1997-2009 Gallagher, Hopkinton, MA

Independent production service for book and journal publishers and packagers. Clients: Brookside Press; Harvard Business Press; Harvard Education Press; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; National Consumer Law Center; Montefiore Press; Prentice-Hall; Elm Street Publications; Michael Bass Associates; Textbook Writers Associates.

1996-1997 Publication Services/WG, Inc., Boston, MA; General Manager

Four-color pre-press shop producing textbook pages and graphics, separations and negatives for book publishers. After selling Publication Services, Inc., managed production side of new business, including hiring and training of staff, project scheduling and pricing, client contact, and overseeing all phases of production. Clients: Blackwell Science; D.C. Heath; Houghton Mifflin; Jones and Bartlett; Little, Brown; Mosby Yearbook; W.C. Brown.

1986-1996 Publication Services, Inc. Boston, MA; Founder/President

Pre-press shop handling textbook production, including design, typesetting, graphics preparation, and page make-up; specialized in technical, math, and foreign-language books; implemented many computerized and automated production techniques. Founded business with partner to take advantage of developing production technologies. Managed all aspects of business: management and sales, hiring and training of staff, project scheduling and pricing, maintenance of client accounts, and production oversight. Purchased and integrated computer hardware and software into efficient production workflow. Clients: Blackwell Science; Butterworth-Heinemann; D.C. Heath; Heinle & Heinle; Houghton Mifflin; Jones and Bartlett; Little, Brown; Addison-Wesley; MIT Press; Textbook Writers Associates, Editorial Services of New England.

1967-1986 Anco/Boston, Inc., Boston, MA; Graphic Artist/Production Manager/Vice President

Production shop handling technical documentation, graphics and textbook production. Worked initially as graphic artist, producing tech illustrations and page make-up. As Supervisor: responsibilities for manuscript castoffs, book design, project management. As Department Head: staffing and training, project estimating and billing, client contact. As Vice President/Production, Board of Directors: maintenance of client accounts, equipment purchase and implementation, coordination of core staff and free-lance resources. Clients: D.C. Heath; Houghton Mifflin, Little, Brown; Scott, Foresman; Pitney Bowes; UPC Resources; Education for Management.