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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca

- Curate a diverse, 90-vendor food lineup representative of the Bay Area culinary scene for a 200k-person music festival.- Work with local restaurant partners to translate their menus and overall operations to a festival vending environment.- Handle all vendor communication, permitting, layout, menu consultation, operational planning, data collection, invoicing, etc.- Enable concert-goers to experience the best of the Bay Area food scene without ever leaving Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Assisted with all pre-show responsibilities including vendor communication and paperwork, permitting, efficient booth operations planning (layout, equipment, menus, pricing, staffing), accounts receivable, database maintenance, and proofing festival website, signage, program, and mobile app.- In 2015, took on and successfully solved the major operational challenge of coordinating site-wide refrigeration for 90+ food vendors.

Bakersfield, California

- Curate and coordinate food vending program for 25k-person camping music festival- Oversee bar program and support bar management team with all advance and onsite responsibilities- Oversee ice vending program and support ice distribution and ice sales teams - Focus on enhancing guest experience and maximizing sales and profits across food, beverage, and ice programs

Bakersfield, California

- Curate a predominantly vegetarian and vegan food vendor lineup for a 25k-person camping music festival.- Coordinate all aspects of the food vending program including vendor communication, layout, permitting, refrigeration, propane refill, and financial settlements.- Hire, train, and manage a team of six onsite vendor coordinators.

Coney Island, Ny

Dave Portnoy's One Bite Pizza Festival

4 Super Bowl Pre-Parties Over 3 Days!- Shaq's Fun House- Gronk Beach- Sports Illustrated: The Party- Guy Fieri's Flavortown Tailgate

San Francisco, California, United States

Oakdale, California, United States

- Built and executed full food vending program for first-year, 3k-person, 4-day music festival. - Negotiated and liaised with staff catering provider.- Coordinated food vending and staff catering infrastructure.- Supervised food vending operations and staff catering operations onsite.- Planned and executed post-event food vendor financial settlements.

Mill Valley, California, United States

- Built and executed food vending program for first-year, single-day, 6k-person music festival.- Liaised with local restaurant partners to help them translate their operation and menu to a festival environment.- Coordinated all food vending infrastructure needs including festival-wide point-of-sale units.- Planned and executed post-event food vendor financial settlements.

San Francisco, Ca

- Built the infrastructure for and optimized the systems of a 15k-person music festival's food vending program. - Coordinated all aspects of the food vending program including vendor relationships and communication, culinary operations and menu planning support, health and fire permitting and inspections, ordering and placement of operational infrastructure, and load-in/load-out.

Napa, California

- Coordinate and book all Culinary Stage talent ground transportation including airport transfers and day-of-show transfers.- Receive and escort ~35 celebrity chefs, musicians, athletes, and various other high-level celebrities to Culinary Stage upon site arrival.- Determine and swiftly meet any day-of-show talent needs.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Managed the design and implementation of a customized HR program for a fast casual restaurant chain with 60+ employees.- Developed interview and performance review protocols as well as new hire, life of employee, and separation procedures to standardize HR operations.- Hosted meetings with CEO, COO, and HR Director to present HR program and train team on its implementation.- Transcribed meeting notes, composed detailed follow-up plans, and ensured all action items were completed according to timeline.- Drafted compliant job postings and comprehensive job descriptions to facilitate hiring and training.

Uvita, Costa Rica

San Francisco, Ca

- Executed and/or oversaw all advance and onsite duties related to food vendor point-of-sale systems and food vendor financials.- Created and maintained systems for clear and accurate tracking of food vendor financials and sales.- Hired, trained, and supervised POS ops team for day-of-show support.- Maximized incoming vendor commissions via multiple layers of auditing and monitoring procedures.

Ensured every vendor question was answered, every issue was expertly addressed, and all festival rules and regulations were diligently adhered to.Events Include:- Outside Lands Music Festival- Bonnaroo- Project Pabst

Modesto, California

- Coordinated food vending program, ice vending program, and shower vending program for 7k-person camping music festival.- Hired, trained, and managed a team of 11 vendor coordinators, ice distributors, and ice/shower cashiers.- Negotiated with, contracted, and liaised with bar catering subcontractor, seeing an increase of $60k in sales over the previous year's bar program.

- Utilized skills in both festival production/operations and culinary operations to assist with onsite vendor relations for music festivals all over the United States.- Liaised between the festival and the vendor creating a seamless line of communication that results in a successful event for all parties involved. - Worked with high-end, chef-driven restaurants to translate their operation to a festival vending environment.Events Include:- Coachella- Stagecoach- SF Oysterfest- BottleRock Napa Valley- Electric Forest- Burger Boogaloo- TomorrowWorld- Treasure Island Music Festival- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

California

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed and executed all branding and marketing strategies. From in-store campaigns to email database maintenance to social media account management, worked to maintain a strong relationship with the existing Blowfish fanbase as well as gain new followers.