Becca R. Groves
Greater Asheville
Summary
Flexible, detail-oriented, and adaptive team player with expertise in communication, emotional intelligence, complex planning, project facilitation, prioritization, documentation management, and adaptive problem-solving. Articulate, organized, intuitive, ethical, genuine, and able to pivot.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Integra
02.2024 - Current
- Expert organizational skills, flexible prioritization, attention to detail, effective stakeholder and shareholder communications, concise documentation and reporting, engaging meeting facilitation, and thoughtful problem-solving.
- Prepare reports, presentations, meeting agendas, summaries, and other documents as needed by the executive team.
- Accountable management of multiple complex publishing projects, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures throughout the life cycle of each project.
- Produced and distributed concise communications to internal teams, stakeholders, and shareholders.
- Managed communication between departments to streamline operations.
- Prepared and submitted expenses, managed contracts, invoices, purchase orders, developed and maintained corporate documentation, and handled employee and vendor administration.
Contract Project Manager
Harvard Business Publishing
04.2023 - 08.2023
- Proactive management, prioritization, efficient meeting facilitation and coordination, resource planning, internal and external reporting, and agile troubleshooting.
- Cross-functional team management, resource coordination, and detailed reporting.
- Liaised with senior management to obtain approval for key decisions related to the project.
- Reviewed and updated existing documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Documented lessons learned from completed projects for use in future initiatives.
- Maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers in order to ensure timely delivery of materials needed for successful completion of projects.
Digital Project Manager
Pearson
03.2021 - 12.2022
- Insightful short- and long-term planning, responsive client communications, collaborative team facilitation, reliable management and dissemination of team and company documentation, use of corporate tools and software for reporting and training.
- End-to-end management of digital products, team resourcing, documentation, reporting.
- Developed customized digital courses through integration, QA, and fulfillment for multiple university’s Learning Management Systems.
Project Manager
Great Minds
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Employed collegial leadership skills, detailed coordination of domestic and international stakeholders, supportive management of resources and stakeholders, expert prioritization, efficient organization, concise communications.
- Led editorial, production, and manufacturing teams to develop and publish K-12 educational products.
- Facilitated status meetings, tracked and drove progress, highlighted achievements, identified potential blockers, and cultivated successful team partnerships.
Content Producer
Straive
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Assisted in the development of new ideas and efficiencies for current project campaigns.
- Planned editorial strategies and managed workflow across multiple channels.
- Liaised with stakeholders regarding project requirements, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Organized and maintained a library of digital assets.
- Developed and managed publishing program budgets of up to $250K, monitoring and reporting on milestones and status throughout production.
- Provided web-based project planning and reporting via proprietary project-tracking systems.
Senior Project Manager
Pearson
08.2008 - 02.2016
- Hired all project resources, managed contracts, provided leadership and support, ensured adherence to corporate specifications and standards.
- Developed and maintained budgets, status, schedules, and documentation.
- Managed production processes for Pearson’s Higher Education print and digital learning programs.
- Delivered commercially successful print and digital material generating product revenues $1M-$15M per edition.
Publishing Consultant
Freelance
07.2005 - 07.2008
- Freelance project management, editorial development, copyediting, proofreading, manuscript preparation, text permissions acquisition, and image research for various publishing vendors.
- Freelance voiceover work including commercials, educational tutorials and promotional recordings for various clients.
Assistant Managing Editor
Pearson
03.2003 - 07.2005
- Managed team of six full-time, several seasonal/temporary staff members and all associated deliverables.
- Tracked time, payroll, and benefits administration and coordination.
- Provided project and budget forecasting, planning, and reporting to executive staff and shareholders.
- Created and implemented strategies for improving workflow efficiency.
Education
Music (Opera Performance Scholarship), English Studies
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, COSkills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe /Acrobat
- Cloud-based Applications
- Google Workspace
- Smartsheet
- Project Tracking software
Interests
- Asheville Symphony Chorus, Board of Directors, Development Chair, 2018-2021, Served as Development Chair for the ASC Board of Directors. Liaised with potential and current donors, created fundraising communications, facilitated fundraising events.
- Asheville Choral Society, Section Lead
Timeline
Project Manager
Integra
02.2024 - Current
Contract Project Manager
Harvard Business Publishing
04.2023 - 08.2023
Digital Project Manager
Pearson
03.2021 - 12.2022
Project Manager
Great Minds
06.2019 - 03.2020
Content Producer
Straive
07.2016 - 05.2018
Senior Project Manager
Pearson
08.2008 - 02.2016
Publishing Consultant
Freelance
07.2005 - 07.2008
Assistant Managing Editor
Pearson
03.2003 - 07.2005
Music (Opera Performance Scholarship), English Studies
Colorado State University
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