Eric Blockie Email & Phone Number

San Carlos, CA, US

San Francisco Bay Area

Development of programming, marketing, RFP’s, financial models, and operations.The Cow Palace is an indoor 16,500-seat arena, 9,000-seat Festival site, 5,000-seat auditorium, and multi-use event and exposition center, and home of the annual Grand National Livestock Expo, Horse Show and Rodeo. The venue has a rich history of hosting world-class concerts.

Virginia, United States

Development of a mixed-use entertainment zone that will host a 6,500-seat arena, hotels, retail, and restaurants outside Washington DC.

Belmont, California

Conducting team project meetings and coordinating the team activities via production schedule, site management, and deliverables to ensure successful eventsKeeping senior management and key stakeholders informed of arena, theater, nightclub, Esport venue and amphitheater development project status and escalating issues when they impact timeline, scope.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

General Manager / Booking Manager / Venue Development / Sponsorship Sales for Tech Port Arena, Center, and ESport complex.General Manager and development of Tech Port 3,300 seat Arena, ESport Arena, 60 station LAN Center, Restaurant, SAMSET Museum opened April 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.Hosting live music events, ESport national and international events in.

San Antonio, TX, United States

Fremont, CA / Las Vegas, NV

Responsible for design, development, and operations for 28-day lantern festival at the Rio in Las Vegas on 16-acre site outdoors with International Culture exchange and Caesars Entertainment that included all front of house operations, production advance with the vendors, operating budget, venue settlement, merchandise settlement, and ticket revenues.

Sacramento, California

Responsible for development and General Manager of 11,200 seat USL Pro Soccer Stadium and 28,500 seat amphitheater which will host sporting events, concerts and other entertainment on the grounds of California State Fairgrounds-Cal Expo, with responsibilities including booking, operations, capital improvement, operating budget, concessions, labor.

Hidalgo, Texas

• Responsible for 8,200 seat arena and 19,000 seat outdoor festival site which hosts CHL Hockey, PASL indoor soccer, NBA D League basketball, and IFL Indoor Football League. Booking, operations, special events, operating.
• #1 indoor arena in Texas for total ticket gross and attendance (Venues Today 5,000-15,000 capacity) for 2012 and 2013.

Wichita, Kansas

Responsible for 8,500 seat arena booking, operations, special events, operating budget, concessions, artist event advance, merchandise and ticket revenues which included an in-house staff of 11 and 300 seasonal employees. Managed the budget development of design for 10,000 seat amphitheater including the artist booking negotiations, furniture, fixture and.

• Member of operations team that constructed and brought online a new amphitheater in San Antonio, TX in a two-year period. Managed a budget of $22 million and responsible for revenue of over 4 million dollars.
• Managed and developed operations, VIP Box Seat program, production, box office, ticketing procedures.
• Trained all seasonal employees, developed budgets and contracted for all sub-contractors during construction and first 2 years of operations.
• Management responsibility for 6 full time employees and 600 sub-contractors.
• Managed private functions including facility rental and execution of non-music events.
• Assisted in the development of sales plans and strategies to secure revenue.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed F,F&E contracts and purchase orders for all new construction at all 47 SFX Entertainment properties and venues.
• Reviewed and implemented time-saving processes and procedural improvements for company.

San Francisco Bay Area

General Manager Shoreline Amphitheater, Promoter Representative and Production Manager.