Deepak Ganesh. S. U.
Chennai
Summary
Results-driven professional with over a decade of experience in operations and publishing, specializing in data-driven strategies to enhance workflows, manage projects, and optimize systems. Expertise includes a proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to address complex business challenges and drive continuous improvement. Skilled in ensuring process integrity while achieving key organizational goals and consistently delivering measurable results. Recognized for a strategic approach that enhances efficiency and fosters innovation within dynamic environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Journal Manager
Elsevier
Chennai, India
04.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded initiatives to optimize journal system configurations and workflows, which improved customer satisfaction.
- Championed change management initiatives, looking for ways to improve work processes and ensure effective and efficient journal operations.
- Collaborated with journal editors and a dynamic Journal Operations team to build and maintain relationships.
- Ensured that journals operated and progressed efficiently while meeting quality and publication speed standards.
- Evaluating journal, editorial, and production team performance with a data-driven approach using the tools within my role's scope such as Celonis, tableau and Editorial Manager reports
- Using diagnostic and predictive analysis on the available data for continuous improvement on Production task reduction.
Journal Manager
Elsevier
12.2014 - 04.2022
- To manage the end-to-end operational process of journal publication. To delight authors and reviewers on a journal portfolio, optimizing journal system configurations and workflows to maximize customer satisfaction. To build and maintain excellent relationships with journal editors and contribute to a collaborative, dynamic Journal Operations team. To ensure that journals operate and progress in the most effective and efficient way, and to the right quality and publication speed standards, in line with Journal Operations strategy.
Project Manager
SPI Global
07.2011 - 04.2014
- Books Process Management
- Monitor project performance through the entire end-to-end process
- To deliver production (post-acceptance) services according to specifications set by the publisher.
- Handled Online First books which is a time sensitive project
- To provide written and verbal reports/feedback about the projects.
- To professionally represent the company in all communications regarding the projects.
- Frame effective schedule.
- Collobborated with multi team production department in content processing including XML, Typesetting, art and Copyediting
- Account Handled: Springer
Accounts Executive- Public Relations
Grey PR
Chennai
12.2009 - 06.2010
- Strategize and implement PR, promotional and event related Campaigns for the clients.
- Provide exceptional marketing mileage through media and non-media means.
- Responsible for consistent service to both one-off and retainer clients
- Organize press conferences and prepare media coverage reports.
- Develop strong, professional relationships with regional and National media. This comprised of both print and electronic media.
- Analyzing and tracking competitor’s communication programs in Media.
- Cost benefit analysis and preparing case studies on the end results.
- Accounts Handled: Cavin Kare, Ability Foundation, Spencer Daily, Otis, Asian Paints, USL Wines
Consultant, Client Servicing & Media Relations/ Events Coordination
Planman Marcom
Chennai
09.2007 - 09.2009
- Planning, managing, and execution.
- Market analysis and selection of the target area for conducting events.
- Event preparation and marketing initiatives.
- Budgeting for events in line with client’s policy and constraints.
- Strategic planning and implementation of PR, promotional Campaigns for the clients
- Organizing press conferences and preparing media coverage reports
- Store and product launches.
- Analyzing and tracking competitor’s communication programs in Media.
- Cost benefit analysis and preparing case studies on the end results.
- Accounts Handled: Sony, Godrej Agrovet, Nalli Next, Portico New York, Nature’s Essence, UTI, Amaze ‘08
Education
Master of Arts - Communications
University of Madras
Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication
Mohamed Sathak College of Arts & Science,
Chennai, IndiaHigher Secondary Education - undefined
Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Experienced in embracing technological changes
- Collaborative leadership skills
- Cost control and analysis
- Mentoring team members
- Facilitation and communication skills
- Clear articulation in communication
- Analytical decision-making
- Process optimization expertise
- Critical thinking for problem-solving
- Goal-oriented planning
- Project management
- Data-driven decision making
- Change process facilitation
Certification
Green Belt Certified by Var Sigma
Other Self development Courses:
Udemy:
- Project management for Beginners
- Agile Project management
- Power BI
- Introduction to SQL (MySQL)
- Working on MicrosoftSQL with ChatGPT
- Prompt Engineering for Beginners
Percipio:
- AI in workplace
- Responsible use of AI
- Generative AI and its impact to Everyday Business
- Harnessing the Disruption of Generative AI
Languages
Conversant in Tamil, English and Hindi
Timeline
Senior Journal Manager
Elsevier
04.2022 - Current
Journal Manager
Elsevier
12.2014 - 04.2022
Project Manager
SPI Global
07.2011 - 04.2014
Accounts Executive- Public Relations
Grey PR
12.2009 - 06.2010
Consultant, Client Servicing & Media Relations/ Events Coordination
Planman Marcom
09.2007 - 09.2009
Higher Secondary Education - undefined
Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Master of Arts - Communications
University of Madras
Bachelor of Science - Visual Communication
Mohamed Sathak College of Arts & Science,