Experience

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  Agrology, a Public Benefit Corporation

  • United States

  • Field Technician

    • May 2023 - Present
    • United States

    Drone flights to survey sites for remote sensor installations, install wireless CO2 sensors, test and troubleshoot systems, training and promo video production

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  American Drone Inspections, LLC

  • Antioch, CA

  • Owner Operator

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Antioch, CA

    We specialize in cell tower site inspections and roof inspections for wild land fire mitigation, solar and other insurance carrier needs. We use DroneDeploy, DJI Terra, and Pix3d and Phantom 4 Pro o V2.0 drones with 1” sensors and 20 megapixels.

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  MattG Productions

  • California, United States

  • Owner

    • Oct 2007 - Present
    • California, United States

    Supervised several different types of productions with crews of up to 12 people. From film and TV to concerts and corporate events, I understand all logistics associated with ensuring every event is a success. I have produced the entertainment portions of the Oscars and Grammys Parties at The Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA and directed events for the US Marine Corp during Super Bowl Sunday. I am well versed in Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, Dropbox, Google Drive, various work messaging software and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. I can expertly work with both Mac and PC computers.

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  Better Earth Solar

  • Solar Site Surveyor & Inspector

    • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

    Great job and people. Very supportive and I’m sad to leave. But I have to start my own company and that’s what I did.

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  Matternet

  • Pittsburg, California, United States

  • Flight Test Team

    • Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Pittsburg, California, United States

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  Mattress Firm

  • Walnut Creek, California, United States

  • Retail Store Manager

    • Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
    • Walnut Creek, California, United States

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  Johnston & Murphy

  • Camarillo, California, United States

  • General Manager

    • Oct 2004 - Aug 2007
    • Camarillo, California, United States

    Managed the Johnston & Murphy outlet store with four employees. Hired, fired and mentored employees to achieve their sales goals and to maintain company’s store goals. Developed strategies for in-store and sidewalk sales events to help drive sales. Scheduled staff and trained them in sales as well as merchandising and shipping and receiving and submitted payroll. Ran detailed reports including P&Ls and for various shoes and apparel to understand which SKUs were selling and which needed a strategy to help sell more. Helped lead our cycle counts with my District Manager and developed merchandising ideas to help lessen potential shrink.

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  Guitar Center

  • Hollywood, California

  • General Manager

    • Oct 2000 - Sep 2004
    • Hollywood, California

    Responsibilities included reviewing over 100 employee performances, hiring and firing to maintain company profitability and training. I conducted twice-daily meetings with sales staff highlighting great performances and identifying areas needing improvement and solutions to achieve those improvements. Developed and implemented unique sales events, interviewed celebrities during clinics and workshops for guest audiences and internet. Reviewed P&L reports, payroll calculations, corporate policies and more. Trained many department managers, assistant store managers, five warehouse managers, two sales managers, and two store managers.