Sean Waugh Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Engaged as a consultant to provide interim leadership of the company's artistic area and to complete remaining casting assignments until the role of Director of Artistic Operations was permanently filled.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

-Manage artistic operations for North America's 2nd largest opera company including budget oversight of over $8.5 million.-Oversee contracting processes for solo artists including inquiries and negotiations with artists and their representatives.-Oversee and evaluate organizational efficiencies within the Artistic department including financial management and quality controls and identify and develop streamlined systems for improvements.-Lead all special projects and cross-departmental artistic initiatives, including liaising with artists, staff, board and external partners.-Liaise with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) on all principal/solo artist relations on behalf of the company and represent the Artistic department in all collective bargaining sessions.Accomplishments:-Helped lead the establishment of SF Opera Lab, the company's experimental programming arm, including serving as lead producer of its Pop-Up series, which was recognized by SF Magazine in 2017 as a "Best Places to Play in SF".-Served as architect and project manager for artistic database solution resulting in the migration of a majority of artist personnel management from a paper-file system to a cloud-based digital tool.-Designed and led the implementation of a streamlined contracting system, including the introduction of e-signature tools which resulted in a major boost to contracting efficiencies across the organization. -Established and/or grew key organizational partnerships including collaborations with the Stanford University d.school, Smule, and the City of San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation.-Led the establishment of SFO+, a cultural change initiative focused on the application of design thinking methodologies across the organization. -Raised over $500,000 in contributed revenue for the organization through foundation support and generated over $50,000 in additional earned revenue through ticket sales as producer of SF Opera Lab Pop-Up series.

Oversee departmental budget and forecast expenses for season planning; determine and issue benefit payments to solo artists; create and maintain season planning documents; prepare and issue contracts for engagement; coordinate all company solo auditions and tours; issue all artist payments and overtime; help develop and proof marketing materials and publications; manage artistic database and contact sheets; serve as liaison on all cross-departmental projects; coordinate Director’s calendar, expenses and travel arrangements; serve as administrative liaison on all collective bargaining sessions and ensure compliance of work-rules set by AGMA, AFM and Management; coordinate artist involvement in company events and fundraisers; assist with company social media presence; track and coordinate artist media rights clearance.

National Council Auditions and New Works and Commissions.

Greater New York City Area

-Generated acknowledgments and tracked database of donors, patrons and constituents;-Assisted with company event management;-Administrative support to the Managing Director.

-Collected data and research for company consulting projects-Oversaw database of membership performance listings-Assisted in membership acquisition projects

Worked as part of the artistic administration staff for the 2009 Festival Season. Oversaw and helped coordinate recital series and day-to-day logistics of the renowned Young American Artists Program.

Greater Boston Area

Assisted the Executive Director at the nation's oldest continuously performing arts organization and world-renowned leader in the field of historically informed performance. Coordinated special projects and special events. Served as liaison to the Board, coordinating all meetings and communications.

Oversee 25-30 high school students in loco parentis at a boarding school for the arts.

Assisted Director of Recruitment and International Relations at the Schulich School of Music. Coordinated special projects, principally events and yield activities including entrance auditions for prospective students. Oversaw a cohort of 25-30 volunteers and developed a number of student leadership and outreach programs that resulted in a significant increase in the school's recruitment activities.

The University Senate is the highest academic governing body of McGill University. I was elected two years in a row to represent the student body from the Schulich School of Music and sat on the University Admissions Committee, the Committee on Scholarship and Student Aid, the Joint-Board Equity Subcommittee on Queer People, the Subcommittee on Student Advising and the Subcommittee on Student Affairs Policies. In addition, I served as the undergraduate representative on the Anti-Hazing Policy Workgroup and the Decanal Search Committee for the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Assisted Theses and Dissertation Coordinator at the Office of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies. Prepared theses for distribution and review, assisted office with processing of graduate student applications and student records.

Bachelor Of Music, Performance Voice

Activities and Societies: Music Undergraduate Students' Association, University Senate, Students' Society of McGill University, McGill.

Coursework, Performing Arts Administration

Theater

Activities and Societies: Volunteer at the 'National Arts & Learning Collaborative'