Ben Mcroberts Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

Senior event producer at award winning event production agency

Greater New York City Area

Recent Work Includes:2018 NYC Summer Streets - Operations Manager2018 Knob Creek Whiskey & Eggs Tour - Production Manager 2018 Taste of Sunnyside - Event Producer2018 Five Boro Bike Tour - Course Security Checkpoint Supervisor2018 Nike Choose Go 5K with Diplo - Site Coordinator2018 NYC Half Marathon Expo - Dockmaster2017 Winter Wonderland Staten Island - Production Manager2017 NYC Summer Streets - Operations Manager2017 NYC Triathlon - Central Park Course Manager2017 Discover Hudson Valley Ride - Site Manager2017 Nike Go Skate Day - Production Manager2017 Taste of Sunnyside - Event Producer2017 Bryant Park Winter Village - Load Out Logistics Manager2016 TCS NYC Marathon - Green Team Manager, Start Site2016 NYC Food & Wine Festival - Traffic Management Supervisor2016 The Meadows Music & Arts Festival - Quartermaster2016 Taste of Williamsburg/Greenpoint - Production Manager2016 Fall Fashion Week, Coach - Traffic Management Supervisor2016 Summer Streets - Event Producer, Area Supervisor2016 NYC Triathlon - Volunteer Manager2016 Taste of Sunnyside - Event Producer2016 Brooklyn Half Marathon - Finish Line Operations2016 Gran Fondo New York - Site Management2016 Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series NYC - Field Operations Foreman2016 TD 5 Boro Bike Tour - Site Management, Trucking Logistics

New York, Ny

Head of events department within New York City’s leading bicycle and pedestrian rights advocacy organization. Oversaw all aspects of the events life cycles of the organization’s signature bike tours (participation ranging from 1,000 to 7,000 people), as well as leading logistical planning and event day execution for all other organizational events.Bike Events Portfolio: NYC Century Bike Tour; Tour de Brooklyn; Tour de Queens; Tour de Staten Island; Tour de Bronx; Storm King CannibalOther Organizational Events: Bike to Work Day; Bike Home from Work Festival; T.A. Summer Benefit Gala; T.A. Member Party; T.A. Activists Holiday Party; Summer Streets; Commuter Race• $1.5 million generated in cumulative bike events revenue.• Increased total bike events revenue annually by 9% on average, with a cumulative increase of 26% from 2010 through 2013.• Increased NYC Century Bike Tour participation by 49% from 2010 to 2012, reaching maximum capacity of over 7,000 participants, and maintained maximum participation level in subsequent year.• Secured $350,000 total cumulative sponsor dollars and $360,000 total cumulative value of goods and services via in-kind sponsorships.• Generated additional $40,000 in NYC Century Bike Tour revenue by introducing merchandise upsells to registration process and event day sales. • Conceived and implemented new peer to peer fundraising component to NYC Century Bike Tour in 2014 that ultimately resulted in $60,000 in additional revenue.• Created Tour de Staten Island in 2011 and achieved 1,000 participants by 2013.

· Co-Founder of private company focused on independent music promotion.· Oversee marketing, promotions, and production of special events.· Secured strategic partnerships and co-branding efforts with major consumer firms including Red Bull, Mountain Dew, Brooklyn Brewery, Animal Bikes, and Methods Clothing.· Secured monetary sponsorships and soft-dollar opportunities for special events.· Managed viral marketing and social networking efforts.

Greater New York City Area

Event production group that specialized in underground events for 300 to 1,000+ attendees. • Contracted non-traditional and raw space venues, and secured all necessary permitting for one-off events. • Booked staff and talent• Created security and crowd management plans.