.
Handled both Full project Management books and Project co-ordination.
Worked with Cambridge University Press and Elsevier for the clients from US, UK & Australia.

• Edited and proofread manuscript for books (STEM, Education, H&S) to ensure grammatical accuracy, clarity, and adherence to editorial guidelines.
• Worked closely with the copy editors and project managers to address queries and ensure accurate representation of the content.
• Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to enforce style guides, publishing standards, and title-specific guidelines.
• Adapted to and contribute to digital publishing platforms, ensuring content was suitable for online distribution.