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Orlando

Orlando, Florida Area

Provided business development services for this startup company. Services included business plan creation, operational and logistics preparation.

Orlando, Florida Area

Directed the 10th Annual ArtsFest program after taking over two weeks before the start of the event. This month long event presented over 300 free events throughout four Central Florida Counties. Managed their website updates, budget, sponsor relations and their first ever ticket lottery. Developed relationships and assisted over 85 arts organizations with their contracted responsibilities.

Orlando, Florida Area

Acted as the liaison for in house audio visual product sales for the Hotel Sales and the Convention Services Staff. Created customized audio visual proposals while balancing product and client needs with budget and profitability goals. Coordinated service delivery with the operations teams to ensure client expectations are met or exceeded. Consistently responsible for over fifty percent of location sales. Top twenty in national sales twice in six months.

Planned, integrated and coordinated entertainment elements, talent offerings, audio visual needs, staffing, and budget while serving as the client interface for convention entertainment offerings at Walt Disney World Theme Parks and Resorts.

Planned and implemented complex in-park events with park leadership and operational departments to ensure an exceptional guest experience with minimal impact on daily park operations.

Directed staff and contracted vendors to provide convention production services throughout the Walt Disney World Resort. Coordinated audio visual needs with technology companies and event and venue to ensure requested and needed systems worked within budget constraints. Created and managed complex event proposals and budgets to maximize show quality and deliver exceptional value to the client while achieving departmental profit goals. Proposal budgets ranged from fifty thousand dollars to well… Show more Directed staff and contracted vendors to provide convention production services throughout the Walt Disney World Resort. Coordinated audio visual needs with technology companies and event and venue to ensure requested and needed systems worked within budget constraints. Created and managed complex event proposals and budgets to maximize show quality and deliver exceptional value to the client while achieving departmental profit goals. Proposal budgets ranged from fifty thousand dollars to well over a million dollars. Show less

Directed and supervised daily show operations for entertainment offerings at the Disney Resorts

Managed in-house audio visual and entertainment offerings at the Swan and Dolphin Hotels. Directed a core staff of four managers, two support staff and five audio visual technicians. Supervised inventory control, transportation and maintenance of owned and rented audio visual equipment.

Supervised guest service operations for a vast number of events including the Atlanta Braves Spring training and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inaugural Training Camp at Disney.Directed custodial operations, ticket operations, ushers, sports equipment procurement and facility preparation for events.

Led a competition management team of 45+ staff and 20 contracted sports specialists (officials organizations, tournament directors) to produce the National Senior Games. Selected, trained, scheduled and supervised a paid staff of 9 and 400+ volunteers.Directed a complex registration process of over 12,000 participants.

Leadership responsibilities for all facets of Water Park operations including Food & Beverage, Merchandise, Guest Services, Engineering, Custodial, and Lifeguard Operations.

Mba, Business

Bs, Kinesiology

Graduate Studies Recreation Administration