Paul Lawrence's Resume

Last Updated 07/07/2008

Phone +27 21 6960465 | +27 78 312-2169

Email letaba23@gmail.com
» Personal Details
Full Name
Paul Lawrence

Date Of Birth
13/06/1969

Nationality
South Africa

EE/AA
Coloured

Phone Number
+27 21 6960465 | +27 78 312-2169

Email Address
letaba23@gmail.com

Location
Athlone, South Africa (Western Cape)

» Languages
CurrentRead, Write, Speak
Afrikaans
English

» Education
CompletedMA
12/1994Masters at UCT

Subjects
History
CompletedBA (Hons)
12/1990Honours at UCT

Subjects
History
CompletedBA
12/1989Degree at UCT

Major Subjects
English, History
CompletedMatric
12/1986High School/Grade 12 (Matric) at Livingstone High in Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape).
 Subjects
English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, History, Biology

» Working Life Employment

05/2004Product Manager
CurrentR15,998.00 Per Month Cost To Company
Permanent management level position at International Colleges Group in the Marketing sector in
Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape). Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Identify potential new product and partnership opportunities for further research and implement
new product and partnership opportunities profitably.
* Complete learner profile per product cluster/brand/channel and react accordingly.
* Identify and analyse learner trends including cancellations, bad debt, and completion rate.
* Integrate learner operational requirements and internal customer requirements for the optimal
learning experience via pass rates, completion rates, learner product related queries,
cancellations etc.
* Develop strategies to optimise product quality within the context of both external and internal
customers.
* Optimise product partnerships.
* Optimise product quality within the regulated environment and internal capabilities and
resources.
* Optimise human resources to achieve objectives.

Reason For Wanting To Leave

Still with company
01/2003Project Manager
05/2004R11,000.00 Per Month Basic Salary
Contract management level position at Maskew Miller Longman in the Media sector in Cape
Town, South Africa (Western Cape). Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Author correspondence, liaison, queries.
* Dealing with external contractors, including freelance editors, typesetters, designers and artists.

* Ensuring that projects run within budget and on time.

Reason For Leaving

Offered job at International Colleges Group
07/2000Project Manager
12/2002R10,500.00 Per Month Basic Salary
Permanent management level position at Juta Educational Publishers in the Media sector in
Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape). Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Author correspondence, liaison, queries.
* Dealing with external contractors, including freelance editors, typesetters, designers and artists.

* Ensuring that projects run within budget and on time.

 Reason For Leaving
Left to do freelance editorial work.
03/1998Desk Editor
06/2000R9,800.00 Per Month Basic Salary
Permanent senior level position at Oxford University Press in the Media sector in Cape Town,
South Africa (Western Cape). Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Compiling lists and tables.
* Artwork: briefing; labels and captions; indicating placement; numbering.
* Copyright permissions: permissions list for quoted matter and illustrations; details required.
* Compiling preliminary matter: half-title, title, imprint, foreword, preface, contents, etc
* Compiling end-matter: glossary, bibliography, appendices, index.
* Checking running heads and footers.
* Checking prelims and end-matter, including contents, list of illustrations, glossary and index.
* Quality assurance of first pages, second pages and master set.

Reason For Leaving

Offered job at Juta Educational Publishers
01/1997Permissions Editor
02/1998R8,500.00 Per Month Basic Salary
Permanent senior level position at Heinemann Publishers in the Media sector in Johannesburg,
South Africa (Gauteng). Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund.

Duties & Responsibilities

Administering the Heinemann copyright, ensuring copyright integrity of Heinemann publications
and dealing with external copyright permissions requests.

Reason For Leaving

Offered a job at Oxford University Press
02/1995Research Officer
12/1996R7,000.00 Per Month Basic Salary
Contract senior level position at Law, Race and Gender Unit, UCT in the Education sector in
Cape Town, South Africa (Western Cape). Benefits: None.

Duties & Responsibilities

Worked as a Research Officer at UCT and compiled a research paper on unrepresented
accused and the discourse of the magistrates' courts.

Reason For Leaving

Completed research paper which was published by LRG.

» Skills
CurrentExtensive
budgeting (5 to 10 years experience)
content management (5 to 10 years experience)
quality control (5 to 10 years experience)
research (5 to 10 years experience)
writing (5 to 10 years experience)

Solid
database analysis (2 to 5 years experience)
 marketing (2 to 5 years experience)
statistical analysis (2 to 5 years experience)

PreviousExtensive
editing (5 to 10 years experience last used 04/2004)

» Availability
Availability
I am available with 30 days notice.

Career Objective
I would prefer a permanent position.
I am interesting in education, research, writing, analysis and marketing.