Experience

The St. James

• Retail Store Manager

  • May 2022 - Present



The Socialite kiosk

• Owner

  • 2014 - Present

  Owner and operator of a fleet of open air photo-booths, operating in the DMV metropolitan area. We specialize in weddings, birthday parties, private and corporate events. We pride ourselves in providing consistent high level experiences within all our events. Owner and operator of a fleet of open air photo-booths, operating in the DMV metropolitan area. We specialize in weddings, birthday parties, private and corporate events. We pride ourselves in providing consistent high level experiences within all our events.



Songbyrd Music House

• General Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Supervise, recruit and train a diverse staff of 40 which includes both permanent employees and rotational contractors.Food and Beverage manager with DC ABRA License.Source talent and manage vendor relationships while overseeing all on-premise event production ensuring that each performance show runs above standard. Social media management of all platforms, backend of website, as well as all major ticketing platforms.In charge of planning and developing the programming strategy to ensure the business maximizes daily revenue. Concept, plan, develop and execute all marketing collateral and strategies events utilizing direct marketing, social and B-2-B tactics. Store management of Byrdland Records (our sister company) since Oct. 2020Manage and Designed all Songbyrd Merchandise for Patrons as well as staff members.Increased attendance and engagement of events by 50% through the diversification of programming and marketing in 2016-2020 with the business on track to steadily beat its projections yearly.Won best place to “Have Dinner and see a show” 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 by Washington City Paper Saved company $10K by Improving the efficiency of scheduling permanent and rotational staff members Spearheaded the first off-premise event (Adam Morgan’s Day, yearly event), in partnership with the city of DC, which generated attendance of +8K and increased overall local awareness.



New Retro Goods

• Owner

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Chad’s Locker

• Small Business Owner

  • 2018 - Present

  Online retail shop that caters towards sports wear and streetwear, Providing high quality goods at an affordable rate. Online retail shop that caters towards sports wear and streetwear, Providing high quality goods at an affordable rate.



Chad Dunlap LLC

• Event Planner & Coordinator

  • Feb 2008 - Present

  Led project management, marketing material development, day-of coordination and celebrity scheduling/handling for The Kicksperience at BETex in Los Angeles (for four consecutive years), stemming in attendance of upwards of 15K at each event. Served as lead FOH/ Security Liaison at The Howard theater in Washington, DC for 4 years (2011-2015)Creator of TheRestock Sneaker trade show, successfully curated a semi-annual sneaker trade show for 5 years with over 50 vendors, multiple live performances with over 500+ attendees per event. While partnering and maintaining sponsorships with major brands such as Red Bull, The Sports Zone, Miller Lite, Vans, New Balance and multiple local businesses.Bar and Production Manager for Big Chief 1200 capacity event space 2019-2020.Served as asst. tour manager/merch+inventory for Bad Rabbits on Warped tour and several other multi-city tours.Operate as talent management/booking agent for 20+ Artists, successfully negotiating wages and booking performances with a booking fee of 20%.Contracted to execute the production management for events at all scales, including planning, budgeting, vendor negotiation, payment reconciliation and project execution, for a variety of clients such as Red Bull, Snallygaster, Mason Dixie Biscuit, DC loves Dilla and a laundry list of others.Brand Manager/Marketing for several streetwear brands such as; One Collective, DCasFuck, Casanova Culture, Dreams Of Triumph, Dweeb Lifestyle, New Retro Goods.Photo Booth owner and operator, serviced over 100+ events in the Mid-Atlantic area from the Corporate level all the way down to backyard parties.



Curative Inc.

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations

• Field Sales Representative

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020



Bull run Athletic association

• Referee

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2020

  Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed for flag and tackle football students ages 5-16. Signal participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition. Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed for flag and tackle football students ages 5-16. Signal participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition.



Access Eye Centers

• Optician / Eyewear sales

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2017

  Full time Eye wear Sales (contact lenses and eye glasses)Successfully liaised between customers and insurance companies to ensure proper claims/billing proceduresGeneral Customer service dutiesMeasurements with state of the art electronic optical equipmentHelp patients choose personal eye wear and also able to efficiently describe and choose the best lens type and frame needed for each individual patientRepairs and required adjustments to patients glasses also work directly with brand representatives and frame vendors.



The Howard Theatre

• Concierge / Security

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

  General security detail and concierge work during concerts and special events. Maintain order during entry and exit of the venue. Ticketing (scanning and retrieval), event set up and break down. Monitor and mange guest list. Disbursement of credentials and general hospitality duties. General security detail and concierge work during concerts and special events. Maintain order during entry and exit of the venue. Ticketing (scanning and retrieval), event set up and break down. Monitor and mange guest list. Disbursement of credentials and general hospitality duties.



One Love Massive

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer, Talent Director

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2015

  · Co-produced and managed an online radio show with a live stream· Strategized, developed and directed social media and blog entries· Executed event production at scale for festivals such as Broccoli City, Thank you Obama Celebration, D.C. Funk Parade, H street festival and Charged up Festival.· Responsible for artist development, brand management and bookings for 100+ artists· Curated public and private events/activations assisting with music, photographers, vendors at venues throughout the D.C. area.



Prince William County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Lacrosse Coach / Teachers assistant / Football Coach

  • Jan 2009 - May 2012

  Long term Substitute/ Teachers assistant at Gar-field Sr. High School and Godwin middle school.Instructional Duties in teaching. Security duties as well as Grounds keeping for High School sporting events. Experience in Special Ed, History, Esol, and Sociology. Also Served as assistant Football Coach and head Lacrosse Coach. Weight Room and Gym attendant as well as strength and agility training. Long term Substitute/ Teachers assistant at Gar-field Sr. High School and Godwin middle school.Instructional Duties in teaching. Security duties as well as Grounds keeping for High School sporting events. Experience in Special Ed, History, Esol, and Sociology. Also Served as assistant Football Coach and head Lacrosse Coach. Weight Room and Gym attendant as well as strength and agility training.