Tom Browne

Experience

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

  Researcher

  I worked as a researcher for UCLA's Special Collections department. That department houses all of UCLA's rare books and manuscripts -- manuscripts from the Middle Ages, books from the Renaissance, and so on. It was a grant-funded project to create a catalog of UCLA's extensive collection of books from the Aldine Press: the Ahmanson-Murphy Collection. Aldus Manutius, the founder of the press, was the inventor of italic type, developed the first paperback-sized book, and published the first European edition of Aristotle, in Greek, of course. The work involved research in Latin and Greek, and some familiarity with Italian. And the job gave me my first introduction to publishing and printing and the history of the book in general. Show less

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  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2020

  Supervised 10+ direct reports throughout several US and international sites. Promoted activities and efforts for an extremely difficult reorganization of the editorial department from print-focused to a digital-first learning company; devised and executed new job descriptions for the entire content development group, significantly contributed to online educational platform development, and steered literature program customer-facing video creation.Provided key leadership in setting and validating the roadmap for HMH’s new eLearning platform, helping the company retire 2 older platforms for substantial cost savings. Show less

  • Director

    Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Lead Learning Architect

    Jul 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Group Manager

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Senior Editor

    Jan 2006 - Oct 2013

  • Editor

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  • Associate Editor

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Production Editor

    Oct 1999 - Jan 2001
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  Charles Schwab

  Feb 2021 - now

  Senior Manager - Product Management/Marketing

  Strategic planning for product development and enhancements. Work with cross-functional teams to align and execute product strategies. Oversee product lifecycle from ideation to retirement, ensuring optimization and effective management across distribution channels. Use data analysis to guide decision-making process, ensuring products meet market needs and drive conversion.