Chad Snyder Email & Phone Number

Middlefield, Ct

Hired, and direct staff and subcontracted vendors while coordinating all mountain events. Pioneered actionable staff training, communication, and awareness programs implemented within mountains Operational Policy. Conceptualize, Design, and execute all Mountain Parks including bike, ski, board, tube, and synthetic. Maintained safety and build standards through the creation of mountain operational policy and team development. Highlights include:- Created, introduced, and ran the Freestyle Sport Program to families who have never heard of Freestyle, including the Powder Ridge Freestyle Team.- Direct reports included 5 managers from snowmaking manager to tubing supervisor and up to 25+ staff members. - As Activities Director, during summer season, oversee all events - including ongoing weddings with up to 500 guests.

South Egremont, Ma

Head of design and build strategies for multiple skill level terrain parks. Created a new and certified freestyle program; responsible for implantation within mountains product offerings. Facilitated collaboration between department managers within freestyle, ski school, and mountain operations. Highlights include:- Took this 1 Terrain Park to 7 throughout the mountain, within 2 years of hire. (One small, two medium, and one large terrain park, two “progression” parks with snow features, and one natural with all wooden features.)

Greater Atlanta Area / Nationwide Travel

Mediated complex remote branding events while managing standards of displays, equipment, and products. Partnered with sales and event teams, undertaking website setup bringing actionable leads (up to 50k leads) generating new business revenue. Verified selling opportunities are turned over properly and in a timely fashion for quality service and proper lead management. Highlights include:- Led and directed up to 45 employees for large events, including state fairs, with attendance of several hundred thousand participants.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Park Management And Planning

Park Management & Planning

Activities and Societies: (Presenter and Participant for this Ski Area Management program.