Travis Bates Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Clemson, South Carolina

• Developed and aided with the overall logistics of venue management, staff training and scheduling, and the production of special events.• Coordinated with large concerts and events such as ESPN College Gameday, Kesha, Moon Taxi, Smallpools, Josh Turner, Daya, We The Kings, Danielle Bradbury, Judah Friedlander, and many others.• Frequently used AutoCAD to develop diagrams for large events such as concerts.• Hired, trained, and evaluated 6 operations managers and 25-30+ technical and event staff.• Oversaw and assisted technical staff with setting up and converting events, while ensuring safety and guaranteeing successful events for our clients.• Was primary person in charge of maintaining inventory across campus and developed many new systems in order to simplify the process.• Developed ways to expand the department’s mobile event capabilities so that our equipment could be used to put on events off campus.

Clemson, South Carolina

• Developed rigging diagrams using AutoCAD for several major events.• Used rigging diagrams in order to hang various trusses holding lights, curtains, etc.• Worked with several large concerts and other shows such as ESPN College Gameday, Kevin Hart, Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Josh Turner, Lee Brice, NeedToBreathe, Sister Hazel, Reliant K, and many others.• Organized weekly schedules for regularly scheduled employees.• Submitted payroll, managed hours, and hired building operations workers.• Managed 10-30+ workers and kept them on task with daily and event operations.• Organized crews for stage builds and other production needs for all events in and around the arena.