Hired to reopen the San Jose Convention Center post-pandemic. Responsible for all Convention Center event day operations and a team of Event Service Managers. Personally planned and executed the first 10 events back in the San Jose Convention Center after an 18 month closure, including SiliCon (Silicon Valley ComicCon), SneakerCon, film productions, back-to-back sold out concerts of 19,500 person attendance each night and various other conventions and exhibitions.Also… Show more Hired to reopen the San Jose Convention Center post-pandemic. Responsible for all Convention Center event day operations and a team of Event Service Managers. Personally planned and executed the first 10 events back in the San Jose Convention Center after an 18 month closure, including SiliCon (Silicon Valley ComicCon), SneakerCon, film productions, back-to-back sold out concerts of 19,500 person attendance each night and various other conventions and exhibitions.Also responsible for permitting event-related road closures, vaccination verification, San Jose Police Department and EMT staffing. Show less

Recruited to overhaul event operations and sales performance managing Event Operations, Sales and Audio/Visual teams. Responsible for entire revenue producing sales department and sales life cycle from marketing to post-event follow-up.SALES- First year increased revenue by 153% - Immediate high performance allowed for my promoted from Manager to Director within 9 months- 26 and 18+ consecutive months exceeding sales quota by at least 103%- Currently exceeding $1.2M… Show more Recruited to overhaul event operations and sales performance managing Event Operations, Sales and Audio/Visual teams. Responsible for entire revenue producing sales department and sales life cycle from marketing to post-event follow-up.SALES- First year increased revenue by 153% - Immediate high performance allowed for my promoted from Manager to Director within 9 months- 26 and 18+ consecutive months exceeding sales quota by at least 103%- Currently exceeding $1.2M annual quota at 104%- Built-out ancillary revenue streams- Create department-wide annual budgetsLEADERSHIP- Started with department of 4 employees and have grown to over 30 employees including direct and indirect reports - Developed and promoted 7 coordinators to manager and 2 managers to director during my tenure- Below industry standard team turnover with a focus on employee retention and developmentEVENTS- Manage high volume of both internal company and public events at a large scale- Accommodate more than 5,000 attendees in both indoor and outdoor locations onsite at one time- Led event team to successfully execute over 16,000 unique room set-ups across 10 departments in 2018AWARDSRecognized as a top employee and chosen to attend an exclusive international 10 day training seminar in April 2019 Show less

Recruited to be 2nd in charge at one of the nations most successful Equinox Club locations and grow their business. - Consistently grew membership and over exceeded quotas every quarter YoY - Since starting feedback and inspection scores were consistently above goal- Led effective daily sales meetings with all levels of employees- Thrived in high pressure, fast-paced sales environment - Held accountable for individual, team and company goals- Provided mentorship,… Show more Recruited to be 2nd in charge at one of the nations most successful Equinox Club locations and grow their business. - Consistently grew membership and over exceeded quotas every quarter YoY - Since starting feedback and inspection scores were consistently above goal- Led effective daily sales meetings with all levels of employees- Thrived in high pressure, fast-paced sales environment - Held accountable for individual, team and company goals- Provided mentorship, leadership, and guidance in escalated situations- Managed a number of life saving emergencies including personally administering chest compressions to effectively safe someone's life while an ambulance was en route- Ability to think clearly and act immediately in the highest of stressful situationsDeclined a promotion to General Manager to accept my current role as Director of Sales at the Palo Alto JCC Show less