As owner and production director of eBook DesignWorks, Mark D'Antoni works with authors, businesses, entrepreneurs, and publishers to develop top-quality print books and ebooks. A unique and talented publishing professional who combines three decades of print design and typesetting experience with deep knowledge of digital technology, HTML coding, and ebook production, Mark produces professional-quality, error-free files including:• re-flowable MOBI • fixed-page PDF •… Show more As owner and production director of eBook DesignWorks, Mark D'Antoni works with authors, businesses, entrepreneurs, and publishers to develop top-quality print books and ebooks. A unique and talented publishing professional who combines three decades of print design and typesetting experience with deep knowledge of digital technology, HTML coding, and ebook production, Mark produces professional-quality, error-free files including:• re-flowable MOBI • fixed-page PDF • re-flowable and fixed-layout EPUB• KF8eBook DesignWorks can point to extensive experience in all genres:• Non-fiction• Cookbooks• Travel guidebooks• Children's books• Museum books• Photography books• Fiction Show less

Managed operational groups related to creative, product development, media website, technology, customer service and executive oversight. Implemented projects to revitalize core business processes; analyzed marketplace position, digital platforms and content channels; restructured online development team; develop a social media strategy. • Implemented technology to manage creative & product development and monitor schedules, budgets, performance and quality control resulting in cost… Show more Managed operational groups related to creative, product development, media website, technology, customer service and executive oversight. Implemented projects to revitalize core business processes; analyzed marketplace position, digital platforms and content channels; restructured online development team; develop a social media strategy. • Implemented technology to manage creative & product development and monitor schedules, budgets, performance and quality control resulting in cost savings and improved internal and external customer service. • Restructured the print production department in order to streamline customer service, ad processing, pagination, proofing, version control and asset management for a reduction in staffing costs of $143,000. • Initiated an agile project plan to overhaul www.straight.com including developing new web design, evaluating site architecture based on Drupal content management system, improve usability for entertainment listings, revitalize an existing mobile presence. Show less

Revitalized the operations of the BC Division’s digital-production department. Successfully lead the planning and implementation of enterprise-wide, digital-CRM system on a regional and national scale. Demonstrated leadership in organizational restructuring, product conceptualization, process improvement and change management. • Business Analyst and Project Lead for rollout of national CRM based on AVUS-21, widely used in the classified ad market for photo management, ad management… Show more Revitalized the operations of the BC Division’s digital-production department. Successfully lead the planning and implementation of enterprise-wide, digital-CRM system on a regional and national scale. Demonstrated leadership in organizational restructuring, product conceptualization, process improvement and change management. • Business Analyst and Project Lead for rollout of national CRM based on AVUS-21, widely used in the classified ad market for photo management, ad management, asset management and customer service (Project Budget: $1.3 million). Provided strategic advice to regional project teams in configuring products, avoiding pitfalls and facilitating project success. • Project Manager for web-based customer service applications to manage customer inventory and consumer interface with eventual deployment across Western Canada (Project Budget: $9 million). Defined scope, identified requirements, developed work breakdown structure, created schedule, and monitored progress. • Project Manager for deployment of third-party image capture devices to collect photos and meta data of customer inventory to be used for customer self-serve managing and marketing product through online and print channels (Project Budget: $1.8 million). • Managed 53 graphic designers, typesetters, proof readers, paginators, photographers and data entry coordinators ($2.3 million annually) Show less

Managed the creative department for this direct-market retailer with annual sales of $40 million delivered through large e-commerce product website and 56-page print CATALOG with an annual press run of 15 million. Introduced new business processes to efficiently build new proprietary products, meet press deadlines and update multiple web portals. • Oversaw and directed the activities of 8 graphic/web designers, 2 in-house photographers, and several freelance photographers &… Show more Managed the creative department for this direct-market retailer with annual sales of $40 million delivered through large e-commerce product website and 56-page print CATALOG with an annual press run of 15 million. Introduced new business processes to efficiently build new proprietary products, meet press deadlines and update multiple web portals. • Oversaw and directed the activities of 8 graphic/web designers, 2 in-house photographers, and several freelance photographers & illustrators who were responsible for new product development, catalog design & layout, and web design; increased productivity by 20%. • Led the conversion to digital photography and realized annual production-cost saving of $85,000 annually. • Directed creative design, branding awareness and a focus on the user experience to increase customer response on product websites by 18% and marketing initiatives by 11%. Show less

Minimized operating costs and maximized efficiencies in the digital production of trade magazines and associated tradeshow publications. Initiated, created and implemented a change-management plan to help staff and customers embrace technological changes. Directed the activities of a nine-person team. Managed planning, scheduling and budgeting. Successfully completed the following project initiatives: • Converted production of all publications to a direct-to-plate printing process in… Show more Minimized operating costs and maximized efficiencies in the digital production of trade magazines and associated tradeshow publications. Initiated, created and implemented a change-management plan to help staff and customers embrace technological changes. Directed the activities of a nine-person team. Managed planning, scheduling and budgeting. Successfully completed the following project initiatives: • Converted production of all publications to a direct-to-plate printing process in close cooperation with RRDonnelley, one of the largest commercial printers in the world. Completed this project within 12 months and realized an annual cost saving of $235,000. • Initiated a change management plan for the transition to fully digitized ad submissions for publication; educated customers on the benefits of using PDF files and realized an annual cost saving of $142,000. • Established new integrated-digital workflow between internal production and editorial departments which resulted in the reduction of 120 man-hours per week. Show less