Lav Kush Kumar
Project Manager @ Academian Inc
About
Publishing professional with a decade of hands-on experience in the publishing industry. Skilled in team leadership, strategic planning, and client communication. Proficient in overseeing all stages of the publication process, from manuscript to final product, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to quality. Managing editorial workflows, collaborating with authors and designers, and ensuring timely delivery of projects. Managed the production process for a diverse range of publications, including books, journals, and digital content, from manuscript submission to final print/digital release. 🛠️Skill & Expertise: - Project management (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) - Team leadership and collaboration - Project planning and scheduling - Risk management and mitigation - Budgeting and cost control - Stakeholder management - Process improvement and optimization - Negotiation & Conflict Resolution - Incident & Crisis Management - Vendor and Freelancer Sourcing 📋🔧 🌍 Collaborations & Growth: I am passionate about building relationships and connecting with professionals who value detail-oriented project management and strategic execution. Feel free to connect if you're interested in collaborative growth, efficient project management, or just sharing industry insights! 🤝🌟 🤝Let's connect:* If you're looking for a dedicated and results-driven project manager to help drive your business forward, let's connect and explore how we can work together to achieve success! You can reach out to me via Phone call & Email both. ☎️- +91 8800455876 📧- lavkuskumar@gmail.com I'm looking forward to exploring new opportunities and challenges! 📞
India
Chennai
Information Technology & Services
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies, Kanban, Stakeholder Management, Cost/schedule Management, Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Resource Management, Project Performance, Project Charter, Generative AI, Digital Printing, Content Development, Edtech, Digital Production, Digital Publishing, Attention to Detail, Establishing Priorities, Organization Skills, Communication
Experience

Sr. Project Manager- Print/ Digital Publishing
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Managed the end-to-end Print/Digital project management for the world leading Book publishers like Pearson Education, Cambridge University Press. Coordinated and liaised with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders—including Authors, Content Managers, Copy Editors, Proofreaders, XML/HTML Developers, Graphics team, typesetting team, Rights & Permissions, and Accessibility Teams—to ensure Quality & on-time project delivery. Orchestrated internal and external launch meetings, bridging communication gaps between clients and the production team to clarify job related queries, resolve issues, and establish final project workflows. Governed project tracking and reporting, consistently preparing and presenting comprehensive status reports and hosting calls with U.S./UK clients to ensure transparency and alignment throughout the production cycle. Served as the Primary Point of Contact (POC), effectively managing and resolving all day-to-day client queries to foster strong, continuous partnership. Tracking expenditures, forecasting costs, comparing actuals vs. estimates, and ensuring the project remains within financial constraints. Created clear, accurate, and insightful reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate project status, risk register, and findings to Account managers, PMO and stakeholders. Achievements: My contributions and successful management of stakeholders were recognized by being named in over five+ CUP books. Link: https://surli.cc/yffjuh

Project Manager- Digital Transformation
India
•Compiling project status reports, creating sprints, coordinating project schedules, managing project meetings, conductng daily standups, sprint planning, sprint review • Ensured that decisions were taken by the right people, based on the right information including audits or peer reviews, developed project and program structures and ensured accountability at all evels • Coordinated project activities and ensured all project phases were documented appropriately with project clients, and Stakeholders • Capable of reviewing all project scope and Performance documents including those performed by third parties under contract for submission to the management • Monitored project progress continuously and made detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverable. • Understanding of new applications and. reengineering the existing applications • Prepared Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) and defining project plans • Skilled at handling multiple projects, Specifications, Analysis, Resource Allocation, Requirements Definition, Time Boxing, Negotiation, Presentations, and Demonstrations for execution of projects. . Knowledge and hands-on experience of various Agile and waterfall project Management tools like Jira, Asana, Trello etc.

Sr. Project Lead- Digital Publishing
India
Managed the end-to-end Print/Digital project management for the world leading Book publishers like Pearson Education, Cambridge University Press. Coordinated and liaised with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders—including Authors, Content Managers, Copy Editors, Proofreaders, XML/HTML Developers, Graphics team, typesetting team, Rights & Permissions, and Accessibility Teams—to ensure Quality & on-time project delivery. Orchestrated internal and external launch meetings, bridging communication gaps between clients and the production team to clarify job related queries, resolve issues, and establish final project workflows. Governed project tracking and reporting, consistently preparing and presenting comprehensive status reports and hosting calls with U.S./UK clients to ensure transparency and alignment throughout the production cycle. Served as the Primary Point of Contact (POC), effectively managing and resolving all day-to-day client queries to foster strong, continuous partnership. Tracking expenditures, forecasting costs, comparing actuals vs. estimates, and ensuring the project remains within financial constraints. Created clear, accurate, and insightful reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate project status, risk register, and findings to Account managers, PMO and stakeholders. Achieved recognition for successful management of stakeholders and contributions to over 10 Pearson Education Books(Criminal Justice Series written by Frank Schmalleger).

Network Architect
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Planing and maintainance. . Network domain programming and project development. . Maintain the project development work flow and work under the due date. . Initial analysis and client maintenance and development.
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