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Encyclopædia Britannica (1988–1998)
International publisher of print, CD-ROM, and online reference products.
I served in a number of roles over nine-and-a-half years with Britannica.
Director of Product Development (1995–1998)
- Served as liaison between the company's Advanced Technology Group and all marketing, editorial,
and production work on Britannica Online, Britannica CD, and single-subject CD-ROMs.
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Managed all scheduling
of Britannica Online and Britannica CD.
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Spearheaded partnership
strategies for Internet publishing, including bundling deals with hardware
manufacturers and Internet service providers, and co-publishing deals with
other content providers.
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Created initial marketing plans for the Britannica
Internet Guide, an authoritative directory of Web sites compiled
by Britannica's editors—a project that later evolved into
Britannica.com.
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Negotiated contracts
with numerous software companies, including Microsoft, Netscape, Apple,
and Earthlink Network for Britannica CD, and AltaVista for the Britannica
Internet Guide.
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Established specifications
for CD-ROM-to-online connections for registration and product updates.
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Managed a joint
venture with VTech Inc. on a series of children's CD-ROMs.
Project Manager (1993–1995)
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Directed much of
the initial development of Britannica Online, including design,
functionality, data preparation, quality assurance, and the writing of
help and demos.
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Designed initial
subscription systems for consumer access to Britannica Online.
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Organized production
efforts to spin off the Britannica Online database into Britannica
CD.
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Assisted marketing
department in promotions at Internet and educational trade shows.
Associate Editor, Compton's
Multimedia Encyclopedia (1990–1993)
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Directed the transition of all textual and graphical content from print to CD-ROM on electronic versions of Compton's Encyclopedia.
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Defined technical
and staff requirements for a unified publishing system for simultaneous
print and electronic editing (later used in electronic versions of Encyclopædia
Britannica).
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Managed editorial
and design work on extensive historical timelines, an electronic atlas,
and other encyclopedia features.
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Worked with outside
developers on the creation of Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia
for the Philips CD-I player and Compton's Concise Encyclopedia for
the Sony Data Discman.
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Edited all documentation
accompanying Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia and its spin-offs.
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Provided competitive
analysis to executive management on the CD-ROM encyclopedia business.
Assistant Editor, Great Books of the Western World (1988–1990)
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Wrote, edited, and
compiled quotations for writer/philosopher Mortimer J. Adler on the revision
of 102 Great Idea essays for preliminary volumes of a multi-volume
set of classic world literature, philosophy, science, and social science.
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Worked with project
director in all phases of editorial production.
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Worked with Sales Promotion staff to position product to existing and prospective
Britannica customers.
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