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New York, New York, United States

Builds and manages event technology operations in New York, NY and Portland, OR, growing the company’s ability to serve North American and European markets Increasing Company Profitability• Continuously identifies strategic and tactical equipment investments to grow revenue and profitability• Created roadmap for a new company profile as business shifted after the pandemic and other world events• Used $2M budget to rebuild the NYC organization, and to establish a relaunch of the business with no disruption• Evaluates incoming projects for viability: budget, design, capacity, production plan and fit• Modernized and re-located the NYC operation to a more efficient facilityMaximizing Technology• Facilitated and improved communication and collaboration between US and European offices• Recruited and leads a veteran team of technical producers and engineers• Prevented a crisis when the usual vendor canceled just days before a huge event; found another vendor who was even better and the client was very happy with the event, and went on to repair trust with the original vendorOperations Management and Collaboration• Works with other leaders to improve processes and retention• Always expanding the network of vendors and strategic partnerships

New York City Metropolitan Area

Effectively functioned as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing internal operations as well as execution of shows. Consistently improved processes to optimize costs while coaching and mentoring key staff serving high profile clients such as Disney Theatrical, Adobe, NBC, Fox News, ESPN, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Metropolitan Opera.• Executed strategic pivot to digital events in response to COVID-19 pandemic, generating $2.5M in annual revenues• Launched xR Extended Reality Digital Experience Studios giving clients a virtual immersive alternative to live events• Delivered $14M in annual savings by rationalizing headcount from 300 to 100 in 2020 while maintaining key employees for future growth, moving to a more variable staffing model and more sales-focused culture• Realized additional savings by reducing fixed cost base, optimizing logistics, vendor agreements• Delivered revenues of $37M+ in 2021 after dramatic restructuring to recover from a 58% revenue loss in pandemic• Revitalized Broadway show business with $4M in projected revenues for 2022 (equaling pre-pandemic levels• Led pre-pandemic growth of revenues 18% from $77M to $91M while maintaining EBITDA margins of 10%• Spearheaded $20M in rental equipment investments and upgrades, including new LED display offerings as well as video engineering switching systems and camera chains to offer clients high-resolution cutting-edge technologies

New York City Metropolitan Area

Led operations across Northeast territory (representing 70% of total company revenues), managing 150 employees. • Enabled 56% increase in annual revenues, while improving forecasting abilities• Managed operations center warehousing all equipment supporting business across Northeast region, enabling 44% increase in annual revenues• Expanded engineering and project management employee base 15% by attracting top talent from competitors• Consistently delivered major live events under budget• Leveraged data analytics to optimize usage of internal equipment inventory, reducing expense associated with sub-rental of equipment from external vendors

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed operations for division providing lighting equipment for live events while leading 20 employees.• Built business from startup into solid profit-center with annual revenues of $9M• Expanded Lighting dry-hire rental business into full scale production services• Negotiated union contracts and maintained strong relationships with IATSE Local One and IATSE Local 59 stagehands unions, averting all major labor issues