ROBERT NONNEMACHER 6728 Nantucket Court Gurnee IL 60031 847.648.1011 / 847.855.0161 rn17c384c@we stpost.

net PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Experienced Production Coordinator with a proven track record developing product ion plans and implementing solutions in fast-paced creative environments. Highly skilled at effectively creating and executing schedules, workflows and tracking systems ensuring completion of printed products on time and within budget. Recognized as having excellent business and production knowledge. Able to engage people and motivate on project teams. A creative and divergent thinker with spe cialties in: Large-Scale Project Management Team Leadership Workflow Coordination Budget Management Production Scheduling Key Account Management Vendor Relationships Art Coordination Purchasing Illustrating PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PEARSON EDUCATION-Scott Foresman, Glenview, IL 1993 to 2010 Pearson is the worlds leading education company, providing educational materials , technologies, assessments and related services to teachers and students of all ages worldwide. Production Specialist/Production Coordinator (20072010) Led product planning, facilitated workflow discussions, created benchmark schedu les, participated in status tracking and reporting, supported resource allocatio n efforts and participated in issue resolution for all products. 2011 Texas Teacher Edition Successfully led Design, Editorial and outside production vendors to produce coh esive multi-grade level 2011 Texas Teacher Editions by: Formulating a system that allows vendors to learn from the each other's questio ns, mistakes and discoveries by establishing consistent lines of communication for vendors, D esign, Editorial and Production teams. Monitoring prototypes and template issues between Design and template builder. Providing guidance to teams in problem solving grade-specific issues. Developing and monitoring schedules and status reports to maximize aggressive s chedules and budgetary goals. 2010 Reading California Teacher Edition Produced a cohesive product line and advanced the production process without com plete prototypes and templates by: Streamlining issue resolutions to the production vendors with Word documents co ntaining questions/solutions. Incorporating a system that provided manuscript by page-type rather than units

or chapters. This produced single-page prototypes and allowed page building to move forward. 2010 Reading California Teachers Edition Welcome Books Achieved aggressive scheduling goals. The Welcome Books had the same bound-bookdates as the TE's, but could not be written until TE pages were finalized. Goals were actualized by: Formulating a plan to flow written manuscript to page builders. Securing approvals of ongoing prototyping process. Delivering daily updated pagination logs to comp vendors as the books were writ ten. Collaborating with Manufacturing to secure reasonable bound book dates. Implementing a soft proofing stage for the last two weeks of the project. Production Coordinator II (2002 to 2007) Facilitated workflow discussions, created benchmark schedules, participated in s tatus tracking and reporting. Supported resource allocation and participated in issue resolution for all assigned products. Played a key role in assuring on-tim e, on-budget delivery of products. Coordinated over 35,000 pages for multiple product lines including: Reading TE, copyrights 2007, 2008, 2009 TEACHERS EDITION - 2008 Teacher Editions (7380 pgs) Coordinated with Editorial the organization o f the final PDF proofs, 1st printing. Arranged with the Manufacturing delivery o f additional book blocks to Editorial for the reprint process. Reconciled printe r prep invoices. - 2007 Teacher Editions (6624 pages) Coordinated with Editorial the organization of the final PDF proofs, 1st printing, by scheduling, writing workflows, tracki ng page stages, SF/vendor liaison and reconciling printer prep invoices. Develop ed schedules and workflows of the second-cycle reprints. Assisted the manager i n overseeing product assignments and coordination of team inter-departmental eff orts. - 2009 Reading Copyright Update/FL Established priorities, revised schedules and workflows to accommodate inside and outside participants for grade 2 using Exce l-based logging system. CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS 2007, 2008 Reading Customized (1772 pgs) - Coordinated TE tabs for 3 states encompassing 1236 pages - Coordinated 16 customized TE covers, 650 state unit covers - Provided consultation to Reading Production Coordinators ANCILLARIES - Coordinated Reading 2007 Kindergarten Review, Welcome to Kindergarten, Welcome to First Grade, Alphabet Cards, Picture Cards, Decodable Readers, Strategic Int ervention Decodable Readers, Take-Home Decodable Reader, Vocabulary Transparenci es, Skill Transparencies, Grammar Writing Handbook TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS - Managed all Reading 07 Technology products, including: Audio Text Booklets, Re ading TAPS - Managed all Reading 04 Technology products, including: Fluency Coach Network E dition, Fluency Coach Stand Alone Version, Reading TAPS, Family Times Online, Re ading Lesson Lab COVERS - Developed schedules, worked with outside vendor and Design Manager to monitor cover approval process for Reading 2008 Customized Covers. Coordinated 14 custom

ized TE covers, 568 state unit covers, Reading 2007 Customized Covers. Coordinat ed 2 customized TE covers, 82 state unit covers, Reading 2007 Student Edition, T eachers Edition, Student Edition, Teachers Edition (National, North Carolina, Ke ntucky and Idaho). NIMAS FILES - Supervised creation of SE NIMAS files for six programs. Located and acquired e xisting titles for scanning. Solicited estimates from overseas vendors compile c ost worksheets for future projects. Image Coordinator-Design Department (1993 to 2002) As Pearsons first Image Coordinator I coordinated large art programs, acting as liaison for in-house Production and Editorial teams and outside vendors. Develop ed schedules under high pressure/multi-deadline atmosphere. Scott Foresman Social Studies (1000+ maps) Developed procedures, acted as liaison for Design, Editorial and MapQuest, track ed editorial/design stages for map creation and review, monitored map budget for English and Spanish versions for: - Grades-1-6, 4TX, 4IN, 4VA, 4NY, Workbooks (all grades), Outline maps, Student Atlas, Big Book Atlas maps - Provided sound design direction in taking over design responsibilities on the Western Hemisphere section of grade 5 when the original designer left the compan y. - Reading 2000, California Math, Paso a Paso. - Acted as Image Coordinator, Designer and Production Coordinator for Beginning Dictionary and Intermediate Dictionary projects. Rethought conventional workflow s under budgetary constraints and implemented time saving procedures. Tracked al l phases of over 2000 images. Reviewed and provided solutions to Editorial team. Chief liaison to outside design/production firms. Directed info-spreads, chapte r openers, special features and FM/EM, including art directing. Supervised the d esign and art management of outside design firm. Developed production schedule i n coordination with all departments. Innovations - Developed prototype for the present day Image Tracker Database. Trained all ar t coordinators and design staff for inaugural implementation for Math 98. (July 1996) THE QUARASAN GROUP, INC., Chicago, IL 1983 to 1993 Quarasan is a full service conceptual developer of content for publishers of edu cational materials and products, including all disciplines within the Pre-K16 ma rket, includes: Reading, Language Arts, Spelling, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, ESL/Foreign Language, Intervention, and Assessment. Project Coordinator Key contact with Editorial and Manufacturing and outside des ign/production companies. Coordinated project preparation of schedules and timel ines within the project development teams. - English Textbook Series: Coordinated the incorporation of over 3900 photos and illustrations into the page layout of an English textbook series, grades 6-12. (6000+ pages) Responsibilities included budgetary decisions, organizing resource s to assure schedules were met, tracking and logging of each individual piece of art, and staff supervision. Ensure innovative use of art and photography while maintaining the integrity of the design, subject matter and curriculum. Responsibilities varied from project to project and included: Production Coordin ator, Designer, Page Builder, Image Coordinator, Sales, and Illustrator.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Illustration 1983-2010 Produced numerous illustrations for a variety of Publishers. Honors - Artwork selected for the Lake County Discovery Museum International Ju ried Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition 2005. EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, Art/Graphic Design, Winona State University, Winona MN, 1982