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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Directing operations of nationally-ranked, competitive junior golf tournaments from preparation to conclusionDirecting course set up, hole locations, marking for all eventsCreating and nurturing relationships with families, courses, and sponsors to cultivate the tours mission of growing girls’ golfMaintain high standard of product while staying within a set budgetResponsible for working with Tournament Administrator to achieve stated goals including to secure and oversee tournament assistants, rules officials and volunteers for each eventResponsible for working with Development Coordinator to promote and expand the PKBGT reachAssist in customer service support via phone, email & web siteAssist promotion of the tour through social media, blog posts, etc...Work with PKBGT partners to increase engagement by our membership and grow participation

Cary, North Carolina

- Attract and schedule events / meets in conjunction with availability of TAC partners and programs;- Coordinate with internal and external event clientele to maximize the guest and athlete experience and TAC profitability;-Assist with facility setup and tear down, meet setup and results in accordance with host specifics for 70+ events/year-Manage all financial aspects of event invoicing, collection and reporting.-Oversee TAC TITANS and External Meet Directors.-Liaise with meet hosts, coaches, hospitality coordinators, media, external vendors, NC Swimming andother governance organizations related to events;-Oversee Meet Director for Wake County High School swim meets and other external events held atTAC.-Manage all aspects of TAC’s fundraising events.-Manage meet vendors & commission payment collection for all TITANS hosted meets.

- Responsible for the weekly management of the 23 tournaments, including signage placement, opening and closing of the events, compiling tournament reports, verifying statistics, managing purse distributions for each event.- Lead communications liaison with Tournament Business Affairs for additional projects at tournament site to facilitate with the competition, sponsor deliverables and operations set-up.- Responsible for leading volunteer training for 300-500 volunteers and management of live scoring, scorecard and statistic card verification, cart drivers, leaderboards and scoring tent personal.- Responsible for advance communication with tournaments, Symetra tournament businessaffairs and tour operations to ensure the weekly set-up of Internet and other operational items for Tournament Office, Media Center and Real-Time Scoring.- Responsible for contacting local cable companies to obtain internet service at each tournament site and maintaining scoring network and equipment inventory at tournament sites and the location, set up and testing of repeaters.- Assist VP of Operations or Senior Staff member with day to day operations of TournamentCompetition.- Manage operations team of 4 people-Created Symetra Tour operations manual

- Event set up and preparation for 16 Summer and 12 Winter Series events-Oversee course set up for WAPT Women's Tour events-Course marking and set up for all events-Rules official for all events-Volunteer management

- Oversaw the delivery and distribution of over $1 million in merchandise - Handled the activation of over $6 million in sponsorship revenue- Managed the placement of 30 temporary storage containers throughout the golf course- Supervised the build of over 4,000 feet of temporary fence- Organized the placement of 115 temporary restroom facilities- Managed load in and activation for over 30 tournament sponsors- Effectively managed the load in and logistics of 40 Expo vendors- Assisted with over site of over 70 tournament vendors

Davidson, Nc

- Oversaw 10 tournament vendors- Organized the placement of temporary fencing and restrooms- Managed the placement of signage throughout the golf course- Supervised the 1 onsite and 2 offsite parking lots- Conducted 10 volunteer training sessions

Athens, Georgia Area

- Managed 30 part-time student employees- Managed Pro Shop inventory ordering and day to day operations- Increased participation in weekly Faculty/Staff League by 40%- Increased rounds played by 20%- Designed and created hole signs for golf course and outside events- Managed event operations for all outside events

Atlanta Athletic Club

- Planned and implemented of golf course emergency evacuation plan- Oversaw 3 volunteer committees- Set up and managed traffic/spectator ingress and egress with temporary construction- Liaised with USGA staff to prepare welcome packets for over 100 Rules volunteers

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Operational responsibilities include editing opponent game films. Edited video is used to createthe weekly scouting reports.Develop and manage team travel planning operations, inspect and order equipment, and create thecampus recruiting schedules for official visits.Managed team film exchange and assisted with opposing team scouting reportsWorked with guards on skill developmentHelped to plan and execute successful team fundraising golf outing and camps

Slippery Rock, Pa

Duties included the planning of all team travel arrangements, which consisted of hotelregistrations and team meal restaurant selections.Monitored student athlete academic progress, which included assisting players with classscheduling around daily practice and team meeting schedules.Exchanged game film with opposing teams; game film edited and used to create scouting reports.

Greet suite owners and ticket holders for all eventsAct as a liaison between suite owners and Penguins OrganizationProviding execptional customer service to the many premium seat holders by assisting and correcting any problem they may have

Provide excellent customer service to all store customersResponsible for freight flow of team sports and exercise departmentsResponsible for merchandising of team sports and exercise departments

College Park, Md

- Assisted event staff members with the placement of sponsor signage and activation.- Assisted with volunteer training.- Managed the ecology committee.- Provided assistance to both tournament and PGA Tour staff members with event logistics.

Assisted tournament staff with administrative duties prior to the tournamentActed as a liaison between volunteers and Operations Manager answering questions about their dutiesAssisted over 50 of the tournament sponsors with the placement of promotional displaysManaged the placement of informational and directional signageAided tournament staff in the update of PGATOUR.com, PGA TOUR Player Links, and MylanClassic.com websitesAided tournament staff with the TICKETS Fore CHARITY program in raising $200,000 for charity in ticket salesNegotiated with partner hotels to provide accommodations for sponsors, vendors and tournament officials and secured discounted room rates at 8 hotels and also 10 complimentary rooms for the week of the tournamentAssisted tournament staff in all volunteer recruitment/advertising initiatives.Supported the 15 volunteer committee chairs with tournament assignments.Oversaw the course construction and skybox constructionManaged the logistics including the on-line registration, score card information, and pairings for the 3 pro-ams which consisted of over 100 players eachOversaw on-course distribution during the tournamentOversaw event tear down

Assisted in travel planningRan day to day operations of the teamCoordinated film exchangeEdited game tapeCreated and maintained team Facebook pageCreated team highlight video

Balanced the cash drawers at closing, average $150Supervised the ten employees on duty during shiftsSold 2 to 4 Rec. Center memberships and ten to fifteen daily entry passes a shiftAnswered questions from patrons and other employeesGave tours of the facilityGreeted all patrons upon entrance to facility

Greeted fans upon entrance to the stadium and answered any questionsCreated seating chart for 1,800 seat Jack Critchfield ParkSold an average of 150 walk up tickets per game dayAssisted with three on field promotions per game during the 28 home games

Mba/Ms, Sport Management

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Sport Management