Linda Botkin Biography
Linda Botkin, has 25+ years of
professional experience as an Information Technology and Print Publishing
Professional. Since 1998 she has been employed as an IT Publishing Systems
Manager at The Washington Post. Current responsibilities include the
management of system integration, interfaces and 24X7 application support for
publishing systems and workflows for The Washington Post print products.
Prior to 1998, Linda was employed by Gannett Offset as
Manager of Desktop Publishing. While
employed at Gannett Offset, between 1991 and 1998, responsibilities
included the development, maintenance and support of the desktop publishing
environment for the production of commercial print products. Before joining
Gannett Offset, she was employed by Army Times Publishing Company in
various technical and non-technical roles in the printing and publishing field.
Linda is a native Virginian and grew up in the
Technical Projects:
2009- 2010 – Member of the Content Management System (CMS)
Project team. Project Coordinator and Manager for the integration of downstream
advertising, news and production systems and interfaces and workflows. The CMS
project merged print and on-line processes onto one system platform.
2004 – 2007 – SAP System Implementation Project. Project
Coordinator and Manager
1998 – 2000 – Y2K System Readiness.
1998-2000 – Member of the CCI Pagination Project team. The CCI Pagination
project converted the manual page layout and paste up processes to fully
computerized, digital processes. Project Coordinator and Manager for CCI
Publishing System Development and deployment.
1991 – 1993 – Designed and implemented a Desktop Publishing Systems Department
to enable Commercial Printing Clients to deliver their publications in full
digital format via remote connectivity or portable disk.
Associations:
Women in Technology (WIT), National
Association of American Newspapers (NAA).
Education:
2012 (Anticipated), Bachelor of Professional Studies in
Integrated Information Technology and Science,
2010, Associate of Science in Information Technology,
2009, ITIL V3 Certification