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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co

Denver, Co

Miami, Fl

•Execute one-of-a-kind event design, production, and implementation for some of the world’s most prestigious events and venues, including the Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, and PGA Championship, and spearheading sponsor and VIP hospitality, concerts, parties, destination experiences, activations, etc for everything from sporting to social events.

Baltimore, Md

•Strategic and operational leader of the U.S. National Team program and its five teams (men and women, U19 men and women, and indoor men), including oversight of brand development, events, marketing, sponsorship, fundraising, communications, and athletes/staff.•Elevated the high-performance goals and training plans for each U.S. National Team, resulting in consistent and efficient programming towards each team’s world championship events.•Revised the U.S. National Team coach and player selection processes to be more objective, ethical, and in line with organizational values and mission, resulting in deeper and more diverse candidate pools.•Created the blueprint for USL’s first-ever National Team Development Program (NTDP).•FIL World Championship results: silver (2015 U19 women), bronze (2015 indoor men), and gold (2016 U19 men).

Colorado Springs, Co

•Grew the USA Cycling National Championships brand to become some of the most desirable sporting events among cities across the country, and to a stature that has resulted in record-setting participation and revenue numbers.•Plan, develop, and supervise all aspects of the United States’ premier annual National Championships in road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and BMX, including creating event RFPs, contracts, budgets, sponsorship activations, etc in a way to maximize event profitability while at the same time continually investing back into enhancing the event experience for the customer and community.

Colorado Springs, Co

•Negotiated significantly lower contracts for various event operations and logistics needs, saving as much as 40% on numerous budget line items.•Developed multiple other national calendars aside from the National Championships, including the National Racing Calendar and the Road Development Race Series.

Los Angeles, Ca

•Specialize in tour operations and event planning, including personally creating and developing relationships with top venues and cities throughout the nation.•Cost-effectively implement and contract all aspects of event operations, including permitting, event layout, site construction, on-site sponsor activation, tour logistics, security, local compliance, and supervise numerous crew/staff.•Point-person between AVP and all government officials, event promoters, and partners.•Reduced per-event operating budget by 20% from 2009 to 2010.•Developed a company-wide Production Schedule document, streamlining event production. •Efficiently executed major, half-million dollar events around the country in high-pressure environments on a near-weekly basis.

Santa Clarita, Ca

•Streamlined essential operations of multiple softball, soccer, and basketball facilities.•Managed, maintained, and supervised adult and youth sports leagues and participants.•Referee adult and youth basketball, and umpire youth softball.

Santa Clarita, Ca

•Responsible for athlete rehabilitation and injury prevention of the school's nationally recognized intercollegiate teams.

Graduate Studies, Kinesiology-Sport Management

Activities and Societies: Learning Team 14

Bachelor'S Degree, Kinesiology-Exercise Science

Associate'S Degree, Athletic Training

Biological Science

Activities and Societies: Football Team (NCAA Division III)