Experience

Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entertainment Director/General Manager/Producer/Director

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  Responsible for casting, producing, writing & directing all live entertainment.In charge of costume design and budget for costuming.Over scenic design and budget for scenic. Casting Director for all live entertainment.Responsible for employee evaluations. Responsible for Entertainment Leads, F&B Leads, Kitchen Leads, Box Office Leads, Photo Staff, Service Staff and Box Office Leads. Responsible for 85 employees. Act as director/coordinator for "Destination Imagination". (Tour/Class for school groups across the nation. Tours and classes provide general theater knowledge to students.)Responsible for creating material to speak about for special events and also speak at all events.Handle all budgets for costuming.Responsible for scheduling & payroll.Responsible for maintaining high quality shows.Implement new sales strategies to increase price per head.Responsible for producing, mounting, costuming and directing new productions.Handle all entertainment personnel contracts.In charge of planning, casting and design of all special events. Show less

• Entertainment Director/Producer

  • May 2002 - Present



BLACK BEAR THEATER

• Entertainer

  • Aug 2002 - Dec 2004

  Performed as a singer/dancer. Served as Maitre D to ensure excellent hospitality for all guests. Acted as Host Speaker for Black Bear special events. Oversee performance, make-up, lighting, sound, props and sets. Performed as a singer/dancer. Served as Maitre D to ensure excellent hospitality for all guests. Acted as Host Speaker for Black Bear special events. Oversee performance, make-up, lighting, sound, props and sets.



DOLLYWOOD

• ENTERTAINER/SHOW MANAGER/PROJECT MANAGER

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2004

  Worked as Show Manager for Big Idea's VeggieTales productions. Oversee scheduling and show maintenance. Handle all casting and performance evaluations for VeggieTales. Worked with Big Idea Productions, Inc. to mount & produce the premiere live show for Dollywood. Performed as a singer dancer for Dollywood. Backstage Coordinator for the "Celebrity Concert Series". Assisted celebrity performers and ensured all of there contract requests were met.; Coordinated various Dollywood grand openings. Led a team of employees to organize the grand opening events including building sets and props. Received the gold level "Memory Maker" award for exceeding guest expectations. Worked as Project Manager for special events department. Responsible for budgeting and scheduling time lines for completion and tear down of different F&B events. Show less



RCCL/CELEBRITY CRUISES 2000

• Entertainer

  • Jan 2000 - Sep 2000

  ENTERTAINER/COMPANY LEAD Managed singing group and oversaw all group scheduling. Maintained show excellence. Interacted with Cruise Director to meet any special needs for each cruise. ENTERTAINER/COMPANY LEAD Managed singing group and oversaw all group scheduling. Maintained show excellence. Interacted with Cruise Director to meet any special needs for each cruise.



VANSTAR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

• DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR/RESUMIX MANAGER

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 1999

  Administered the database for the employee referral program. Managed Resumix, a hiring program used to find candidates, for the recruiting department. Responsible for scheduling and hiring. Responsible for training all newly hired Recruiters in Georgia, North Carolina, New York and California. Created Vanstar's training class and manual on Resumix in effort to train from within and cut company costs. Administered the database for the employee referral program. Managed Resumix, a hiring program used to find candidates, for the recruiting department. Responsible for scheduling and hiring. Responsible for training all newly hired Recruiters in Georgia, North Carolina, New York and California. Created Vanstar's training class and manual on Resumix in effort to train from within and cut company costs.