Charles Davey Books

Charles Davey

Experience

Jan. 1992 – present:    Charles Davey Ltd /LLC Book Productions,

Book producer for publishers, museums, and private clients

Specimen publishing projects:

• Carolands. Private client. Published by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America and San Mateo County Historical Association.
• Great Houses of the Hudson River. For Historic Hudson Valley. Sold to Little Brown.
• Creating A Suburban Village. Privately published by Bronxville, NY, Historical Conservancy.
• Palm Beach: An Architectural Legacy. Commissioned by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. Sold to Rizzoli International.
• New York Apartments. Commissioned and published by Rizzoli International.

I have strong expertise in educational publishing (secondary titles):

• ­I headed a team of 10 people to create in a year a 4-book science series for grades 4-8, Come Learn With Me (Lickle Publishing/K12)
• Created 11 books in an ongoing series on art and art history topics for grades 3-6, Come Look With Me (Lickle Publishing/Charlesbridge);Produced Colonial History – a 4-book history series for grades 5-8 (M.E. Sharpe)

I created titles for the top names in fashion:

• Giorgio Armani: Images of Man. For the Fashion Institute of Technology. Published by Rizzoli International
• Salvatore Ferragamo: The Art of the Shoe. For Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Published by Rizzoli International.
• Fashion and Surrealism. For the Fashion Institute of Technology. Published by Rizzoli International
• Jocks and Nerds. For the Fashion Institute of Technology. Published by Rizzoli International

Company Experience

Oct. 85 – Dec. 91 Rizzoli International Publications, New York, NY 10010

• As Director, Art, Design, and Production I was a key player in establishing Rizzoli as the premier illustrated book publishing house in America.
• Helped build a company strategy that allowed growth from 15 titles a year to over 100, plus reprints.
• Hired and trained my staff of seven in design and production methods, instilling high standards and an excellent team ethic.
• Operationally responsible for drawing up my department budget (of over $15 million) and ensuring adherence through strict cost control. Created the profit and loss forms to be used for the company.
• Established a world-wide network of suppliers and who could meet the quality standards I set up.
• I also worked directly with separation houses, printers, and binders in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Italy, to make sure Rizzoli become a premier quality publisher.
• Managed several multi-lingual international co-editions and built a program that ensured accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Set up internal programs and communications designed to motivate staff and strengthen the company message.

April 85 – Oct. 85 The Vendome Press, New York, NY 10022

• Managing Editor. Worked on a list of international co-editions on subjects such as houses, gardens, and art, editing translations into English from French and designing the American edition.
• Established relationships with foreign publishers, managing multiple partners on some titles
• Broadened my network of publishing relationships in the USA and abroad.

April 79 – Dec. 84 The Folio Society, London SE1

While Design and Production Manager for this prestigious company
producing limited editions of classic works:

• Sourced exceptional binding methods and materials,
• Created unique papers working directly with the mills,
• Exploited rare and innovative printing methods.
• Won numerous awards for my books, and in 1984 won four of the forty prizes for best book in the National Book League’s annual ‘40 Best Books’ competition.
• As a typographic expert, I acted as an advisor to The Monotype Corporation in their changeover to digital type.

Personal Information

• 1971 – 74    University of York, Heslington, York, U.K.
• B.A. (Hons) in English and Education
• 1976 – 77    London College of Printing, London, U.K.
• Diploma in Book and Magazine Production

Computer Literacy

Find me on Linkedin (www.linkedin.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com), Expert with QuarkXPress, Photoshop, MS Word, and Excel, I’m highly experienced in electronic pre-press and in dealing with editors, designers, photo sources, and printers worldwide. I use the internet and social networking daily as an integral part of office communications.

Languages   

Native English, some French and Japanese

Select Publications

• ‘Carolands Triumphant.’ In Carolands. Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America, 2007.
• Co-author, ‘Low Birthweight and risk of affective disorders and selective medical illness in offspring at high and low risk for depression.’ In Science Direct (2007).
• Co-author, ‘The risk for impaired learning-related abilities in childhood and educational attainment among adults born near-term.’ In Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2008.
• Editor, ‘Cojoined Effects of Low Birth Weight and Childhood Abuse on Adaptation and Well-being in Adolescence and Adulthood.’ In Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 2007
• Annual Report for Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Committee (TEAC). Village of Tarrytown, 2008

Select Reviews and articles

• ‘Tarrytown Eco Fair’. In Hudson Independent, 2008
• ‘Green  is Working With Other Villages’. In The Tarrytowner, 2008.
• ‘Dancing With The Teachers: The Irvington Education Foundation in association with David Scott Productions,. In The Rivertowns Enterprise, 2008
• ‘Recycling and the magic of compost’. In Hudson Independent, 2007
• ‘Mayors Conference on Global Warming’. In Hudson Independent, 2007

Home Address UK:

22 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4BT
UK : T: 01799.500.854  M: 0753.0204.774
US : T : 1.914.231.5120  M : 1.917.797.3169

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