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Austin, Texas

• Manage large scale events for Fortune 100 companies across multiple industries. • Translate and communicate client’s visions and expectations to bidding vendor ecosystem.• Lead stakeholder touchpoints and quality control meetings to ensure project scope and timeline adherence.• Troubleshoot technical risks, onsite/offsite vendor coordination, and change order management.• Continuously seek process improvement opportunities to help mitigate cost overruns and increase operational efficiencies.

Featured events:*Texas Tailgate @ the Long Center: Event Director *5.12k Run to Brunch 2019: Event Operations Manager/Site Director/Site Design*Art City Austin 2019: Event Operations Manager/Site Director/Site Design*Austin Trail of Lights 2018: Sponsorship Operations Manager*Downtown Austin Alliance Holiday Stroll 2018: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Site Design*Austin City Limits Music Festival 2018: HomeAway Backstage: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Site Design*Bevo Boulevard 2018: 3D Renders*Austin Ice Cream Festival 2018: Event Operations Manager/Site Director/Site Design*Mack, Jack & McConaughey Fashion Show 2018: Site Manager/Site Design*Austin Trail of Lights 2017: Sponsorship Operations Manager*Austin City Limits Music Festival 2017: HomeAway Backstage: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Site Design*Austin Ice Cream Festival 2017: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Site Design*VRMA 2017: HomeAway: Event Operations Manager*Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016: HomeAway backstage: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Site Design*Austin Food + Wine Festival 2016: H-E-B: Event Operations Manager/Site Manager/Carpenter*Texas Woman's Conference 2016: HomeAway: Site Manager*Austin Trail of Lights 2016: Sponsorship Operations Manager/Carpenter*PMAC 2016: Exterior Displays: Site Manager*Austin Trail of Lights 2015: Event Operations Manager*Austin Trail of Lights 2014: Activations Manager*Blues On The Green*Verse, Chorus, Verse - Production Designer*Gloucester Blue - Production Designer*Raft of the Medias - Production Designer*Weird Sisters - Set Construction*Tapeworm - Festival Spokesman, Grip, Still Photography*Strange Snow - Production Designer*STRIPP3D Festival - Production Designer*East 3rd Visual - Photographer*70/70 Reading Series - Production Assistant*A Bicycle Country - Production Designer*Spin Cycle NYC*aMios Theater Company *Barefoot Theater Company *Google Ad Sense - 2011 NYC

Austin, Texas Area

• Manage project design, control and delivery for annual event portfolio. Top events accommodating 400K + visitors with budgets exceeding $5M.• Oversee hiring and management of staff, on-site teams and temporary resources.• Establish and maintain relationship with city and state agencies, third party contractors and specialized vendors.• Identify and improve internal cost-saving and operational efficiency gaps. • Lead client positioning and solutioning sessions for public event ideation.

Austin, Texas Area

Photograph new product lines, and create 3D renders for company website and marketing materials.

Austin, Texas Area

• Managed 50+ wine and spirit B2C accounts across central Texas.• Maintained and facilitated client and product specialist relationships.• Organized and improved dedicated marketing campaigns, employee training and product awareness workshops.

Greater New York City Area

• Supervised a yearly portfolio of 12-15 specialized multimedia productions and events.• Managed a centralized internship program and multiple dedicated production teams.• Planed and executed regular fundraising events to foster stronger relationships between communities and investors.

Greater New York City Area

• Coordinated teams, equipment and communications for community productions.• Prepared and supervised location setups for operational efficiencies.• Participated in the production of engaging content for monthly feature East Harlem television segments.

Denver, Colorado

• Spearheaded fundraising campaigns • Hosted donor events• Organized theatrical productions• Produced and choreographed aerial performance pieces• Acted in company productions

Little Rock, Arkansas

*Participated and contributed to the Arkansas Repertory Theater Educational Tour *Facilitated student workshops*Performed in all theater productions *Drove set truck *Responsible for the set up and strike of set at various venues *Performed with the NEA's Shakespeare Across America Tour

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Theater

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Theater