Experience

ARTECHOUSE

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Director/ Director of Physical Integration

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As Director of Physical Integration, I help maintain the highest global production standards for which ARTECHCOUSE is known, while continuing to push the benchmark with each installation. I'm an integral implementation partner in all the physical aspects of ARTECHOUSE production - from the design vision to the aesthetic narrative for each project. As Production Director, I establish procedures and processes on execution details in conjunction with QC/QA of the presentation of their renowned exhibition programs and beyond. I'm involved from conception to the completion of each project, ensuring solid operational openings of each project around the nation and beyond. Show less



Mill Valley Music Festival

• Festival Director

  • May 2022 - Present

  The Mill Valley Music Festival is a boutique 2-day outdoor music festival presented by the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce. It features a curated, multi-genre mix of diverse national acts and local heroes, coupled with world-class food, drink and art for your closest friends and the ones you’re yet to meet. This all-ages gathering, happening mid-May, embraces the Bay Area’s rich diversity with eyes, ears and arms wide open. The Mill Valley Music Festival is a boutique 2-day outdoor music festival presented by the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce. It features a curated, multi-genre mix of diverse national acts and local heroes, coupled with world-class food, drink and art for your closest friends and the ones you’re yet to meet. This all-ages gathering, happening mid-May, embraces the Bay Area’s rich diversity with eyes, ears and arms wide open.



Discovery Sessions

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Producer / Co-Founder

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Discovery Sessions are the Bay Area’s Annual Gathering of the psychedelic community. Its the goal of Discovery Sessions to foster challenging dialogue and share new perspectives on the role of psychedelics in our world. By creating a space for open-minded and respectful discussion on this timely topic, Discovery Sessions help build a deeper understanding and appreciation of the potential of psychedelics to inspire, heal, and transform. Our conference brings together inspirational thought-leaders at the forefront of psychedelics across policy, research, culture and the arts to engage in a spirited, inclusive dialogue so that together we may envision a brighter future. Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Producer for Special Events

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  Multifaceted team-oriented special event professional with 25 years of experience across a number of disciplines. Special projects, large festivals, sporting events, boutique product launches and corporate activations & build-outs. Recent clients include YouTube, Facebook, Google Cloud Next, Super Bowl City, Outside Lands Music Festival, and Production Manager at The Greek Theatre Berkeley. I am always looking for new opportunities, and to grow my skill set. Multifaceted team-oriented special event professional with 25 years of experience across a number of disciplines. Special projects, large festivals, sporting events, boutique product launches and corporate activations & build-outs. Recent clients include YouTube, Facebook, Google Cloud Next, Super Bowl City, Outside Lands Music Festival, and Production Manager at The Greek Theatre Berkeley. I am always looking for new opportunities, and to grow my skill set.



Future Fires

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Production Director

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Future Fires is a startup enterprise and a passion project. Our mission is to build a bridge between art and technology in the Bay Area. We produce a live event (Luminary, SF) and we foster the dialogue around emerging arts in the Bay Area through digital media. My contribution to this project is assembling the team, maintaining focus on short and mid-term goals, helping to raise capital by seeking investors, and building and running our live events. It’s an exciting opportunity to be a part of a tough and nimble startup. Show less



Treasure Island Music Festival

• United States
• Musicians

• Stage Manager

  • 2011 - Oct 2016

  Managing one of the two stages at the 25,000-person Treasure Island Music Festival involves weeks of pre-production, including advancing 12 bands, each one with different hospitality, transportation, and equipment needs, and keeping the festival running on time, and the fans electrified. One of the highlights of my carreer-to-date. Managing one of the two stages at the 25,000-person Treasure Island Music Festival involves weeks of pre-production, including advancing 12 bands, each one with different hospitality, transportation, and equipment needs, and keeping the festival running on time, and the fans electrified. One of the highlights of my carreer-to-date.



San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Production / Super Bowl City

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

  As director, I built and led the team tasked with producing Super Bowl City, a 7-day, million-person fan village located in downtown San Francisco. I oversaw a $2.5mm production budget for Super Bowl City, and drove creative and technical development on our Feature Activation, a $1.5mm interactive gaming experience celebrating the concept of fan energy. I expanded a small revenue stream of Super Bowl City from break-even to generating $250k of revenue. I negotiated several partnerships, including two high dollar partnership deals for the Host Committee ($750k and $200k), and finally brought over two dozen regional professionals to the our operations team, making a significant difference in the overall quality of the productions. This was a challenging and rewarding 10-month contract spanning numerous city, state and national agencies (The Port, Rec & Park, Mayors Office, SFFD, SFPD, DHS, City of SF, and the NFL) requiring us to build consensus between civic and private entities. Also under my purview was running a vast, complex RFP process, required to source the building materials, labor groups, and services required to host over 1 million NFL fans in our footprint. One year later, we still hear compliments from people around the Bay Area regarding the work we did on this massive, high profile project. Show less



Women 2.0

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• Technical Director

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Implementing the technology required by this innovative conference to connect brand to audience. Execute panel discussions, and providing the technology platform for this 2-day conference. Implementing the technology required by this innovative conference to connect brand to audience. Execute panel discussions, and providing the technology platform for this 2-day conference.



Outside Lands Music Festival

• Transportation Manager

  • May 2014 - Sep 2015

  Re-tooled the transportation operations for a 60-000 person 3-day outdoor music festival in Golden Gate Park. With just one (fabulous) assistant, hired and vetted 30 drivers, managed a fleet of vehicles, and ran military-grade scheduling for high-profile artist transport to and around the 7-stage festival grounds. From planning to execution, this project delivered on-time results and was ultimately under budget. Re-tooled the transportation operations for a 60-000 person 3-day outdoor music festival in Golden Gate Park. With just one (fabulous) assistant, hired and vetted 30 drivers, managed a fleet of vehicles, and ran military-grade scheduling for high-profile artist transport to and around the 7-stage festival grounds. From planning to execution, this project delivered on-time results and was ultimately under budget.



Another Planet Entertainment

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager, Greek Theatre Berkeley

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2015

  As part of the stellar production team at Another Planet Entertainment, I manage the concerts at the Berkeley Greek Theatre. The Greek is an 8,500-person boutique outdoor amphitheater overlooking the San Francisco Bay. From the stage specs and trucking logistics, sound, lighting and video systems install, right down through artist hospitality and managing a 30 person crew of stagehands, every aspect of the show from the moment it's purchased must be massaged (or beaten) into alignment. Recent artists include: Green Day, Willie Nelson, Adele, Robert Plant, Foster the People, Train, and Peter Gabriel. Show less



Cal Performances - UC Berkeley

• Event Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2015

  Special events management for a wide variety of performing arts at UC Berkeley. Recent events included international ensembles, readings from notable authors like David Sedaris, a Q&A with Will Farrell for Casa de Mi Padre, and a lecture with Minister Farrakhan. Special events management for a wide variety of performing arts at UC Berkeley. Recent events included international ensembles, readings from notable authors like David Sedaris, a Q&A with Will Farrell for Casa de Mi Padre, and a lecture with Minister Farrakhan.



Another Planet Event Group

• Stage Manager / Production Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2015

  At Another Planet Event Group we leverage the Bay Areas cutting edge technology with our vast experience in live entertainment to give our clients the platform they need to break through the noise and connect with their audience. High energy stage shows, seamless integration of multifaceted technological solutions and huge entertainment stars leave our audiences breathless. Its a lot of work, and also a lot of fun designing these shows, conferences and events for our clients. At Another Planet Event Group we leverage the Bay Areas cutting edge technology with our vast experience in live entertainment to give our clients the platform they need to break through the noise and connect with their audience. High energy stage shows, seamless integration of multifaceted technological solutions and huge entertainment stars leave our audiences breathless. Its a lot of work, and also a lot of fun designing these shows, conferences and events for our clients.



The San Francisco Marathon

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • 2011 - Oct 2014

  The Operations Manager recruits and manages the staff, facility, build-out and key logistics of this world-class 25,000 person marathon that winds through busy San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge. • 2012 - Redesigned the entire race operations pre-build and overnight deployment.. Sourced new warehousing with production infrastructure. Moved entire operations to new warehouse for storage• Permanently moved race-pre-build to Treasure Island for 6 weeks preceding race to streamline shipping and receiving, logistics, deployment, and trucking. Saving %24 operating cost, and reducing errors and inefficiencies significantly. • Hired and managed over 20 staff, built and managed an operations yard on Treasure Island, and executed the logistics that delivered many tons of food, water, cones, barricades, and other race materials to the course in perfect synchronization. Also responsible for risk-reducing innovations, including development of a volunteer Bike Marshal program to identify course hazards and injuries more quickly. Show less

• Starting Line Manager

  • Feb 2012 - 2013

  Manager of the starting line. The San Francisco Marathon is one of the great marathons of the world. It hosts 25,000 runners, and winds throughout the beautiful and challenging hills of San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge and back and through Golden Gate Park, beginning and ending underneath the Bay Bridge in downtown San Francisco. Planning for this event is year round, and the starting line is the single most challenging and complex point of production on the entire course.



Noise Pop Industries

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Producer for Culture Club

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2014

  Production and design of the technology and logistics behind Noise Pop's fabulous Culture Club. Now in its third year of celebrating the creative process and DIY spirit, this event provides the rare opportunity to see and hear emerging and influential artists in the music, film, art, design, food and technology communities, perform and present in an intimate, up-close atmosphere. Building the framework for this process is incredibly enjoyable and challenging, and watching this show come to life is one of my favorite experiences every year. Show less



Impact Lighting & Production

• Feelance Production Manager

  • Apr 2010 - May 2012

  Leading small to medium-sized teams of lighting and electric techs to setup and install lighting systems for special events around the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Zone Manager - Oracle Appreciation Concert, 2010 Oracle Open World, Treasure Island, San Francisco

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2010

  Lead a union crew composed of up to 12 electricians, over 14 days on San Francisco's Treasure Island, implementing lighting and electrical systems for the 2010 Oracle Open World concert, called Oracle Appreciation with headlining act The Black-Eyed Peas. Worked in pre-production to assist in the design of these systems, and planning of their implementation. Lighting and electric were facilitated for the 2 main VIP pavilions, the outdoor vendors, and the outdoor sponsor pavillions.



Stern Grove Festival Association

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• House Manager

  • 2009 - 2011

  Manage the venue for the Stern Grove Festival, a 10,000 person outdoor concert and performing arts stage in the beautiful and historic Sigmund Stern Grove, in San Francisco. Run a staff of 12 employees, 10 security officers, 5 medical personnel, and a number of parking coordinators. I wrote the official policy for emergency response, in conjunction with Security, Medical, Fire and Police Department officials, and I wrote the language the Stern Grove Festival house staff now uses to communicate with their guests during the performances. Show less



Sparrow Production Arts

• Owner

  • 2007 - 2010

  Founded a technical production company in NYC. Staffing, operations, scheduling and production management. Founded a technical production company in NYC. Staffing, operations, scheduling and production management.


New York Road Runners
• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Freelance Producer

  • 2007 - 2010

Joseph Cady Events
• Technical Director

  • 2005 - 2010

The Usual Suspects LLC
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Site Manager / Production Manager

  • 2007 - 2009