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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Provide protection for The White House Complex, The Vice President's Residence, The Main Treasury Building and Annex, and foreign diplomatic missions and embassies in the Washington, D.C. area• Traveling in support of the Presidential, Vice Presidential, and foreign heads of state/government missions• Embody honor, integrity and a commitment to excellence

Maryland

• Lead and demonstrate initiative and entrepreneurship• Oversee the organization as a whole• Plan long-term and short-term strategies• Uphold the company's mission and values• Enact attention to detail to ensure “Quality Service, Every Time.”• Identify any current issues or potential concerns, and effectively arrive at sound conclusions• Manage all sales, finances, negotiations, coordinating and planning work for 1099 contractors, training, accounting, budgeting, communication, marketing, legal, human resources, and customer service for 60+ events• DJ, prepare playlists, set-up sound and lighting equipment, perform at various venues across the state of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.

• Represent myself as an artist (DJ) at a variety of events separate from "Griff Productions & Entertainment, LLC"• Represented and booked myself as a closing act at Firefly Music Festival (2019)• Handle contract negotiations, advances, hospitality riders, technical riders, travel and accommodations coordination, show production, day sheets, marketing, management, and successfully execute performances

Remote

• Communicate and respond to texts from people in any type of a crisis situation, via written messages leading them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving, and safety planning• Exercise tact, emotional intelligence (EQ), and initiative, in collecting and gathering information, assembling, and developing facts, evidence, and other pertinent data, through investigative techniques to perform analyses, and identify factors and problem areas leading to the crisis situation • Implement ingenuity, resourcefulness, and judgment to summarize results and identify coping mechanisms and resources, to lead the texter into safety planning and detect other solutions• Remain calm during high stress, imminent risk, distressed, and hostile conversations• Successfully de-escalated and resolved 100+ crisis situations• Received Crisis Counselor Certificate for completing 30 hours of training and committing to a minimum of 200 volunteer hours

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Oversaw and led the organization as a whole• Demonstrated leadership of an executive team• Ensured communication, effectiveness, and efficiency throughout the organization• Took responsibility for my own and executive team member’s actions to ensure goals and deadlines were being met• Took personal responsibility for the failures and struggles of the team, and celebrated victories as a team• Displayed a high ethical standard and built trust among team members and organizational members by doing the right thing every time• Followed through on commitments made to executive and general body members• Conducted executive and general body meetings, lectures, and presentations on a weekly basis• Presented a variety of complex material on Music Industry topics I’ve researched and/or experienced, including but not limited to; Developing an Artist’s Team, Personal Managers, Business Managers, Agents, Lawyers, Contract Negotiations, Contract Law, Record Deals, Music Production, Music Distribution, A&R, Touring, and more• Responded to questions from audience members at the end of meetings, and effectively address any questions or concerns they may have• Upheld the organization's mission, while also ensuring all requirements were being met• Provided assistance to executive board members• Planned long-term strategy for the organization• Coordinated and hosted an abundance of weekly informational meetings, presented several skill-building workshops, featured community service events, introduced industry professionals to share their experiences in the music industry, collaborated with other clubs and organizations for additional exposure to other industries, and held creative events such as talent showcases

College Park, Maryland

• A1 Front of House (FOH) Engineer• Operate multiple industry standard consoles, including the Yamaha QL series mixing consoles• Set-up and integrate PA systems, Dante networks, and line arrays in multiple venues for various events including theater productions, touring acts, concerts, festivals, ceremonies, and more• Analyze, evaluate, and troubleshoot any technical issues to ensure proper operation of audio equipment for the day of show• Evaluate potential alternatives to technical issues and make changes, substitutes, or improvisations when necessary• Communicate with clients and teams outside of the audio profession, via in person and written communication, the technical and non-technical requirements needed, provided, and/or improvised for the day of show

College Park, Maryland

• Utilized Yamaha series consoles and industry standard equipment to run sound for Live Nation concerts and touring acts• Communicate with venue staff, artists, artist managers, and representatives about technical riders for performances

• Volunteered to utilized Pro Tools 12 to edit, mix, and master multitrack recordings from previous live performances prior to going on the air for WAMU’s Bluegrass Country (radio station), March 2018 – August 2018• Volunteered to employ Pro Tools 12, and Ableton Live 9 Suite to record, edit, mix, and master radio bumpers for WTOP’s The Gamut (radio station), January 2018 – February 2018• Volunteered to record, mix, and master 10+ local artists, and enabled them the opportunity to showcase their music

Annapolis, Maryland

• Installed TV, phone, and internet services, as well as completed repair work in customer’s homes and businesses• Required to problem solve, work quickly and efficiently, and communicate well with customers to handle any questions or concerns they may have

Dunkirk, Maryland

• Well-rounded employee that operated all departments of the store including cashier, stocker, produce, bakery, and meat department.

Double Major In Management And Marketing, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Undergraduate Rankings (2020 U.S. News & World Report (2019)): - #13 Management - #18 Marketing - #22 Undergraduate Program (U.S)

Business Administration

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