Heather Gandy

Heather Gandy

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  • About me

    Vice President, Content & Production eXperience at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Education

    • Southwestern University

      1993 - 1997
      BA Business

      http://southwestern.edu/

  • Experience

    • High End Systems

      Sept 1998 - Oct 2000
      Project Manager

      • Managed projects relating to on-hand inventory versus sales dollars, purchase price variances, obsolete inventory levels, sales and production reports to monitor spending, profitability and efficiency. • Developed and monitored departmental budget. • Production and International OEM Purchasing Agent. • Completed System 9000 User Training for ISO 9001 implementation.

    • Dell

      Oct 2000 - Dec 2003
      Product Manager

      • Defined/delivered Online Store enhancements raising competitive position, increasing sales force efficiency and online electronic order penetration by simplifying the site flow, improving product imagery, and enhancing search results.• Executed online marketing campaigns and overall merchandising strategy for product lines, including weekly promotions, organization/purchase path and associated metrics.• Hosted offsite customer focus groups for future online development.

    • HMH

      Aug 2008 - now

      • Co-sponsor of the Women Empowered Employee Resource Group (ERG).• Founder & Chair of the HMH Accessibility Advisory Board.• Chair of the HMH Multilingual Learners Council.• Lead enterprise initiatives to unify corporate systems, enable data insights, and drive access, equity, and diversity. • Elevate accessibility in all content and platforms as a senior leader in the Equity & Inclusion Office.• Chair of volunteer activities on the Community Investment Council for the Round Rock location.• Champion new operational methodologies to maximize application utilization, reducing production cost and effort.• Direct Digital Archiving & Media Services team in cataloging and implementation of data standardization to support intellectual property management. • Direct AI, RPA, data intelligence and analysis to drive data excellence which informs the business and enables adherence to contractual obligations, and optimizes automation. Show less

      • Vice President, Content & Production Experience

        Oct 2020 - now
      • Vice President, Content & Production eXperience

        Aug 2008 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Heather Gandy
      2012 HMH CEO Club Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 HMH annual reward program to recognize exemplary performance.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Immediate Past President, Board Of Directors

      Issued by Central Texas SPCA on Jan 2017
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