Ryan Gallant Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah

- Manages communications/sports information responsibilities as the primary contact for baseball and skiing programs, while serving as the assistant football contact.- Mentors undergraduate students aspiring to learn more about our profession and/or pursue it as a career post-grad.- Part of a group that publicized the back-to-back Pac-12 Champion Utah football team (2021, ‘22) and ensuing Rose Bowl Game appearances both years.- Facilitated local and national media coverage during the NCAA Ski Championships.- Promoted 13 current and former Utah Ski Team athletes during the 2022 Winter Olympics.- Work alongside various constituent groups in planning the communications/media needs in construction of a new on-campus baseball stadium (ongoing)- Provides support to department and university administration as needed on special projects- Represents the athletic communications team as a liaison to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.- Served as one of two official scorers for the 2022 and 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournaments in Scottsdale, Ariz.- Provides a steady variety of Spotify playlists for anyone to enjoy entering my office or passing through the hall.

Salt Lake City, Utah

- Serves on the rotation of official scorers for the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels in the Pacific Coast League.- Serves as a neutral party in scoring decisions based on the Official Baseball Rules.- Collaborates with other press box and club staff to ensure statistics are accurately reported to MiLB.

Salt Lake City, Utah

- Serve underneath the full time UHC communications staff as a liaison to external media covering game nights at the Delta Center.- Checks working media members, NHL scouts and other guests into the Delta Center, providing credentials and answering questions about the venue. For those new to SLC, shares restaurant recommendations and local trivia.- Distributes line charts and in-game statistics to a variety of constituent groups (media, radio/TV talent, team executives, NHL scouts).- Attends postgame media availabilities and quickly creates a transcript for distribution.

Amherst, Mass.

- Interim primary communications contact for football from May-August 2021- Primary communications/PR contact for field hockey, women's basketball, baseball and rowing programs; secondary contact for football program.- Football and basketball responsibilities included large-scale assembly of historical assets used in two facility rebranding projects.- Serve as a mentor to undergraduate student assistants learning more about our profession and/or aspiring to pursue it as a career.- Led the department's transition to NCAA LiveStats/Genius Sports and accompanying technical responsibilities.- Successfully promoted All-Conference student-athletes in each of my assigned sports, and assisted with a Biletnikoff finalist campaign in 2018.- Coordinated several moments of national exposure within women's basketball program on linear television and social media.- Digitized historical field hockey statistics (1975-2001), establishing a complete program career database for the first time.- Migrated and organized approximately 10,000 historical photos to cloud storage, encompassing nearly every sport program.- In 2018 and ‘19, served alongside various internal and external constituents on the department’s five-year strategic planning committee.

Burlington, Vt.

- Lead media contact for field hockey, women's basketball, women's ice hockey, cross country/track & field, and men's lacrosse programs.- Lead statistician for the above. Administer records, press releases, award nominations and the like.- Media coordinator for a four-team women’s basketball tournament and four-team women’s hockey tournament.- Collaborated with men’s lacrosse staff, development and other support units on creating a men’s lacrosse 40th anniversary team.- Help oversee undergraduate interns aspiring to enter the field of athletic communications. Teach proper techniques in Stat Crew, press releases, postgame duties, etc.

Yarmouth, Mass. / Dennis, Mass.

Work 40 hours per week maintaining grounds at one administrative and six school properties throughout the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District. Duties include mowing, weed whacking, mulching, pruning, moving equipment/furniture, and cleaning, maintaining, and fueling equipment.Trained in the safe operation of the following power equipment: Scag Turf Tiger/Cheetah/Cub; Toro GroundsMaster 4700D/Infield Pro/Sand Pro; Jacobsen LF 3800; Kubota L39 (incl. PTO); Case TR270.

South Yarmouth, Mass.

- Primary public address announcer (2015-16)- Led a social media staff who generated over 440,000 impressions in August 2014 en route to a Cape Cod Baseball League Championship, and nearly 550,000 impressions in August 2015 after a back-to-back championship win.- Had a play featured on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays in June 2013, making Y-D the first team in the Cape Cod Baseball League to be featured on the segment.- Created an online registration and payment system for Y-D youth baseball clinics, which has generated over $55,000 in revenue since 2013.- Produced and directed over 100 online game broadcasts from 2010 to 2014.- Lead advisor on improvements to broadcast equipment in 2014 and 2016.- Manage all technology upkeep in the organization (PC repair, network setup and analysis, etc.)- Secondary administrator with issuance of player contracts.- Compile and print game-day stat sheets for issuing to fans, game and media staff, and MLB scouts.

Amherst, Mass.

Research Assistant under Prof. Emeritus Glenn Wong in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management.

Amherst, Mass.

Lead a section of first-year students in the required SCH-MGMT 192T seminar (Spring 2016) in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.

Amherst, Mass.

- Secondary contact for UMass Baseball- Public address announcer for men's and women's lacrosse, tennis, softball, baseball. Conference championship events include field hockey (2013), softball (2013, ‘15) and women’s lacrosse (2013).- Write game notes and press releases, prepare media credentials, and update athletics website. UMass was a Netitor school during my time there and thus I learned how to use that CMS.- Provide technical support to the UMass Sports Network during hockey and basketball broadcasts (camera, graphics, and replay operation).- Operate official stats headset during televised men's and women's basketball games. Networks include ESPN, NBC SN, CBS SN, and the American Sports Network.

Amherst, Ma

- Assistant to video coordinator in filming of team practices and games (home and road), as well as distributing video to coaching staff. Introductory skills acquired in both DVSport and DragonFly Storm software. Collaborate with the Media Relations department for various purposes in this position during both the regular season and off-season.- Traveled to and worked at facilities within the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12, MAC, and at Notre Dame- Co-hosted the 2013 UMass Football "Night of Champions" at the Curry Hicks Cage and collaborated with other program/athletic department staff in planning the event.- Served as a social media contributor during the 2012 and 2013 seasons (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

Amherst, Mass.

PA announcer for Men's and Women's Basketball- Announced the 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Quarterfinal between Amherst College and Norwich University (also the official scorer for this game)

Performed over 100 service calls. Self-employed IT Technician whose duties include telephone support and on-site repair of customer issues including hardware troubleshooting, network installation and setup, and proper installation of operating systems including but not limited to Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Customer satisfaction is imperative.- Certified in PC Repair and Networking (CompTIA A+ and Network+)

South Yarmouth, Ma

Served as the primary technical contact for the 2013 Friendly's CCBL All Star Game.- Coordinated network security and issuing of network credentials- Oversaw allocation of access to wired and wireless networks for radio, television, and other media personnel and game staff in attendance- Collaborated with radio and television crews to ensure successful broadcasts, including facilitation of pre-event site surveys

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Sport Management, 3.82

Graduated Cum Laude

Information Technologies, 4.1

Activities and Societies: SkillsUSA, National Technical Honor Society, Athletics, Information Technologies Advisory BoardSilver medalist.