Experience

• 

  The Art of Banksy

  • Washington, DC

  • Venue Manager

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Washington, DC

    Managed all aspects of a temporary and traveling exhibition of the works of the renowned graffitist in a vacant storefront in the Chinatown/Gallery Place neighborhood. Responsibilities included, but strictly not limited to: exhibition set-up, hiring and training of forty “Hosts”, supervision of private security, retail, and box office. Solving day-to-day issues (media visits, water leaks, gas leaks, unruly guests, et cetera). Curating and managing sales of staff's artwork, most of whom were art students.

• 

  Brian Beal Moore Catering

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Principal

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2022
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Launched and led a full-service off-site made-to-measure event company in a direction which achieved significant annual growth by focusing on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). Connected all aspects of a small business including chic branding, traditional and digital marketing. Implemented systems for logistics: accounting, health compliance, licensing, insurance, inventory, hiring/training of kitchen/service staff, ordering, deliveries, set-up, break-down, and all other moving parts.Advised corporate/nonprofit/private clients on hosting superior events. This included establishing a budget and theme, guidance in venue selection, the development of menus, exploring aesthetics, creating invitations, managing RSVPs, hiring musicians, negotiating with lighting companies, valet, florists, tenting, and other vendors as needed.

• 

  Cafe Milano/Embassy Row Catering

  • Georgetown, Washington, DC

  • Director of Off-site Catering

    • Mar 2012 - Jan 2014
    • Georgetown, Washington, DC

    Cafe Milano is a rustic Italian restaurant concept in the fashionable Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Over the past three decades it has become a power place attracting the likes of U. S. Presidents, Secretaries of State, Supreme Court Justices, Major Hollywood Celebrities, Famous Athletes, and International and National Business Leaders. dba Embassy Row Catering, I initiated the advancement of smart branding, and clean, modern, presentation of events for up to two thousand guests. This included upgrading menus, and improving staff training, accounting practices, communication, and marketing.

• 

  Main Event Caterers

  • United States
  • Events Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Creative Director

    • Sep 2007 - Jul 2010

    Main Event Caterers was a small, struggling company, incapable of any consistencies. With focused concentration, I succeeded in • Raising profit and profile of full-service off-site catering company• Accomplishing two-year revenue growth from $1,000,000 annually to over $4,000,000• Allowing expansion from three full-time Event Designers (Account Executives) to seven• Establishing a singular, unified voice for the company• Writing and designing all proposals, press releases, essays, and competition entries• Composing essay resulting in the company being named Caterer of the Year 2010 by the national publication Catering Magazine, out of a possible 30,000 entries• Creating original concepts, fresh approaches, and exciting themes, for up to 1500 guests• Crafting intelligent, informed speeches for the Chef d’Cuisine’s public appearances• Directing development and understanding of clean aesthetics of new website design and logo• Dreaming up company tag line ‘Creating Delicious’• Writing website content• Researching, sourcing, and designing custom-tailored elements for events• Photographing, documenting, and archiving materials• Designing and maintaining showroom to display goods and services• Maintaining professional relationships with vendors, clients, and extensive service staff• Attending industry events and networking• Creating and compiling extensive inventory of thematic menus by cuisine and seasons

  • Event Designer

    • Feb 2007 - Sep 2007

    Joining a disorganized and underperforming company, I instructed on how, when writing proposals and in correspondence, to use "spell check," and write in complete sentences. I focused on introducing contemporary aesthetics, modern concepts, intelligent design, and creating new menu items as well as• Actively soliciting new clients• Maintaining established relationships• Achieving exceptional closing rate• Establishing realistic budgets, and adhering to them• Designing all aspects of events up to 500 guests• Researching, approving, and providing proposals from outside vendors (florals, lighting, tenting, etc...)• Developing detailed floor plans and illustrations• Organizing timelines for on-site staff, vendors, and venues• Directing events on-site from pre-event production to post-event follow-up• Received International Esprit Team Award Best Corporate Event, International Special Events Society• A Prominent event featured on the next day’s cover of The New York Social Diary

• 

  Cubano's

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Director of Special Projects

    • Jan 2003 - Apr 2004
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    I completely overhauled a shabby facility, illegible menu, and poorly trained staff. The transformation was remarkable!• Refocused marketing away from Cuban ex-pats and onto "everybody else" attracting a much wider audience• Significantly upgrading the complete facility and increasing revenue by 68% over the previous year• Designing and managing the physical renovation, with on-time and cost-efficient completion• Implementing total ambiance style: well thought out menu, good lighting, appropriate music• Created dining terrace, with professional lighting and a profusion of plants• Advised on the design and creation of stylish website, with correct grammar and spelling• Writing employee manual, training staff, and implementing professional standards• Creating catering division, planning and executing events for up to 350, both on and off-site• Supervised budget, schedules, and relative inventory

• 

  Americans for the Arts

  • Washington, DC

  • Special Assistant to the Executive Offices

    • Jul 2001 - Dec 2002
    • Washington, DC

    • Supporting cultivation and relationships with leading artists, arts leaders, and philanthropists• Researching, designing, overseeing, and executing high profile events• Maintaining databases, calendars, travel needs, and correspondence

• 

  The Phillips Collection

  • United States
  • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Manager, Operations Department

    • Apr 1999 - Jun 2001

    • Managing and supervising renovation of 120-year-old mansion• Tracking schedules and supervising contract workers• Re-configuring office and gallery spaces• Organizing logistics of numerous high-end events• Configuring and implementing museum traffic patterns and services• Designing and maintaining museum signage• Following departmental budget

  • Special Assistant to the Director

    • Jan 1997 - Apr 1999

    • Orchestrating a host of formal functions including Trustee Dinners and Events• Implementing intimate cultivation luncheons in the Office of the Director• Maintaining communications with the Board of Trustees• Arranging and guiding tours for VIPs• Assisting in the programming and logistics of The Fund for The Phillips Campaign• Assisting in the execution of functions for the Duncan Phillips Lecture Series

  • Museum Assistant

    • Nov 1996 - Jan 1997

    • Multiple duties included Information Specialist, Receptionist, and Guard

• 

  B.Moore "Not Just a Name, A Way of Life"

  • New York, New York

  • Chief Creative Officer

    • Apr 1992 - Jul 1996
    • New York, New York

    • Designing, crafting, and executing lines of hand-painted, hand-sewn Mens neckwear• Working with manufacturers to create top quality product• Creating and maintaining a “boutique” in the flagship store of Saks Fifth Avenue• Located on the main floor flanked by luxury purveyors Charvet and Ferragamo• Active on the selling floor 50+ hours per week• Creating new product lines 50+ hours per week• Additionally producing collections of original pictures to display

• 

  The Phillips Collection

  • Washington DC

  • Special Assistant to the Director

    • Feb 1987 - Feb 1992
    • Washington DC

    As with many staff members of the time, I wore many different hats during this period at The Phillips Collection. The most memorable role was that of working in the office of Laughlin Phillips, the son of the museum's founder.While there I observed and assisted in the creation and production of events for Bill and Pat Buckley, Oatsie Charles, Polly Fritchey, John Whitehead, Katherine Graham, Ted Koppel, Steve Martin, Bill Blass, The Princess of Thailand, Steve and Jean Case, Mitch and Steve Rales, Jim Kimsey, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Carter Brown, Robert Hughes, and so many more...

• 

  The Eitharong Gallery

  • Orlando, Florida

  • Assistant Director

    • Jan 1986 - Oct 1986
    • Orlando, Florida

    Helped develop and promote the best fine art gallery Orlando has ever had, or shall ever have. Represented amazing artists such as Anita Wooten, Rocky Bridges, Mitchell Long, and of course, Ummarid Eitharong. Regretfully, the gallery was forced to close due to severe storm damage to the roof.

• 

  Walt Disney World

  • Lake Buena Vista, Fl

  • Jungle Cruise Skipper

    • Sep 1981 - Jun 1982
    • Lake Buena Vista, Fl

    I pretended to drive a faux-rickety boat through a plastic and audio-animatronic filled jungle while entertaining tourists.