Eric Reese, Emba Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area

Own and operate a part-time, sound and lighting production business catering to artists, businesses, community organizations and houses of worship.Staff H.O.W. Positions Include:Shepherd of the Hills Church, Pewaukee, WIFront of House Engineer, AV Tech Staff Member, August 2008 - PresentCrossings Community Church, Edmond, OKMultimedia Ministries Technical Staff Member, July 2004 - May 2005[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Greater Milwaukee Area

Co-Founder of J.R. Hearts non-profit charity organization for the benefit of children and families struggling through childhood illness. Active organizer for the following fund raising events:*Jackson's Jam 2016, 2017, 2018*Team JR Hearts at Brigg's and Al's Run FBO The Children's Hospital of Milwaukee*Snip, Snap, Give 2014*Established The Jackson Reese Memorial Fund at The Children's Hospital of Milwaukee

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand (Ucanz)

Managed product-focused marketing activities for Shure's Professional vertical markets; Broadcast, Rental, Staging, Theater and Touring/Rental, for the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand.Act as a key liaison between End Users, Customers, Sales, Market Development, MARCOM, Global Product Management, Pricing, Finance and Operations for defining and championing products and go-to-market processes.Represented Global Regional Product Marketers as liaison to internal management boards and groups. Pricing and forecasting responsibility for Professional product lines for the region.

Responsible for the creation of long-term business strategy and increased value from products, markets, customers and strategic relationships in the global Professional Audio marketplace.

Americas

Responsible for the presale and post-sale support, educational activities and special projects for North and South America in the Global Systems Solutions sales and marketing channel at Sennheiser. Duties Include:*Providing advanced product design, implementation, and support services*Planning, implementing and conducting technical product and theory training programs for employees, customers and key influencers including InfoComm ICIA accredited Sennheiser Sound Academy offerings*Establishing and maintaining relationships with influential industry contacts, customers and end-users and reporting their feedback to the organization*Partnering with the sales team to develop future business and to close large, or technically complex sales opportunities[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

United States

Responsible for top tier technical services, market development and educational activities for the Professional Systems and Integrated Systems sales and marketing channels in the United States at Sennheiser.[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Market Development and Education manager focused on the Systems Integration channel at Sennheiser. Responsible for developing and training Corporate, Government, and Educational markets.[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Midwest

Area Sales Manager: Systems IntegrationIA, IL, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WIManaged 120+ accounts over a 9 state territory and successfully grew the region each year over year. Achieved Sennheiser's President's Club Award in 2010 for outstanding growth.[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Performed all aspects of the design and engineering of audio, video and control systems for commercial, government and religious facilities, including:*Determining the design criteria and system goals*System design and drafting*Component selection and interfacing*Project management*System hardware testing and software programming*System documentation, commissioning, troubleshooting, tuning, and owner training[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Performed all aspects of the design and engineering of audio, video and control systems for commercial, government and religious facilities, including:*Determining the design criteria and system goals*System design and drafting*Component selection and interfacing*Project management*System hardware testing and software programming*System documentation, commissioning, troubleshooting, tuning, and owner training[Audio, Sound, RF, Radio Frequency, Wireless, Microphone, Engineer, Sales, Management, Training, Market, Business, Development, AV, Events, Production, Systems, Concerts, AV, Lighting, Integration, Front of House, FOH, HOW, House of Worship]

Meridian, Mississippi

Held two positions at Peavey:Acoustic Design Engineer, November 2002-February 2003*Loudspeaker enclosure design, testing and analysis*Crossover design and transducer evaluation*Technical specification sheet writingReliability/Testing Engineer, January 2000-November 2002Performed testing and reporting on numerous types of musical and audio products to insure the highest level of quality and reliability including:*MI, live, and installed sound reinforcement, and pro audio equipment*Developed and improved reliability testing methods, procedures, and standards*Supported engineering, production, and purchasing departments*Performed long and short term reliability testing on entire product line*Diagnosed failures and suggested methods of correction*Provided technical training to production and quality employees

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive Master Of Business Administration [Emba] In International Business, 3.86 Gpa

B.S., Electrical Engineering, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Honors College Eta Kappa Nu (EE Honor Society)

High School, 3.95 / 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Eagle Scout: Boy Scouts of America National Honor Society Who's Who Among American High School Students (4 yrs).