Experience

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  Official ASM Global

  • Tacoma, Washington, United States

  • General Manager

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • Tacoma, Washington, United States

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  Leon's Centre / ASM Global

  • Kingston, Ontario, Canada

  • General Manager

    • Feb 2013 - Nov 2021
    • Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Responsible for the overall operation of this 7,000-seat award winning sports and entertainment venue. Named Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry’s “Major Venue of the Year” for facilities with a capacity of 8,000 or under in 8 of the past 12 years.

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  Live Nation/ Oakdale Theatre

  • Wallingford, CT

  • General Manager

    • 2012 - 2013
    • Wallingford, CT

    Hands on management of all operational aspects of this 4,800 seat theatre for House of Blues Entertainment/Live Nation.

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  Arena Network

  • Executive Committee

    • 2006 - 2012

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  Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard

  • General Manager

    • 2002 - 2012

    Bottom line responsibility for the overall operation of this 10,000-seat sports and entertainment arena including finance, operations, marketing, event booking & production, in-house concert promotion, box office, guest services, security and maintenance.

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  Arena at Harbor Yard

  • Assistant GM/Director of Marketing

    • 2000 - 2002

    Established marketing and sales department including comprehensive sponsorship sales and branding of Arena prior to grand opening.

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  Ogden Entertainment - New York, NY / Hartford, CT

  • Director, Events & Marketing

    • 1997 - 2000

    Created and landed this corporate role. Primarily responsible for creating, designing and marketing Ogden Entertainment’s corporate brand and providing event, marketing and sponsorship sales support to all 67 client accounts located throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

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  Hartford Civic Center

  • Director of Marketing

    • 1994 - 1997

    Designed, implemented and supervised all venue and event related marketing activities for this 16,500-seat arena and exhibition hall. Managed staff and department budgets, acted as venue spokesperson and liaison to community business organizations.

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  Lynn A. Carlotto: Creative Communications & Events Management

  • United States

  • Marketing Consultant

    • 1991 - 1994
    • United States

    Specialized in outdoor live events, sponsorship, tourism programs, public/private partnerships, marketing, public relations and fundraising. Organized and ran Molson Summertime Street Festival generating 300,000 visitors to the City of New Haven during this 10-day event for 3 consecutive years.Clients included: U.S. Soccer Federation, 1994 NY/CT World Cup Bid Committee, 1994 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Volvo International Tennis Tournament, Greater New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau, City of New Haven, Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, and New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum