Project Management

Ryan Pennington

Thousand Oaks, CA 805-***-****

**************@*******.*** http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryannpennington

SUMMARY

Over 14 years of experience in digital production management with a passion for creating innovative and engaging

digital experiences. Proven track record leading teams and clients in the strategy and production of digital campaigns,

websites and mobile applications. Experience building cross-discipline teams including project managers, information

architects, designers, animators and developers. Expert at implementing and optimizing digital production processes.

Strong creative and technology background with hands-on experience as both a designer and developer. Extensive

experience working with 3rd party vendors.

CLIENT EXPERIENCE

Extensive digital account and production management experience with major brands across a broad spectrum of

industries including entertainment, technology, electronics, consumer products and automotive.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Director of Online and Creative Project Management

Beachbody, LLC Santa Monica, CA 2010 – Present

Directed online and creative project teams consisting of 30+ producers, designers, developers and information

architects. Provided oversight for all online and print projects including project discovery, strategy, scoping, scheduling,

staffing, production and reporting. Responsible for resource management for online team including both in-house and

external resources.

• Increased company production capacity 40% and eliminated a backlog of 100 projects by comprehensively

revising the project management processes of the corporation and training production staff and business leaders.

• Significantly improved the user-friendliness of internal websites and increased their conversion rates for some

products by as much as 11% by establishing a formal user experience department.

• Increased staff utilization rates 30% by installing resource allocation software and modifying associated

procedures.

Director of Production

BLITZ Santa Monica, CA 2006 – 2010 www.blitzagency.com

Created the production infrastructure to increase efficiencies and promote profitable company growth. Supervised a

staff of 10 project managers that worked with over 40 information architects, designers, animators and developers on

over 100 projects. Worked closely with business development on acquisition of new clients and responsible for

management of the agency pitch process. Worked closely with team leads on client strategy and project concept

development.

• Provided infrastructure and management that led to 40% YoY growth

• Enabled increased margins of 15 to 30% and improved staff efficiencies 20% by installing a series of financial

reporting tools and production procedures

• Minimized staff overhead and enabled the company to effectively scale by establishing a successful outsourcing

program.

Director of Web Production

TLB Creative, Inc. Westlake Village, CA 2003 – 2006

Directed team of designers and developers in the production of large-scale data-driven websites. Responsible for

project scoping, project management, account management and project profitability. Worked closely with business

development on client strategy and project concept development. Responsible for performance evaluations and

mentoring of production staff.

• Reduced operating costs 35% by installing a reusable platform to administer web-based incentive programs

• Worked closely with business development resulting in over $15MM in new accounts

• Achieved 50% increase in online contribution to overall company revenue

Director of Production

Penstone Design, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 2000 – 2003

Developed innovative web-based solutions for a wide range of industries including healthcare, finance, technology and

entertainment. Managed day-to-day operations of production team. Responsible for concept development, client

presentations, project planning, creative direction and project execution.

• Created first-ever drag-and-drop web-based interface for advanced stock trading and analysis

• Increased client base by 35% and reduced production time by 50% by developing a re-usable website platform

Director of Web Development

Goinvest.com Santa Monica, CA 1999 – 2000

Directed web design and development teams in the creation of financial websites and web-based financial tools.

Responsible for implementing and managing production process. Provided team member evaluation, mentoring, art-

direction and code-reviews. Led production team in the strategy, definition and architecture of new tools and services.

• Secured $3MM in new client accounts working closely with business development

• Increased team support capabilities by 50% by developing a suite of customizable financial tools including a

custom markup language allowing for a distributed development network

Art Director / Webmaster

Pleasant Holidays Westlake Village, CA 1997 – 1999

Managed day-to-day operations of the online department. Responsibilities included design, development and

maintenance of the company’s network of websites. Provided creative direction, technical direction as well as hands-on

design and development. Worked closely with business development on acquisition of new partners/clients.

• Re-built online reservations system for Pleasant Holidays making it the first system to provide multi-destination

bookings beating Expedia and Travelocity

• 500% increased revenue from online reservations in first year

• Successfully pitched a co-branded version of Pleasant Holiday’s online reservation system to AAA

EDUCATION

BS Applied Art & Design - California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

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