Experience

Telluride Film Festival

• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• The Backlot Venue Manager/Lead Projectionist

  • Aug 2007 - Present

  Overseeing the Backlot Theater as part of the world renowned Telluride Film Festival. Working with the production crew to insure the theater is fully and safely assembled and aesthetically fine-tuned. Training, scheduling and managing a combination of returning and new staff to comply with festival wide protocols as well as additional procedures specific to the venue. Directing audience and public crowd control for frequently sold-out shows. Insuring that internationally represented filmmakers are accommodated with maximum hospitality. Introducing Films and guests as needed. As the venue's lead projectionist working with the Tech Dept to insure the highest level of presentation for which the festival is acclaimed. Submitting objective data and subjective analysis to help determine TBA screenings for later part of the festival.



The Plant Cafe Organic

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Event Manager

  • Dec 2015 - Sep 2016

  Overseeing private events for The Plant Cafe Organic Restaurant Group's seven Bay Area locations. Responsibilities include planning all stages of events and coordinating various departments including FOH, BOH, bakery kitchen, and third-party vendors. Cultivate existing client relationships, generate leads for new business, and target emerging opportunities to market the various Plant spaces for off-site corporate meetings, pop-up enterprises and other new instances of businesses seeking venues for rental. Implemented most extensive revision of Department materials since their inception. Drafted new SOP to more aggressively book client inquires.



CinemaSF

• 3290 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115

• General Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012

  Oversaw a nearly twenty person staff. Coordinated scheduling levels for widely varying attendance. Scheduled Films. Ordered and programed pre-show promotions. Point person for pre-show paid content. Point person for special events. Insured proper logistics and technical capabilities. Managed inventory. Refined selection, presentation and balanced supply versus loss. Implemented more stringent loss control measures. Oversaw a nearly twenty person staff. Coordinated scheduling levels for widely varying attendance. Scheduled Films. Ordered and programed pre-show promotions. Point person for pre-show paid content. Point person for special events. Insured proper logistics and technical capabilities. Managed inventory. Refined selection, presentation and balanced supply versus loss. Implemented more stringent loss control measures.



GEM Theatres

• 3630 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA 94121

• General Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Jan 2012

  Oversaw a dozen person staff. Solely responsible for interviewing, hiring, reviewing, promoting, and dismissing personnel. Coordinated theater through multiple program formats including sub-run, calendar repertory, first run, and hybrid. Completely overhauled inventory. Refined selection, significantly increased per-cap. Implemented more stringent loss control measures. Responsible for overseeing maintenance of a 550 seat deco era theater and insuring worker/guest safety and all related compliance matters.