Rich Trella - Bsm, M.S., Cit, Cat, Fmp Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Burlington, Ontario

Mississauga, Ontario

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

London, Ontario

Managed the day-to-day operation of the $50 million dollar, 10,000 seat Budweiser Gardens and 2,000 seat RBC Theatre. Home of the Memorial Cup Champion London Knights (OHL), and the National Basketball League Champion London Lightning. Also managed the booking, scheduling, and contracting of almost 100 other sporting events, concerts, and family shows per year.Oversaw all venue departments, including Box Office, Building Operations, Corporate Sales/Sponsorship, Finance, Group Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, and Premium Seating.Responsible for developing and managing the operating budget, sales budget, and event budget for the venue.Responsible for negotiating event contracts with promoters and renegotiating existing contracts with current promoters/events.Developed risk analyses for all potential risk and co-pro risk events to assess their financial viability.Monitored ticket sales of all events on a daily basis in comparison to projected ticket sales in order to identify and rectify any related issues.One of twenty employees selected in 2012 from over 100 venues across entire company for 2nd annual ‘How You Growin?’ Leadership Institute class, designed to develop and educate the company’s top performers.Venue was twice awarded the “Air Canada Centre” Major Facility of the Year at the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards in both 2010 and 2012. The venue also received numerous awards for tickets sales and gross ticket sales revenue from industry publications Pollstar and Venues Today.

Windsor, Ontario

Managed the day-to-day booking and scheduling of the tenant hockey team (Windsor Spitfires(OHL). Also managed the booking, scheduling, and contracting for all other sporting events, concerts, and family shows. Oversaw the Box Office, Marketing, Premium Seating, Finance, Corporate Sales/Sponsorship, and Group Sales departments. Responsible for developing and managing the operating budget, sales budget, and event budget for the venue. Responsible for negotiating event contracts with promoters and renegotiating existing contracts with current promoters/events. Developed risk analysis for all potential risk and co-pro risk events to assess the financial viability of those events. Monitored ticket sales of all events on a daily basis in comparison to projected ticket sales in order to identify and rectify any related issues.Oversaw the Food and Beverage contractor for the venue in order to maintain their agreement on behalf of the City of Windsor.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Oversaw the marketing budget for multiple family shows and concerts taking place at both the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum.Created and developed marketing, PR, and grassroots plans for all family shows, concerts and for the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse team (NLL).Negotiated and placed advertising buys in all forms of media for all family shows and concerts as well as the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse team.Oversaw game day operations and promotions for the Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse team.Responsible for pitching stories, interviews, and PR events to local media for all family shows, concerts, and Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse.

London, Ontario

Oversaw the marketing budget for multiple family shows, concerts, and sports events. Created and developed marketing, PR, and grassroots plans for all family shows, concerts and and sporting events (not including tenant team). Negotiated and placed advertising buys in all forms of media for all family shows, concerts and sports events. Responsible for pitching stories, interviews, and PR events to local media for all events.Responsible for developing marketing plan and ad materials for the venue. Also developed marketing plan for the launch of our new in-house ticketing system.Acted as liason with local media with regards to press credentials for all shows and events as well as any interview requests.Assisted with the planning and presentation of press conferences for special announcements on upcoming events.

Toronto, Ontario

Assisted with daily marketing intiatives, game scripting, producing media kits, game day operations, and in-game promotions. Also assisted with league AV requirements for game taping.

Master'S Degree, Sport And Fitness Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant for the Sport Management department Obtained Masters of Science in Education degree.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sport And Fitness Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: Intramural hockey and broomball Graduated with Honours in Sport Management