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Managed the strategy and execution of all exclusive rigging services, managing up to 40 employees per event with excess of 35,000 attendees in accordance with safety, building engineering specifications and industry regulations Consulted with 100’s of clients to guide and execute their event vision, coordinating with all operational and technical aspects of the production lifecycle for multiple simultaneous clients and events. Anticipated potential obstacles to ensure on-time execution. Events include: Disney’s D23 Convention and Cars 3 Movie World Premiere, Google Engage 2018, AWS Summit LA2018 and LA2019, Blizzard Entertainment’s Blizzcon, Comicon’s Wondercon, and Chick-fil-a In one-year, increased revenue by 100% and reduced capital expenditures by leveraging new industry technologies, personally generating sales, and reducing sub-rental expenses. Identified error in sales process and worked with sales department to ensure proper billing, resulting in 20% savings on labor Managed exclusive rigging and truss services including operations of theatre fly rail system in conjunction with video walls, projection, lighting, audio, scenic, and aerial acrobat elements Ensured safety and compliance of rigging for both employees during setup and attendees during events through load calculations of rigging structures, analysis of building engineering reports, enforcement of OSHA/ANSI compliance, and utilization of new technology to increase redundancy of safety measures Hired and trained new department staff, providing managerial and leadership support; coached, developed, created performance improvement plans when needed, wrote yearly performance reviews, trained staff in new industry advancements to keep department at forefront of new technology utilization Received 2019 PSAV Rigging Department Drive Results Award

Consulted with clients to achieve their vision from event ideation to execution, coordinating all operational and technical aspects of the production lifecycleProduced quotes, timelines and project plans to ensure on-time execution of events, collaborating with production staff and equipment and labor managers to anticipate and adjust for changes Managed exclusive rigging and truss services including operations of theatre fly rail system and signage installation; provided final quality assurance and safety checks prior to event