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Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

• Plan, oversee, and execute multiple projects and events including the Olympic Development Program• Tournament Director of all state-run events: Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic, State Cup, and the Nevada State League• Event promotion, management, logistics and operations of all state-run programs

Blackfriars, London, Gb

• Conduct data-driven research to achieve a 53% reduction in inventory variances to date

Long Beach, Ca, Us

• Create and manage sporting competitions in Orange County for twelve (12) sports: soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, golf, floor hockey, basketball, track and field, swimming, bocce, flag football, and bowling• Plan sporting competitions of all sizes. Area competitions (up to 400 athletes), Regional Competitions (up to 1000 athletes), and (in a supporting role) Summer/Fall Games (1000+ athletes)• Act as Head of Delegation and/or Assistant Head of Delegation for Orange County during the Summer/Fall games, and bowling and floor hockey championships.• Coordinate and plan competitions with school districts officials, and city parks and recreational departments.• Streamline competition registration process to facilitate and coordinate all logistical planning, and execution (number of fields/courts needed, branding and collateral, number of officials/referees, and volunteers)• Schedule sports specialty clinics with hosting venues and clinicians to help new coaches attain their SOSC coaching certification•Coordinate uniform ordering and delivery for all in-season sports

Fullerton, Ca, Us

I am the lead contact for development, growth, and operations of the Golden Valley Soccer League. Lead contact for the Cal South brand properties merchandise and apparel. I am also part of the Cal South team that is in charge of all operations, logistics, and execution of our State Cup (the largest youth tournament in the world), National Cup, and on-site activations. EVENT MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, & ACTIVATIONS:• Responsible for marketing, communications, and operations, and logistics of the Golden Valley Soccer League.• Reached an overall growth of the Golden Valley Soccer League team registrations by 87%.• Led the Cal South activation team at three Copa America Centenario matches at the Rose Bowl; concertedly raising brand awareness by managing the staff, logistics, and branding collateral. MERCHANDISE AND APPAREL:• Increased on-site merchandise and apparel sales for State and National Cup by 46 percent. • Reached over 1.2 million in gross sales for on-site merchandise and apparel for State Cup and National Cup.• Managed the apparel inventory, and merchandising, of six (6) Cal South brand properties (State Cup, National Cup, California Regional League, Recreational Tournament of Champions, Adult State Cup, and the Golden Valley Soccer League).• Supervised a merchandise team of over fifteen members and six venue liaisons.• Oversaw the e-commerce sales and inventories.• Accomplished an e-commerce gross sales revenue increase of 226% (to date: July 6)• Responsible for the ordering and purchasing of initial and fill-in merchandise and apparel orders.

Fullerton, Ca, Us

Cal South is the premier adult and youth state soccer association in the United States resonating success on and off the field. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:• Served as primary point of contact for over 230 affiliate member accounts for questions/concerns.• Established and maintained rapport with affiliate member accounts to ensure membership retention and growth.• Endeavor to assure that affiliate member issues/requests are dealt with effectively and efficiently.• Update and manage a database of over 1,200 corporate contacts. RELATIONSHIP MARKETING:• Initiated community outreach endeavors to build a volunteer database for Soccer Nation Expo and Cal South initiatives. • Communicated effectively/efficiently with our membership consisting of parents, athletes, coaches and boards of directors.MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION:• Assisted in developing and executing communication strategies to inform our members of Cal South updates and news.• Translated the Cal South Magazine feature article, print ads and other literature for our Hispanic marketing efforts.• Assisted in developing and coordinating external communication plans to increase awareness of Cal South.• Assist with updating the Cal South website.• Source, edit, produce, and disseminate various print, non-print materials and electronic information products for use of Cal South activation efforts.TRAINING/PRESENTING:• Provide technical, informative, and educational assistance to more than 230 affiliated leagues/clubs.•Educated and trained affiliate member volunteers on policy, procedure and the Cal South Registration System. • Conduct researched of Cal South members, clubs, and leagues to pursue marketing and communication endeavors.• Identify, collect, and report as needed information and data for members.

Fullerton, Ca, Us

EVENT MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & ACTIVATIONS:• Executed grassroots marketing efforts to increase Cal South and L.A. Fútbol Circuit brand awareness.• Helped manage/track a budget of $20,000 for the L.A. Fútbol Circuit and Copa Univision tournaments.• Coordinated the Los Angeles Fútbol Circuit Youth Academy Final at the StubHub Center.• Planned and coordinated on-site event operations, logistics and execution including event set-up and breakdown.• Organized and scheduled the L.A. Fútbol Circuit seasons, finals, and meetings.• Creatied marketing campaigns in the local Spanish print media such La Opinion Newspaper.• Managed and updated the content and information for the L.A. Fútbol Circuit web page.RELATIONSHIP MARKETING:• Liaised with parks and rec officials for facility reservation, rental contracts and coordinate liability insurance.• Communicated with coaches, referees, permit holders, volunteers/staff and sponsors for events.• Communicated effectively with our membership base consisting of athletes, coaches and boards of directors.• Internal and external liaison for the Director of Membership Development and Cal South.• Developed a working relationship with new accounts including prospective organizations.• Assisted and completed projects to support department efficiency and productivity.PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH:• Reached an overall growth of 48 percent of the L.A. Fútbol Circuit team applications in 2010.• Trained, staffed, and supervised volunteers and interns for the L.A. Fútbol Circuit postseason playoffs.• Accomplished a Membership Development Dept. goal of increasing youth player membership by 4 percent in 2010.• Purchased field equipment using monies allocated to the LA Fútbol Circuit from the Cal South Field Foundation funds.

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Pre/Post-Game and special events set-up, execution, and breakdown at Championship Soccer Stadium. • Follow all field schematics for games and events to create efficiencies and positive experiences for guests.• Ensure sponsor and partner field board, team branding, and event collateral are prominent throughout the venue.Special events worked:• Orange County Soccer Club World Cup viewing party• Orange County Soccer Club Beer Fest

New York City, Us

Served as the Training Site Coordinator for the Mexican National Team, and the Jamaican National team for the 2017 Gold Cup in the Southern California Market. EVENT MANAGEMENT• Assist with planning and execution of training site logistics while teams are in market.• Served as point of contact for all training sites in market.• Attend all teams’ training sessions,• Ensure all training site operational elements are in place, including but not limited to, designated team parking zone, clear ingress and egress pathways, designated media zones, exclusive access to restrooms/locker rooms (pending availability), required training equipment, and field dimensions and grass cut mimicking stadium field.• Manage equipment used at training sessions, ensuring all equipment is returned to respective sites after use.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

The Special Olympics World Games - Los Angeles, hosted three soccer competitions, 11v11, 5v5, and 7v7. The three formats had their respective management team. EVENT MANAGEMENT:• Planned, executed, and managed the 7v7 football competition for over 1,000 athletes; 114 teams; and 98 delegations.• Developed competition management staffing plan to determine sport-specific volunteer needs.• Trained, staffed, and managed a diverse volunteer team of over 100 volunteers.• Collaborated with other departments to resolve competition/logistic/operation issues to create a positive experience. • Liaised w/ the Game Organizing Committee to ensure client needs are met to the highest standard.

Orange, Ca, Us

My endeavors concentrated on assisting all department executives and directors by managing quotidian time consuming, routine tasks. This included creating and managing budget data and other financial reports. Ordering and restocking office supply for all executives, directors and coworkers.

I was responsible for developing and implementing product merchandising plans to assist in the marketing and promotion of Red Bull Energy at client locations in Orange County. Promoting and marketing was accomplished by means of store displays and visual techniques to attract customers. This included stocking and rotating our product line, maintaining inventory levels and setting up promotional displays and working closely with store managers to ensure profitability and high sales volume.

Certificate, Sports Industry Essentials

Business Administration, Marketing