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• Developed new and maintained personal client relationships to increase sales orders and project scopes.• Managed a team of carpenters, painters, specialty artists, printers and install crews.• Coordinated and managed white glove installations of multiple experiential projects. • Partnered with client creative teams to create high impact guest experiences. • Managed multiple simultaneous budgets of 800k+ and consistently came in under budget increasing profit margins. • Created a system of Post-project tracking and ROI analysis to help determine effectiveness of client and company’s initial goals and improve future performance.• Client roster included: HBO, Paramount, Ciroc, Acura, Genius, Pac Sun, Comedy Central.

• 10+ years as Art Director and designer of Fader Fort at SXSW• Produced experiential footprints for a wide range of cosponsors with a social media interaction focus. • Maintained multiple $300k + budgets for sponsor activations and consistently exceeded client expectations. • Spearheaded the redesign of the NY & LA Corporate Headquarters.• Launched LA Microsoft Lounge with innovative technology displays and consumer experiences in a luxe lounge environment.• Venue scouted, conceptualized and executed global tech product launches in London NY, LA and Berlin.• Clients: Budweiser, Bushmills, Crown Royal, Jack Daniels, Levi’s, Microsoft, TDK, Vitamin Water, Xbox

• Established a global Influencer seeding and customization format which lead to industry standard practices.• Partnered with Brand Marketing Director to implement brand stories with interactive experiential projects within fashion, music, television and film partnerships.• Designed, produced and facilitated Influencer environments at buzz events: Coachella, Sundance, NYFW, Super Bowl, Lollapalooza, Art Basel, Outside Lands, SXSW• Integrated relationships with the Andy Warhol Foundation and Damien Hirst to conceptualize and produce NYFW shows and supporting Pop up shops.• Set up travelling experiential shops with Macys, Nordstrom, Target, Kohls, American Rag and Levi’s stores.