Nicholas Laning
Moorpark,CA
Summary
Systematic Project and Production Manager with 8 years of experience in entertainment and general business industries. Successful at demand forecasting and development of comprehensive plans in alignment with resources and specifications. Proficient in implementation of full project management life-cycle with focus on optimizing industry standards.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Consulting Manager
Stonecare Professionals
Newbury Park, CA
01.2021 - Current
- Reviewed established policies and procedures to take on temporary leadership positions, motivate employees and facilitate smooth operations.
- Supervised support staff of 12 personnel by implementing company policies, protocols, work rules and disciplinary action.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Delivered training for staff development, change management and materials, process and technical controls.
- Supervised site investigations, reported issues and escalated those that required further assistance.
- Coordinated all companies, business executives and site leadership teams by interacting effectively and establishing communication best practices.
Operations Supervisor & Lead Delivery Driver
Amazon
Renton, WA
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Methodically assigned approximately 80 delivery routes every morning to on duty associates comprised of 2 separate driver teams while following their daily performance compared to overall Amazon metrics to ensure efficiency.
- Managed roughly 130 team drivers overall with support staff of 6 resulting in approximate $4,100,000 in annual revenue.
- Supervised, trained, and motivated personnel to continuously improve knowledge and abilities on road while maintaining high productivity, performance, and safety metrics by implementing motivational incentives.
- Interviewed and hired strong candidates for driver openings, using social media, job boards and classified sites to find applicants.
- Upheld great standards of leadership for employees, consistently leading by example for best-in-class delivery service partner.
- Developed and optimized organizational systems to boost efficiency and keep operations scalable and agile for changing demands.
Producer & Production Manager
Man On The Moon Productions
Los Angeles, CA
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Guided pre-production and production team in best story development practices and sound design concepts to encourage innovation in production technique.
- Coordinated with creative leads and talent to create program content, new ideas, and media.
- Planned media shoots in studio, on location, and remotely by managing production through stages to completion.
- Formulated project budgets and managed production costs.
- Developed schedules for production, editing and duplication for timely delivery.
- Improved production company operations and profitability by applying new technologies and fostering evolution of production standards.
- Collaborated with platform executives to define and propel organization's mission and vision.
- Coordinated production schedules and activities for 5 shows and 1 feature film for both cable television networks and streaming platforms.
Creative Project Manager
Burning Man
Los Angeles, CA
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Produced aesthetically pleasing, easily producible and fresh creative content.
- Maintained timeline and budget guidelines for daily operations and all projects.
- Handled client communications and led meetings, providing clear direction and consistent updates on design progress.
- Oversaw technical production and implementation of online creatives.
- Managed and mentored internal team of digital designers and extended team of regular freelance designers.
- Understood, educated and presented to company and to clients.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Obtained needed resources by strategically negotiating with stakeholders and outside suppliers.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Increased client spending by average of 28% with consultative and strategic approaches.
- Increased client spending by average of 28% with consultative and strategic approaches
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Oregon's Lundquist Business College
Eugene, OR05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Cinema Studies
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR05.2013
Skills
- Project Management
- Quality assurance
- Operational planning
- Business administration
- Strategic planning
- Budgeting
- Staff Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Active Listening
- Business Development
Websites
Personal Projects
eCommerce Website Development
- Designed and coded an immersive online shopping website (using CSS, Python, Java, etc.) for homeowners to purchase exciting and upcoming niche smart of devices.
- Developed detailed marketing plan driving traffic to 15,000 visitors weekly across organic, email, and paid channels.
- Maintained shop storefront, stock, and inventory while fulfilling all orders from customers worldwide and providing speedy customer service.
- Assembled customer data and analytics to cohesively market product catalog and generate additional sales revenue.
Social Media Management
- Posted and shared content across numerous social media platforms for lifestyle and tech brand and influencer.
- Created different forms of content including sharable images and videos as well as other interactive content to increase visibility and increase follower number and interactions.
- Designed and managed social media calendars and campaigns, using seasonal and industry-specific dates to form the basis of strategic marketing plans.
- Solidified brand across social media platforms to amass 680,000 new followers in under 6 months.
Timeline
Operations Consulting Manager
Stonecare Professionals
01.2021 - Current
Operations Supervisor & Lead Delivery Driver
Amazon
01.2020 - 01.2021
Producer & Production Manager
Man On The Moon Productions
01.2017 - 01.2019
Creative Project Manager
Burning Man
01.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
University of Oregon's Lundquist Business College
Bachelor of Science - Cinema Studies
University of Oregon
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