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Kirkland, WA, US

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Seattle, WA

*Coordinate logistics for national and international tour dates*Operate as liaison between band, booking agent and venues*Advance all shows to ensure a smooth day of show experience for all parties*Ensure compliance of all contractual obligations*Recognize and report opportunities that increase net profit of each concert

Seattle, Washington

*Provide strategic vision to attain Company’s short and long-term sales and financial goals*Identify opportunities, issues and risks to develop business in close coordination with Company ownership.*Improve operation efficiencies by influencing personnel, process and technology choices*Lead all aspects of retail strategy*Directed implementation of an.

Bothell, Washington, United States

Forecasting, planning and executing purchasing for Combo (guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects) and Pro Audio Divisions for 11 store chain of musical instrument retail stores.*Conduct qualitative and quantitative anaysis, research market trends.*Manage category budgets, profit and loss plan and financial metrics against sales and operating margin.

Seattle, WA

Oversee all aspects of promotions, marketing and advertising for largest trade show of its kind in the Pacific NW. GSGVS's annual event features around 100 instrument dealers from across the western USA and attracts close to 2,000 attendees. Our sponsors include Marshall amplification, Dean Markley Strings, ESP Guitars, Ibanez bass guitars and many other.

Managed $6 million+ department in 36+ million annual gross store. Responsible for hiring and training of staff, development of managerial candidates, P&L of department, store manager on duty in General Manager's absence. As the Hollywood store is Guitar Center's flagship, I acted as artist liason during some "Rockwalk" inductions and special events for.

Initiated, researched, scheduled and oversaw all elements of regional, national and international tours for The English Beat and General Public. Tour and Artist Management, public and media relations, logistics and travel arrangements for tours lasting anywhere from one week to three months and in venues ranging in size from 500 to 25,000 attendees..

Developed and oversaw monthly production of demographically targeted music video programming for JC Penney, RadioShack (US and Canada), Channel M and many others. Managed network programmers, video editors, graphic designers.*Oversaw exponential growth from 1400 to over 14,000 tapes shipped per month between 1994 and 2000. Maintained leadership role with.

Orange County, California

During college, I worked Summer and Christmas breaks in a variety of positions (Attractions Host - Disney, Valet -Ritz Carlton, Sales Associate - Nordstrom) for some of the world's most recognized customer service companies.