karen winter

Editor for applied social sciences, including social policy, social work, as well as medical sociology and nursing.

Started as a publishing assistant and worked in various roles, including editorial assistant, production editor, journals manager and editor.

Publishing consultant specializing in implementation of new systems and processes, green publishing and efficiency. Freelance editor in social sciences, especially criminology, policing, social work and social theory, working on book restructuring, digital content repurposing.

Manager of the Commissioning team and member of senior management team, responsible for commissioning strategy, growth of the list and development of content repurposing. Also responsible for copyright and rights purchasing. Key to the development and implementation of a complex new database system. Leader of the 'green group', developing green publishing strategy and achieving silver and gold University of Bristol Green Impact Awards. Commissioning editor for childhood and youth, criminology and criminal justice, health, research methods, social theory and social work.

Acquisitions Editor in the Health Sciences division, Global Medicine, managing medical reference books and online resources in allergy, dermatology, gastroenterology, immunology and infectious diseases. Working with leading international experts, negotiating and motivating to achieve delivery of complex projects on time and to budget. Recruitment of editorial and administrative staff; mentoring of new editors in the division.

Administration and office management, including overseeing two administrators, creating and managing databases and creating the company website.

* As a senior manager in the Business Information Systems team, my role was to: * Map, analyse and improve processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste * Improve the use of software and data in the Taylor & Francis books business (HSS Marketing) * Manage and implement process improvement and software development projects, using Lean Six Sigma, Agile and other lean methodologies * Develop team strengths in this area * Network and liaise across the business to facilitate project implementation * Disseminate and roll out systems, including training and best practice guidance. * I managed the product data team, who are responsible for data quality in our core systems, flow between systems and exports (onix), quality control processes and improvement projects, reporting and data analysis. * I also project managed asset acquisitions, ensuring liaison between all departments, especially focusing on the effective transition of data into our systems within tight timeframes.

Managing quality assurance processes across the journals production department. Driving forward continuous improvement by managing, motivating and supporting production teams to achieve excellence in the delivery and execution of all products and services.

Leading process improvement and operational excellence across Taylor & Francis globally. Driving operational efficiency through a portfolio of strategic and ground-up projects and programs to deliver savings and opportunities for growth. Creating strategy, building frameworks, selecting methodologies and converting concepts to workable plans. Managing and coaching a high performing team. Nurturing cultural change towards improvement through training and creating structures for delivering and recognizing small gains. Building skills within Taylor & Francis in lean methodologies, specifically Lean Six Sigma.

Activities and Societies: Union Sports Officer; goalkeeper for the women's football team; regular contributor to the Union magazine 'Bacus'