Roger Hampton Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Laguna Niguel, California, United States

EXPERIENCE:1993-PresentDirector of Sales and Operations of Hampton Productions, Inc.Laguna Niguel, CaliforniaHampton Productions is a special event management company providing services to include Event Décor, Site Layouts, Lighting, Transportation, Entertainment, Logistics, Food & Beverage Contract Negotiations, Special Effects, Site Selection and Onsite Event Management.As president I have successfully produced events across the United States, Europe and Canada for groups of 200 to 5,000.To this day, I still freelance with loyal clients who occasionally ask for my services for event design and management.A partial list of clients include:Kawasaki USABest SoftwareWonderware CorporationWare MalcombArcoSt Regis Monarch Beach ResortRitz Carlton Laguna NiguelMontage Resort and SpaStartelHyatt HotelsInterchange USALocal.comSage Software

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

SKILLSBuilt robust vendor network to secure cost-effective, high-qualityproducts.• Hired and trained staff for cross-functional assignments and verifiedemployee knowledge of specific procedures related to each event type.•Marketed and publicized weddings and other special events in socialcalendars.•Administered contracts to deliver outstanding vendor coordination,timeline development, budgeting and day of coordination services.•Designed contracts, collected fees and booked venues for events.Directed florists, photographers, musicians, officiants and ceremonyparticipants during pre-ceremony, ceremony and post-ceremonyevents.• Prepared, monitored, and maintained event budgets.Selected event materials which aligned with clients' requests andvision.• Maintained close communication with clients to mitigate service issues.• Managed catering services, audio-visual services and housekeepers.Recommended money-saving strategies for events to bring costs withinbudget.

Culver City, California, United States

Directed safety operations and maintained clean work environment toadhere to FDA and OSHA requirements.Diminished financial discrepancies by monitoring quotes, productionand material planning and bank reconciliations.Built and maintained loyal, long-term customer relationships througheffective account management.Guest relationsVendor managementFood & Beverage service knowledgeWorkflow managementCrisis managementFundraisingContract negotiations and administrationSpecial events planning

Los Angeles And Newport Beach Ca

Hampton and Heart Productions is a fast growing forward thinking event design and production company. My partner Samantha Heart and I share decades of experience in the event industry. Please check out our website for more information.

Laguna Niguel, California, United States

Established and over saw strategic business actions and streamlinedoperations of Balloons and Beyond, a premiere event decorating company that creatively worked with balloon designs for social and corporate events.Cultivated and maintained industry relationships and customerpartnerships to capitalize on opportunities and maximize businesssuccess.Promoted company public profile by delivering speeches, writingarticles and presenting at industry conferences as public face of the. organization.Administered day-to-day operations, including accounting and budgetmanagement, business development, performance metrics andcustomer service.Monitored business trend forecasts, adjusting budgets and operationalplans to maximize growth and opportunities.