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v QBS is an education service provider for K-12 (primary & secondary education), higher education, and professional education
v Strong management & network in USA with Headquarters
in New York and a delivery center in New Delhi, India. Representative offices in Dubai and the UK. Total staff strength of 450 people
v Extensive experience in developing print and digital
content and redeveloping into interactive content v Large and experienced team in video production and
editing, animation, and infographics v Strong editorial team with full service content delivery
capability serving customers like Pearson, McGraw-Hill, GEMS Education, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Alpha Education amongst others
v Experience in working in English, Spanish, Arabic and
Portuguese v Experience in the development and implementation of a
cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS)
QBS Learning
QBS Learning
Video Editing
Animation
Domain Expertise @ Play!
3 QBS Learning Program Sampler Select Publishers: Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, College Board, Lexia, Benchmark, Curriculum Associates, Sadlier, World Family English, Benziger, McGraw-Hill, Cengage Select State Adoptions: Florida, California, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Indiana National Programs: CCSS alignment
o Decodable Readers (Grades K-2)
o Student Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
o Teacher Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
o Activity Cards (PreK)
o Reading Intervention (videos 6-10)
o Leveled Books (K-5)
o Foundational Skills (K-3)
Notable Programs o HMH Journeys Reading for
California (K-2) o College Board SpringBoard (6-8)
Reading/ELA/ Literature
o Student Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
o Teacher Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)—multiple adoption states, national programs, customization for various states; print and digital versions
Notable Programs o Pearson Earth and Life (MS) o HMH Biology (HS)
o HMH Science Fusion (K-5)
Science
o Student Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
o Teacher Editions (K-5, 6-8 , 9-12)—multiple adoption states, national programs, customization for various states; print and digital versions
Notable Programs o Curriculum Associates
Ready Math ( K-5)
o Sadlier Progress in Mathematics (K-1)
o College Board Algebra 1
o College Board Mathematics Program Ancillaries (6-8)
Math
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o Student Editions, Teacher Editions, Workbooks, print and digital
Notable Programs o Pearson Wall Street English
(ELT)
o World Family English Disney (ELT)
o Santillana (UNOi) Bicultural and Bilingual (ELT)
o Benziger K-8 Blest Are We (Religion)
o Cambridge University Press Ventures, Eyes Open, Uncovered, Passages
ELT and Religion
o Multiple subject areas (Reading, Literature, Math, Science)
Notable Programs
o Alpha Reading (K-5), Alpha Literature (6-12), Alpha Science (1-5); Alpha Math (K-5)
International
QBS Learning Program Sampler
o Student Editions (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
o Teacher Editions (K-5, 6-8 , 9-12)—multiple adoption states, national programs, customization for various states; print and digital versions
Notable Programs o Pearson Social Studies (K-5)
California
o Pearson Social Studies (K-5) Texas o HMH HS World Studies
Social Studies
o Student Editions (7-8, 9-12)
o Teacher Editions (7-8, 9-12) print and digital
Notable Programs o Pearson Realidades TX – Spanish o Berlitz—Middle School Spanish
o EMC- Qué Chévere- Middle School Spanish
World Languages
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Publishing Services
o Type-setting/composition
o Illustration/Animation
o Design
o Content Creation
o Editorial Services
o Translation & transadaptation (Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic)
o Journal publishing
o Digital publishing
o Image research and text procurement
o XML conversion services
eBook Services
o ePub 3.0
o Multiple formats –Mobi, B&N, ePub, Sony, etc.
o Fixed layout
o iBA (iBooks)
o Enhanced eBooks
o Animated eBooks with java script and HTML5 animations
eLearning Solutions
o Learning Management systems
o eMigration
o Course development
o Simulations and Labs
o DLO’s
o IWBs
o Assessment services
o HTML 5 development services
o App development
Software Services
o Content management systems
o Portal development
o Platform development
o Bespoke product development
o Digital Asset Management Systems
o Staffing Services
Primary & Secondary Education Higher Education Professional & Trade Publishing
Audio/Video Services
o Access to four recording studios
o Audio professionals specialising in voice/music production & engineering
o Audio scripts/audio recording
o Voice talent in 30 plus languages
o Video editing, post production
Services Snapshot
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o Content Development Creative Services – Design & Illustration
Production
o Editorial Services
Arabic Language Services
Copy Editing
Proofreading
State-of-the-art illustration
High end design services
Integrated Art and Design team
Conceptualization and Prototyping
Content Creation
Assessment
Translation and Transadaptation
Editorial Support Services
Metadata Tagging Composition (Primary Education, Middle School, Secondary Education, and Higher Education) eBook Conversion (ePub 2/3, KF8…)
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Conceptualization and Prototyping
Content Creation—expertise in CCSS
Standards Correlations and Gap Analysis
Assessment
State Customization
Instructional Design
Translation and Transadaptation
Editorial Support Services
Metadata Tagging
Editorial expertise for all media and content areas
Content Development
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Copy Editing Proofreading
Fact Checking
Problem solving
Cold Read Indexing
Editorial services for all media and content areas
Editorial Services
9 Rights & Permissions
Text Research and Permission
• Research rights holder contact information
• Sending permission requests to rights holders
• Negotiate licensing fee to secure permissions
• Creating acknowledgments • Complete documentation at
the closing of the project
Photo, Audio and Video Research and Permission
• Research photo, audio and/or video based on brief/manuscript; provide multiple options
• Track assets throughout the development cycle
• Creating acknowledgements • Procure assets with the
correct licensing rights
Metadata and Rights Management Data Entry
• Applying structured information based on client’s guidelines on to digital assets (image, audio, video, document, etc.); enabling categorization/classification of assets which leads to efficient management of digital assets.
• Entering into client’s proprietary rights management system or DAM or CMS
- Understanding of cultural sensitivities, age appropriateness and target audience/market -Ensuring correctness of the information being depicted by the image - Worked on a wide variety of subjects for different geographical markets - Budget optimization - Understanding of copyright and permissions terms
Qualified Team - Pearson - CUP - OUP - Cengage - HMH - Alpha Publishing - Lexia Learning - HarperCollins
Clients
5+
Avg. years of Experience
- ELT - K-12 - Higher Education - School & Library
Division
10 Creative Services – Design & Illustration
State-of-the-art illustration – best in the industry High end design services Integrated Art and Design team for faster turn around time Web-based CMS with real-time review, selection, and status reporting
55 member
team
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Production
Composition (Primary Education, Middle School, Secondary Education, and Higher Education)
eBook Conversion (ePub 2/3, KF8…)
Magazine, Directory and Rosters production
Image manipulation, color corrections, pre-press
BOSS – Business optimization and Support Systems, detailed quality control and project management
Support for foreign languages
Automated systems, high volume, high quality
100+ member
team
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Content Interactive Content User Experience
Mobile Application Testing Video & Animation
• Creation & Conversion • Subject Matter Expertise • Editorial • Instructional Design
• Digital Learning Objects (DLO) • Games & Simulations • Augmented Reality (AR) • Interactive White Board • Content Conversion
• Responsive Design • Concept Design • Information Architecture • Usability
• Video Editing • Explainer Videos • Professional Development Videos • Character Animation • Motion Graphics
• Content Testing • Mobile Application Testing • Platform & Product Testing
• Native and Hybrid • iOS • Android • Windows
Digital Product Development Solutions
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¡ Customized client support
¡ Process and workflow development
¡ Problem-solving
Project Management Best practices developed over 25 years of industry leadership
¡ Focused on client retention and growth
¡ Blended team model (on- and off-shore)
Updated projections against the baseline
SCHEDULE & WORKFLOW Costs to date
and forecast for remaining
BUDGET Reason for variance, if
applicable
SCOPE
Any changes in key project resources
RESOURCING Any project
issues
ISSUES Risks to project
quality, schedule, or budget
RISKS
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Bicultural Student – Content Rewriting, Editing, and Typesetting • Grades 1 to 6 • 5 Terms per grade • 4,716 pages • UNOi provided the original manuscript and QBS rewrote
Bicultural Teacher’s Guide – Writing Manuscript and Content Editing • Grades 1 to 6 • 5 Terms per grade • 2,340 pages • QBS developed and wrote manuscript from scratch
Joint effort in developing editorial guidelines and workflows • Project was 1-year duration and workflows changed
constantly to meet project schedule challenges
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Case Study – Disney’s World of English
English language product designed for Asian region for children in the age group of 4-10 years. Renewal project where artwork, audio, live action, language content, and product offerings were enhanced
Step by Step
Children progress step by step, at their own pace through the lessons, developing the necessary skills needed for English proficiency
Straight Play
Animatic and live sequences, accompanied by Disney animation, are presented with audio narration and songs to introduce children to the stories of DWE
Sing Along!
While singing songs, children learn the vocabulary and structures of English in a natural way
Storyboarding Art Creation Art Direction Animation Authoring
Activities Games Songs Stories Disney Animation Animatic Live Action 3D Animation
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Augmented reality to add fun and magical interactivity to printed books with minimal dependency on parents or teachers as kids learn on their own
Supports different type of interactions Playing a video Audio Animation Interactive activity
Helps kids to improve multiple educational skills required for their age groups
Support for iOS and Android phones and tablets Interactive books Rhymes animated books Story books Coloring books
17 Government Relationship – HCZ & NexGen
Ambassador Harry Thomas is the QBS Learning Board Chairperson. He is one of the nation’s most experienced diplomats and holds the State Department’s second highest rank of Career Minister. Over his 30 year career, he has represented the United States abroad as an Ambassador three times and served in senior positions at the State Department and the White House. He has managed strategic planning and budgeting at levels well over $1billion at U.S. Embassies in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe. As the State Department’s Director General, he oversaw recruitment, retention, promotion, and training programs in the United States and185 nations. He was the Diplomat in Residence and adjunct professor at Arizona State University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross and a master’s degree from Columbia University. He speaks Spanish and Hindi, as well as some Bengali and Tagalog. He is the recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award among other prominent leadership awards. He enjoys golf and connecting with friends via social media around the world. Ambassador Thomas is married with three children.
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Hanut Singh Chief Executive Officer
§ Hanut is a seasoned entrepreneur, who, in June 2011 led the merger of Q2AMedia, a company he co-founded, with Bill Smith Group (BSG)
§ Between 1995–2001, Hanut was a banker, managing fixed income and derivatives trading books for HSBC and Fleet Boston
§ Hanut also had a year-and-a-half stint at Unilever in India prior to earning his master’s degree in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management, the Philippines, in 1995
Brian Kobberger COO, Art Design and Production, USA § Brian brings over 18
years of educational publishing design leadership, focusing on customer satisfaction
§ Over the years, he has held various management positions for Bill Smith Group in print and technology development
§ Brian ensures that QBS delivers exceptional services and quality in design, image, and production
Jane Petlinski EVP, Content Development § Jane has held a
variety of positions in the PreK-12 market, starting at Silver Burdett Ginn (now Pearson) and Pearson Learning Group
§ She has also served as Vice President, Editorial Director at both Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Reggie Chua Singh Director, India Operations § Reggie is a director at
Q2AMedia since its inception. A versatile, analytical, customer centric professional having experience in management/operations, project/program management
§ She has an experience in building teams to manage and complete projects/assignments to the highest standard with meticulous attention to detail and within agreed deadlines
§ Reggie previously worked with Russell Reynolds Associates in Hong Kong, one of the top five executive search firms worldwide
Leadership Team
Michael Porter VP, Business Development
§ Mike has spent 25 years in the educational publishing industry on the vendor side of the market. He started his career on the operations side of the business before transitioning into business development
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Elaine Fay VP, Editorial § Publishing professional with
30 years experience developing content for print and digital products for major educational publishers
§ Expertise in all areas of content and assessment
§ Author, state history textbook for major publisher
§ Senior manager for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt directing text permissions, author contracts, correlations, bilingual, and editorial services efforts
Marianne Tracy Director, Project Management • More than 25 years
experience in the educational publishing market, mostly in the area of full-service project management
• Aside from working as an outside contractor, Marianne gained extensive experience at Pearson, overseeing large full-scale projects
• Before joining QBS, she was Director of Project Management at GGS Books, and Lumina Datamatics in New York City
Operations Team
Janet Hill Associate VP, Art, Design and Photo • Award winning
Creative Director with over 20 years of experience in the preK-12 educational market.
• Prior to coming to QBS, Janet was Creative Director at Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education. She is well-versed in the development of compelling products that balance customer and business needs.
• In-depth knowledge of project management, creative collaboration, branding and digital blended learning.
Robin Lloyd Resource Director, UK • Leading edge, innovative
developer with over 15 years of successfully managing teams of editors and writers through large projects, implementing strong feedback, pedagogy, and quality control processes
• Developed award-winning products for the Math, STEM, Science, English Language Learning, and PreK-12 markets
Mohammad Wae’l Business Development Manager - UAE § Publishing professional
with 7 years experience in the Gulf and Levant countries.
§ Senior manager at digital publishing companies with varies experience in digital education platforms for schools and higher education.
§ Was part of many editorial and content development sessions and meetings, with distribution background in the region.
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Shekhar Kapur GM, Creative Services
• Shekhar has over 10 years of experience in managing creative services - design and illustration
• With a strong background in project management and client services, Shekhar brings focus to initiatives that provide the best quality service and highest level of client and employee satisfaction
Nikhil Kumar Jain AVP- IT and Technology
• Nikhil has over 12 plus years of experience. He was previously associated with Tech Mahindra, HCL technologies and other MNCs in different geographic locations.
• He is experienced in Enterprise Architecture consulting engagements (Business Blueprinting, Technical IT Blue Print, Transformation) and helped customers in their digital transformation journey
Taran Singh VP, Digital Engineering
• Taran has more than 15 years of IT experience in education technology, designing and developing end to end digital solutions
• His diverse skills across platforms & technologies comprises of experience in managing multiple, concurrent content & software development projects, deliveries, turnaround and risk management.
• He heads digital learning division at QBS Learning ,which caters to digital content development needs for Publishers
Umesh Prabhakar VP, Operations (Pre-press)
• Umesh has established successful production setups for publishers - John Wiley US, Pearson US, CUP Australia, Morris Communications, Tribune Publishing and COX Media Group
• More than 15 years of experience in the areas of Project/Account Management, Operations, Transition & Client Servicing in the Pre-Press/Publishing industry and Media & Entertainment domain
• PMP trained and a certified Green Belt in Six Sigma
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Alissa McWhinnie Project Manager, UK • Alissa has over 17 years
of experience in editorial work, production management, inventory management, process improvement, budget management, lean manufacturing and performance optimization within the publishing industry.
• She has worked on projects for Harper Collins, Cambridge University Press, Pearson Education, and Cengage
Shivi Sharma Project Manager, India •
Shivi has over 15 years experience in Educational Publishing Industry
• He has successfully handled full service publishing projects which includes from project analysis & management, client communication, team management, scheduling and quality management
• Worked on full service projects for reputable publishers in US, UK and Australia
Srishti Malasi Project Manager, India
• Srishti has over 10
years of publishing experience, both editorial and production
• She has managed several prestigious end to end full service projects, both print and digital, for publishers based in US and UK
• Her strong editorial background helps bring in an eye for detail while handling complex projects
Claire Parkyns Project Manager, UK
• Clair has over 20 years of
educational publishing experience, both editorial and production
• She has experience of running projects in print and digital and has worked for various major UK publishers
• Her experience covers primary and secondary education including an international stint in Oman
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