Alan Kaplan

Background

About Alan Kaplan

Project manager with a proactive mindset and steady approach. Prioritizes efficient workflow processes in order to reliably and consistently deliver high-quality creative projects ahead of schedule and under budget. KEY SKILLS: • Driving projects to completion in a timely and efficient manner • Clearly communicating with team members in order to ensure all appropriate staff remain on the same page and cooperate effectively • Taking on unique projects outside of the scope of my current role • Identifying publishing bottlenecks and updating procedures to meet evolving business needs • Aligning with the creative team’s vision of a completed project while ensuring that the proper steps are being followed • Adapting to evolving digital and print media publishing trends EXPERTISE IN: •Schedule Forecasting •Workflow Management •Client Fulfillment •Operations •Database Maintenance KEY CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Promoted to Sr. Managing Editor, Special Projects in January 2024. • Revamped the processes and workflows for the custom proprietary publishing business in order to allow for a more versatile and nimble approach to meet client needs. • Developed a roadmap for working in continuity with print, digital, and global media to procure assets for both vertical and global needs. • Suggested and developed new procedures, workflows, and budget-cutting techniques which improved and simplified day-to-day operations. For example, I facilitated training of staff in how to lower art costs and speed up art-creation processes in order to reduce overall expenses for our fiscal year. • Served as the first managing editor for Lucasfilm Press following their acquisition in 2012. • Recipient of spot bonus for improving the custom business model • Hand-picked Records & Information Management liaison for division • Recipient of “Moving Ahead” rating – 2012 and 2013 • Created “101” workshops to discuss operations of each department. • Managed the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them publishing program, which was just one of three publishing partners for books based on the film (along with Scholastic and HarperCollins). • Founding member of a committee to run company-sponsored activities and training • Recipient of Quarterly “Above and Beyond Award” – March 2011 • Served as founding member of training committee, paperless workflow committee, vendors & workflows committee, staff motivation committee, and FTP server group.