Gene Howe Email & Phone Number

Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona, United States

During my years as a live event producer I’ve come to the conclusion Producing a live event is like being the head coach of a major-league sport. It’s probably best if you weren’t a star athlete, you have to manage multiple masters; owners, players, the press, your fan base. Budgets matter and If you win, everyone else gets the credit and if you lose it’s your job to explain what you did wrong. While this analogy can apply to other jobs, I have learned producing a successful live event is much more than just putting the players on the field. The key is having the all the skills required to quickly asses and adapt to all the dynamics that are at play during the course of producing an event. From initial concept and budgeting to “doors” and that moment when the last road case is pushed out of the venue. It is during this course of events where I pride myself in my ability to assess the key players, their communication styles and how they each define a “great show” to bring together the hundreds of ever changing details across dozens of disciplines included in a live event.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led all production services and warehouse operations of AV equipment and crewing production company serving the corporate event industry. Acted as Executive Producer for Heroic's largest corporate client.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversaw all video production and event production. Managing a full time staff of writers, producers, and video / graphics production personnel as well as associated facilities across two locations.

Strategic consulting including event production integrating, messaging, brand, and entertainment into compelling presentations for large or intimate audiences

* Executive production management of all network programming, promotions and events through active (real-time) supervision of production and post production teams. General direction of sales and marketing initiatives through overall responsibilities of network programming execution. * Actively participated with executive committee members in the long range planning of division resources to provide support for corporate strategic priorities including; evaluation of divisional activities and company goals to restructure division cutting costs by 45% and maintaining network programming integrity.* Managed a cross-functional graphics/branding team to recreate the ShopNBC brand and marketing program including product description, ordering and pricing administration, and on-air content. Developed and implemented brand style book and communicated design strategies to all impacted departments.* Media group executive representative in development and implementation of all corporate strategies’ including; sales, marketing, customer service and human resources communications. Resulting in the launch of 1200 distinct sales events, 50 marketing programs continual customer service improvement initiatives.* Developed and managed operating budgets of five distinct departments totaling $5.6 million and successfully managed design and budget of all divisional capital projects.

* Responsible for all operations and creative staff of national staging, production, hotel audio visual rental division specializing in corporate communications and events. Clients included the White House, Bank of America, Pfizer and Ernst & Young.* Created 15% payroll savings through position elimination and redesign of compensation packages. Realigned operations management staff to create a national inventory control manager position with first year savings of over $100,000 in inventory shrinkage and decreased capital expenditures.* Through six direct reports, lead a national staff of 120.

* Served as executive producer of over 40 remote multi-camera productions with combined budgets in excess of $6 million.* Led creative and operational direction of six departments with a total staff of 240: supervising, line / coordinating producers, in-house production facility, live studio operations, set, lighting, and scheduling of three 24/7 electronic retail networks.* Through a strategic partnership with IT, successfully established communication policies and procedures to facilitate smooth flow of all required production information within the division resulting in 75% decrease in scheduled overtime through significant decrease in daily pre-production meetings.* Reviewed integrity of division’s activities, costs and operational procedures in restructuring of entire division. Increased efficiency and decreased payroll by $500,000.* Worked closely with CFO in management of $9.2 million operating budget including: treatment and scope of proposed projects and establishing departmental budgets; researched and recruited all contract services; long range planning of division resources to provide support for company priorities.

* Managed all aspects of sales and operation functions of full service production / post production facility serving the Southern California corporate communications and film industries.* Expanded market presence of facility from local area to include Los Angeles market.* Clients included Peter Drucker, General Dynamics, Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Latin America.

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