Experience

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  Self Employed / Contract / Direct Hire

  • Traveling from Kissimmee, Florida

  • Freelance Supervisor, Operations / Showsite / Production

    • Sep 2015 - Present
    • Traveling from Kissimmee, Florida

    Freelance Supervision available for Tradeshow and Event Production, onsite or in-house contracting or direct hire. Familiar with pre-show planning and direction or Deco, I&D and Floor Management.

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  DisplayWorks

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Director Show Services, Sales and Contracting

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
    • Orlando, Florida Area

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  ASI Displays

  • Orlando, Florida

  • Account & Sales Executive

    • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014
    • Orlando, Florida

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  Legacy Displays, Inc.

  • Orlando, FL

  • President

    • Mar 2009 - Jun 2012
    • Orlando, FL

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  Lakeshore Exhibit Service, Inc.

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • General Manager, Orlando Branch

    • 2006 - 2009
    • Orlando, Florida Area

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  Shepard Exposition Services

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Versa & Resource Management Manager

    • 2002 - 2005
    • Orlando, Florida Area

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  GES Exposition Services

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Senior Account Executive

    • 1999 - 2002
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    As a Senior Sales/Account Executive at GES, I was the first full commission sales executive within the branch. I had many of the typical sales area within the industry to include display and system rentals as well as a greatly expanded catalog of items encompassing custom purchase builds, rental items and I&D nationally.

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  Freeman Decorating Company

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Account Executive

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    As an Account Executive within the Freeman Orlando branch I sold and maintained accounts and clients within the realm of MIS (modular display systems), custom construction and special event requirements to include traveling exhibits and rentals.

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  GES Exposition Services

  • Orlando, Florida Area

  • Exhibit Services Manager

    • 1995 - 1997
    • Orlando, Florida Area

    GES brought me from Chicago back to the warmth of Florida and gave me new opportunities and areas to learn. Delving deeper into management and again expanding skills within a publicly owned company gave me new management and budgeting skills. I was in charge of GEM (modular system rentals), building and all related sales within that arena.

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  Freeman Decorating Company

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Manager Exhibitor Sales Group

    • 1985 - 1992
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Started with Freeman located at the Miami (Medley, FL) branch as a General Show Foreman. Learned that and expanded from there utilizing my building, detailing and design skills. That combined with the education I acquired at the Tradeshow School of Hard Knocks... I began to expand, apply knowledge and flourish. I ran shows from all angles to include freight, deco and I&d to even service desk management and special events... That branch was closing and on to Chicago.Chicago, back in my hometown, my education was honed... and I enjoyed every minute of it. Trade Shows were bigger and more compartmentalized in regards to supervision. My skills went on to sales and more learning. Account Management and Management of personnel and a department were added to my arsenal along with budgeting and keeping a watchful eye on spreadsheets for profitability and costs.

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  Exhibit Group Chicago (3D/Award Exhibits - Greyhound)

  • Display Carpenter

    • 1971 - 1978

    I began my apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker and display builder in March of 1971. I found my way and life long career, within the Tradeshow Industry. The more I did it the more I loved it, the crazy hours and building everything from an item as small as a jewelry box to the center monitor station at the Greyhound Bus station. I learned a great deal as I gained proficiency and became a skilled craftsman in the shop and on the show floor.