Eric Williams Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, NV, US

Please see resume for complete profileThe Special Services Group is an event and entertainment production company that develops, produces, manages and executes high-profile and large-scale events by combining the expertise of cutting-edge industry professionals to maximize production efficiency with the best resources available to artists and event.

Special Projects as Managing Partner or Director Agua Belize, Belize, Central America, ConsultantAmerican Diamond Mining, Worldwide, Director of Special ProjectsCigar Central, New Orleans, ProprietorEcoWorldWater, Nationwide, ConsultantInternational Gold Bullion Exchange, Worldwide, Director of Special ProjectsRoyal Family of The Sultan of Brunei.

SELECT SPECIAL EVENTS, FESTIVALS or OTHER One-Off PRODUCTIONS50' Tall Floating Video Tree Phoenix Zoo Technical Coordinator“Amparo” Theatrical Performance, Miami, Stage Management Bill Graham Presents, San Francisco, Musical Inst. Provider Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, CA, Sponsorship Coordinator Los Angeles Marathon, Los Angeles, Entertainment.

Roles Within the Touring Industry (Music and Experiential)Aetna Life “Healthy Living” National Tour Tech Director Air National Guard Nationwide Tour Manager Al Stewart Various Tours Nationwide Tour ManagerAnimal Planet “Rescue Expo” National Tour Tour Manager Audi, "Streets of Tomorrow" Tour Nationwide Tech Director Blood, Sweat & Tears Nationwide Stage.

Corporate Event ProductionsChevrolet Motor Div. “Rose Bowl”, Pasadena. Production Coordinator Chevron Oil, National Meetings, Various, Technical Labor Provider General Electric, Palm Desert, CA, Production Coordinator Mars Music National Rental Program, Fort Lauderdale, Program Director Megavision @ Atlanta Olympics, Atlanta, Producer Megavision @ Super.

As a Logistics and Advance Operative and an Experiential Event and Tradeshow Coordinator with over 30 years of experience garnered while initiating and executing unique Auto-Industry-oriented projects and participant experiences. I’ve produced events that entertain and educate in addition to driving and teaching off-roading.

Gemini Sound Products, Carteret New JerseyOne of the consumer electronic industries’ most colorful exhibitors, Gemini Sound Products engaged me as Tradeshow Coordinator to ramp up their exposure as an innovative marketer of dj gear. I designed, installed, coordinated and staffed Gemini Sounds’ tradeshow booth for many industry expositions. Gemini’s efforts.

Attached to the White House Office of Advance1992-1999 OFF. of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES Production Coordinator1992-1999 OFF. of THE VICE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES Production Coordinator 1992-1999 OFF. of THE FIRST LADY of THE UNITED STATES Production Coordinator1993 53rd PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL, Washington, DC Performance Coordinator1997 54th.

1993 KATHLEEN BROWN FOR GOVERNOR, State of California Production Coordinator1988-1995 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Office of the Mayor, LA, CA Special Services1992 HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE, LA, CA Director of Production1990 EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, Los Angeles Coliseum Director of Production1993 EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS, Los Angeles, CA Director of.

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Production Coordinator for this tradeshow for the film and video industry

For the LOS ANGELES MARATHON, we coordinated all facets of entertainment along the race route. In addition, we provided production for the evening prior's Carbo Load Dinner and the post-race Finish Line Festival

1979 FOREIGNER, "Head Games" Tour Promoter Rep1984-1986 REO SPEEDWAGON, "Wheels are Turnin' Tour Asst. Tour Manager and Pro Bodyguard1989-1991 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS, Nationwide Stage Manager 1984-1999 AL STEWART, Nationwide Tour Manager 1990 WILSON PHILLIPS, “First Album”, National Tour Production Manager

The TROUBADOURS OF FOLK National Tour included several prominent '60s folk era artists

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Directed marketing efforts for this iconic Hollywood institution. STUDIO INSTRUMENT RENTALS continues to this day to expand and grow in the industry they started.

Coordinated production for the premiere party for the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic, “GREAT BALLS OF FIRE”, Feature Film. The film and the premiere starred Dennis Quaid.

Coordinated sponsorship activities in select area for the Long Beach Grand Prix

Provided personal protection for the actress during the theatrial run of her play, staged in a small theater in Hollywood

Coordinated merchandise nationwide during commedian EDDIE MURPHY's “PIECES OF MY MIND” tour, and the filming of the film, "Raw" at Madison Square Garden's Felt Fourum Theater, New York, New York

Served as Site Coordinator for this iconic nightclub and location in New York's Lower Eastside. Videos such as Run DMC's Walk This Way and several B-films were shot during this time.

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One of the coordinators of the popular Rock and Wrestling segments of the mid-eighties

Coordinated access for CNN's footage during the Live Aid show at JFK Stadium, one of rock and roll's most historic moments

Directed efforts for then America's largest retailer of gold and silver through man special projects such as a promotional campaign featuring a race car on the Camel GT circuit, gold mining ventures in Peru and Alaska and various other efforts during which I served as the corporation's fixer.

Learned the diamond business and carried precious stones and metals worldwide.

New York, NY, US

Assisted in the coordination of efforts backstage during load-ins and outs and worked crowd control during shows.

Production Associate for classic '80s reality show

Agoura Hills, CA, US

Personal Protection for owner Carroll Rosenbloom

1987 USO CELEBRITY WORLD TOURS, Worldwide Production Coordinator1988-1998 SUPER BOWL HOST COMMITTEE, 4 Super Bowls Nationwide Production Coordinator1990-1998 INT. ASS. OF AMUSEMENT PKS & ATTRACTIONS, Nat’nwde Tradeshow Operations1991 FLAMINGO HILTON AMPHITHEATER, Laughlin, NV Designer & Venue Ops1992 ROYAL FAMILY of BRUNEI, Beverly Hills Family.

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Advanced Studies In Radio And Television With Emphasis On The Live Event, Radio And Television

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Advanced Studies In Events And Broadcasting