Robin Baldwin, CAE

Leads the newly formed publications group that includes the CS periodicals, conference proceedings, and publishing integrity teams. Manages a professional staff team and oversees thousands of volunteers from around the world who produce and review content. Exercises operational and financial responsibility for editorial policies, strategies, objectives, volunteer support, and initiatives. Manages the strategies, tools, and editorial teams that support all CS publishing operations. Adept contracts negotiator and vendor manager. Manages local office facilities and operations.

Leads the periodicals program with a portfolio of more than 30 peer-reviewed magazines and journals. Manages a staff team and oversees nearly 1,000 volunteers from around the world who produce and review content. Exercises operational and financial responsibility for editorial policies, strategies, objectives, volunteer support, and initiatives. Manages the strategies, tools, and editorial teams that support magazines, transactions, and plagiarism/quality assurance, as well as facilitating the development of new digital editorial products, production tools, and business opportunities. Adept contracts negotiator and vendor manager. Manages local office facilities and operations.

Leads the publications program with a portfolio of more than 30 peer-reviewed magazines and journals. Manages a staff team and oversees nearly 1,000 volunteers from around the world who produce and review content. Exercises operational and financial responsibility for editorial policies, strategies, objectives, volunteer support, and initiatives. Manages the strategies, tools, and editorial teams that support magazines, transactions, and plagiarism/quality assurance, as well as facilitating the development of new digital editorial products, production tools, and business opportunities. Facilitated the move from print to digital publications and XML workflows to produce content more efficiently. Adept contracts negotiator and vendor manager.

Leads the Editorial Services team of staff and volunteers that produce 12 peer-reviewed magazines covering computing topics such as software development, security and privacy, pervasive computing, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, microprocessors, information technology, Internet technologies, multimedia, and the history of computing.

Supported Senior Manager by preparing budgets, monitoring financial results of each magazine, assessing staffing allocations for each team, analyzing vendors for digital editions, preparing presentations, and drafting reports and project proposals. Served as Editorial Services’ liaison to other departments. Expanded outsourced magazine program to a total of eight magazines. Managed five magazines and editorial boards. Consolidated all optional magazine freelance assignments into the Business Operations team. Established standard rates for freelance editing and cover artwork. Managed a staff with a variety of responsibilities in editorial, news, production, and business operations.

Managed five magazines: IEEE MultiMedia, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE Micro, and IEEE Design & Test. Managed a small team of editors and one magazine assistant. In 2007, outsourced Micro, Annals, and D&T by recruiting freelance managing editors to edit and plan each issue with EICs. Managed the chosen offsite production vendor. Established page and financial budgets for each magazine and ensured they were met. Worked with editors in chief to help strengthen their magazines through topic coverage, board management, and expense management.

Supervised production of IEEE MultiMedia. Wrote the news department and multimedia news applications stories for each issue. Directed freelance writers and editors. Managed columnists for IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications and edited articles. Attended conferences and acquired content for both magazines. Updated Web pages for work group.

Edited technical articles for structure, clarity, and conformance to IEEE Computer Society Style guidelines. Wrote news, new products, and computer artist profile articles. Attended conferences to obtain article leads and acquired department articles.

Managed general office, acted as human resources representative, and supervised receptionist. Planned annual editorial workshop, scheduled training classes for staff, and tracked the performance appraisal process. Coordinated recruitment of new staff members with management team.

Edited and updated company procedures, contracts, leases, and all business correspondence. Provided administrative support for multicompany management team. Supervised part-time/temporary employees and coordinated their work schedules.

Proofread copy on all product packaging and company literature. Wrote proposals and a script for an instructional video. Developed and managed national in-store product demonstration program.