Experience

Premier Global Production Company, Inc.

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • May 2015 - Present



Music City Tents & Events, LLC

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • May 2010 - May 2015

  Consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities while managing, mentoring and motivating a team of 70+ event professionals.• Collaborated closely with the VP and GM on strategic purchases of new inventory and the creation of new operational procedures that helped increase profits by 60% over a three-year period.• Developed and implemented strategies for a more productive workforce in the warehouse and in the field; delivered comprehensive training to employees with an emphasis on efficiency and daily accountability.• Identified and analyzed a diverse range of business needs; provided innovative recommendations for effective solutions.• Calculated and approved expenses and handled all budgeting duties including approval of purchase orders and vendor pricing.• Regularly managed multiple project tasks simultaneously with changing priorities and tight



Premier Global Production

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Stage Tech/Senior Project Manager

  • Apr 2008 - May 2010

  Worked my way up from entry-level stage hand to become a well trained, top paid Stage Tech for one of the industry’s most renowned staging companies world-wide.• Credited with strengthening business efforts by leading the Hydraulic Mobile Stage Division to all new heights through outstanding service and well-maintained equipment.• Led a team of ten staging professionals in the safe assembly of band stages complete with sound and lights for a variety of artists in the US, Canada and Mexico.• Provided management expertise for a number of North America’s largest music festivals including:• Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Country Stampede and Country Thunder.• Craven Country Jamboree, Memphis in May and the Texas State Fair.• Cleared to work for the Secret Service and Capitol Police as a Senior Project Manager for the2008 Democratic and Republic Convention. Other high-profile contracts included the 2009 Obama Inauguration, 2009 G-20 Conference and 2010 Nuclear Submit in D.C. The pinnacle of my career being the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.• Obtained a Class "A" CDL license with experience in tour bus and triple-axle oversize semi-loads crossing the borders into Canada and Mexico.



Direct Scaffolding

• New Zealand
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GM/Director of Operations

  • May 2004 - May 2008

  Hired-in as Driver and Scaffold Builder training for a certified component scaffold builder status, then promoted to Operations Manager/Production Sales and finally GM.• On time and dependable from Day One, resulting in a fast-track progression from learning scaffolding to introducing direct-to-production sales and rentals through partnerships with multiple staging customers including Premier Global Productions.• Maintained a productive relationship with PGP by bringing Nashville productions sales to record highs in 04, 05 and 06.