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Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Oversaw and optimized inventory management, including a new organizing method of products, receiving new products, and pulling items for our five different locations. I contributed to the club achieving records in merchandise sales during a single gameday, whole season, and becoming the 3rd most successful club in the USL Championship in merchandise sales. Trained and mentored gameday staff to operate the point-of-sale during games and oversaw three merchandise locations during game days. Along with assisting our merchandise director in coordinating and producing a new boutique storefront in downtown Detroit.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Assist in implementing gameday activities/areas, including banners, biergarten, VIP areas, suites, media areas, merchandise stands, gameday bars, and locker rooms. During games, take ownership of a specific area, such as VIP area, Gameday Staff, Merchandise, Suites, and Box office. Along with communicating with fans in a friendly and effective way to answer questions and concerns. Assist in developing gameday set-up in a correct and efficient process and assist in the oversight of gameday interns.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Help maintain guest services, oversee guest returns, exchanges, merchandise credits, check authorization, charge sends, and discretion discounts. And make sure completion of all PoS transactions and proper control of cash and media at PoS registers. Train game day associates on PoS and all current discounts and deals. Maintain daily deposits and sales and provide excellent guest services, displays, and merchandise replenishment as needed. And oversee associates' breaks, productivity, and gameday scheduling of cashiers.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Assist the director of merchandise with staffing gamedays, stocking the floor, managing our inventory and online store. Work with vendors to create mockups and to order merchandise. As well as helping to create a merchandise plan and executing it.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Managed our team store which including keeping track of inventory, creating barcodes, and ordering product. Along with managing the registration of players through the U.S. Soccer Connect, and submitting ITC and FR forms. And directed gameday operations from organizing the layout to setup and tear down. While managing 10-15 people for gamedays.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Managed sporting sites including soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, and hockey. To make sure they were set up properly and were on time, along with supervising sports officials and taking care of minor injuries. Also worked at our desk where I created and organized participants teams, and handled transactions.

Worked in groups of two and three were I officiated sports including soccer, football, basketball, and volleyball. And improved my time management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Worked with the owner and the head of business operations along with five other interns for KZFC and helped with all marketing ideas and operations. As well as helping with season ticket holders, game day ticket sales, merchandise sales, promotional events, setup/teardown of the field, and press passes. As well as player operations and equipment. And created the team’s birthday package and developed promotional events for the team’s home games.

Helped with marketing ideas, gameday operations that include ticket sales, managing season ticket holders, field setup and tear down, merchandise sales, and running the scoreboard and clock. Along with running and organizing the team's youth camps.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sports Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Sport And Fitness Administration/Management