Expert Profile
Senior publishing and media executive with P&L accountability for content businesses with over $275M in annual revenues, $50M in annual operating income, and capital and expense budgets in excess of $175M. Entrepeneurial in creating two online start-ups in the education vertical, digital content creation, integration and distribution. Developed and implemented content creation and delivery strategy for $1. 5B global enterprise (Thomson). Developed the product concept for online archival publishing of microfilm assets, especially Proquest Historical Newspapers and Digital Vault Initiative. Created high growth product strategy at Ingram with iKids, a focus on childrens' fiction and non-fiction and print and digital files. Created the concept and business plan for Converzia at Ninestars, as well as the Displaytronics strategy and content licensing.
JP ***** Associates. Lebanon, TN. Consultant to publishing and media companies, as well as content creators, integrators, and distributors.
Ninestars Information Technologies, LTD, President of US Operations. Created new product/service offerings for BPO/KPO company. Developed strategy for "white label" eStore and eReader. Developed strategy and business plan for*****, a web delivered ebook conversion platform for book publishers.
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. BA in Philosophy. INSEAD, Thomson Corporation Leadership and CEO coursework.
Past member of Board of Directors of Association of American Publishers, Edward Brothers Printing Company, Inc., and Washtenaw County March of Dimes.
Have run several large online businesses, created several start up companies, licensed hundreds of thousands of titles for distribution as ebooks on Ninestars' eStore and eReader. Understand and have implemented end-to-end publishing technology workflows that are XML first in emphasis for output.