· Extensive experience in all facets of live and recorded production, Including, sound, staging, lighting, logistics, talent acquisition, video and projection.
· Proven ability to bring complex productions in under budget.
· Innovative approach to production problem solving and trouble-shooting.
· Exceptional ability to direct and supervise large groups of individuals with varied specialties, as well as marquee personalities.
· Easy access to resources and top industry technicians that ensure high production quality.
Special Honors
Emmy Awards:
Certificate of Appreciation from the Television Academy for “Outstanding Contribution” to the Emmy Awards.
Congressional Commendation:
Certificate of "Special Congressional Recognition" from the United States Congress for work done with the USO. (see photo)
Current
Production Manager & Technical Director:
"STYLEZONE", An International Style and Fashion event leading up to the Oscar’s.
Producer & Technical Director:
“USO/VA/LA Marathon”, Outdoor Concert with multiple Bands and Dancers in the middle of the LA Marathon.
Producer & Technical Director:
An outdoor multi artist concert event starring Los Lobos, supporting the Museum of Latin American Art and Sponsored by the Mexican Government.
Producer:
“Road 2 Recovery”, A multi artist outdoor concert event to benefit disabled veterans.
Line Producer & Show Runner:
A Multi-media video series with The Rocksies.
Producer:
"Operation Sandcastle", A Multi artist out door concert presented on the second largest active military base in the United States.
Work Experience - 2007
Producer & Technical Director:
The "Jules Verne Foundation" Film Festival with Malcom McDowell, Tippi Hedren, Harrison Ford and Tony Curtis.
Technical Director:
"Sea Fest", A multi media event involving an Outdoor Concert and Fireworks Display for the 4th of July.
Line Producer:
"Band From TV" , All Star DVD shot during 4 different performances, for Sony/BMG Records.
Produc
er:
"Reaching For The Stars", and All Star Benefit Gala featuring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver with performances by Natalie Cole and Tom Arnold.
Line Producer/U.P.M.:
"Periphery", Feature Film.
Work Experience - 2006
Tour Manager:
"Thomas Dolby & B.T.", Domestic Tour.
Producer:
"HomeTown Heroes", A multi artist/multi site outdoor concert.
Producer & T.D.:
"Welcome Home The Troops", A multi-artist, multi-day outdoor festival with I-Mag on a major military base.
Production/Stage Manager:
"The Peapod Benefit", A live television special featuring the Black Eyed Peas, Sergio Mendes, Justin Timberlake and guests.
Production-Stage Manager:
"Age of One VeriSign", A multi-media international corporate event.
Work Experience - 2005
Technical Producer:
"Citadel", Multi Media Corporate Event featuring an Orchestra, Soloists and Acrobats.
Technical Director:
"Royal Prestige", an International multi media corporate event.
Technical Production Manager:
"Cisco 2005", A major multi media and multi format international event for Cisco Systems Group, with 7 stages and multiple entertainers and effects.
Production/Stage Manager:
"The Irish Faire", an International Cultural event with 8 stages, featuring 15 bands and 10 dance troupes.
Production Manager:
"The FIDM Event", a multi-media event highlighting Fashion Week (a key annual event of the fashion industry).
Work Experience - 2004
Production Manager:
BCMC Event/Largest Corporate Event related to construction industry, featuring multi media.
Production Manager and Artist Liaison:
The Love Ride featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Production/Stage Manager: The rededication of the Bob Hope USO with multiple celebrities, government and military figures.
Tour Manager:
"Dalia Garcia Band", Multiple International dates.
Technical Director & Production Manager:
'Peking Acrobats",Domestic Dates.
Producer & Technical Director:
"USO at Air Fest 2004", a multi artist concert on the tarmac as part of the largest "Air Show" on the west coast.
Producer & Technical Director:
Multi Artist Concert for the USO.
Producer:
"Arabesque", An International Music Dance Event.
Technical Director:
IBM International Event (Multi Media Corporate Event)
Production/Stage Manager & Site Supervisor:
The Irish Faire, an International Cultural Event with 8 stages, 11 bands and 5 dance troupes, Story Tellers, etc.
Work Experience - 2003
Production Manager/Technical Director:
Peking Acrobats performing with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl supported by large pyrotechnic display.
Production Manager/Stage Manager & Technical Director:
"Happy Birthday Bob Hope"
Concert and Multi-camera shoot featuring Mickey Rooney & friends, The Drifters & Tom Dreeson.
Tour Manager:
Jennifer Warnes and Band / International dates.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The "Irish Faire". A large scale cultural event featuring 5 stages with 15 bands and 8 dance troupes.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
"Welcome Home The Troops". A large variety show presented by the USO.
Tour Manager & Production Manager:
Domestic dates for "The Great Harary", a magician.
Work Experience - 2002
Production Manager:
9 Camera "Hi-Def" video production for DVD by Eminem and The Anger Management Tour.
Tour Manager:
"Guitars and Saxes tour". All-Star Jazz Tour with Marc Antoine Richard Elliot, Warren Hill and Jeff Golub.
Tour Manager:
The band "Air Supply,"
Both domestic and international dates.
Production Manager:
"Divine Design", a Multimedia Event featuring Lauren Hutton, Annette Benning and Eric Idle.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
"Celebration For Youth", Benefit event featuring Mel Gibson, Kenny G, David Foster and Brian Setzer.
Production Manager:
"The Love Ride" with Cheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood & Friends and the Jefferson Starship.
Production & Stage Manager & Technical Director:
"The Highlands", A multi camera event for English and Pacific Rim Television.
Work Experience – 2001
Production Manager & Technical Director:
"Moscow Circus On Ice". Organized and packaged a North American tour of a multimedia Circus on Ice from Russia.
Production & Stage Manager and Technical Director:
The LuLu Awards (for the Advertising Industry)
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The "Love Ride," (a concert event benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association), featuring Jay Leno, Joe Walsh, Peter Fonda and the Vanilla Fudge.
Crew Chief & Site Supervisor:
Live Concert featuring Randy Newman.
Production & Stage ManagerL
Commerce One Mulitmedia Corporate Event
Prior Experience
Moscow Russia:
Represented the entertainment industry as part of a U.S. trade group, hosted by key members of Boris Yeltsin’s cabinet.
Technical Director:
American Educator Awards with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Eisner, Ruben Blades and Halle Berry.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
“Rolling Rock Town Fair” Outdoor concert festival and Pay Per View event featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers and 6 other bands.
Technical Director:
American Choreography Awards with Ann Margaret, Elliott Gould and Fayard Nicholas.
Site Supervisor & Production Manager:
The “Love Ride”. A major concert and multi site event featuring Blood, Sweat & Tears, Credence Clearwater Revival and Steppenwolf benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Show Coordinator & Site Supervisor:
The Revlon Run/Walk To Fight Breast Cancer. Premier Entertainment Event / multi camera television production and concert with Dustin Hoffman, Whoopee Goldberg and The Pointer Sisters.
Producer:
The California Gift Show Concert and Gala
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The Digital Archaeology Presentation for “World Internet 2000”.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment-Blockbuster General Management Event with Pyrotechnics, a 10 piece band, 5 piece dance troupe, video projection, lasers and DJ on a flying rig.
Crew Chief & Site Supervisor:
The Golden Globes – Awards Program.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The Grammy Awards – “Lifetime Achievement Awards” with Johnny Cash.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The Whiskey A GoGo “35th Anniversary Celebration. Multimedia event featuring multiple major entertainers.
Site Supervisor & Union Liaison:
California Governor’s Formal Inauguration. Sacramento, California.
Producer:
Levi’s National Commercial. (“B” roll).
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
The “Love Ride” A major concert and multi format event with the Steve Miller Band benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
Sebastian International Inc. Fall product launch. (Multi Camera Shoot).
Production Manager:
IBM International Product Launch. (Mixed media / multi camera shoot).
Technical Director & Production Manager:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment Marketing Event.
Production Manager & Technical Director:
Mattel Product Launch.
Site Supervisor & Production Manager:
“The Love Ride” A major concert and multi format event featuring the Doobie Brothers to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Producer & Director:
The Advertising Industry Emergency Fund Benefit Event presenting Tony Bennett and Dionne Warwick.
Senior Talent Coordinator:
“MTV Video Music Awards” with Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and the Beastie Boys.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
“A Tribute to Carl Perkins”: An all-star multi artist concert at the House of Blues, Los Angeles. Featuring Johnny Rivers, George Thorogood, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, and Dwight Yoakam.
Production Manager & Technical Director:
“The Fox Television Network Affiliates at Dodger Stadium”: A multi-camera television production celebrating the Fox Television Network and Dodger Stadium’s birthday.
Technical Director:
“Blind Date” Multi-media, multi-camera live music event presented by Miller Beer.
Production Manager & Technical Director:
“The Disney/Buena Vista International World Wide Conference”: Eight days of Performances, events and presentations.
Production Manager & Technical Director:
“The CSC Conference at Universal Studios”: A closed circuit television broadcast between Los Angeles, Dallas, and Boston.
Producer & Director:
The Advertising Industry Emergency Fund Benefit Event presenting Dionne Warwick and Tom Scott.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
The “Love Ride” ; A major concert and multi format event featuring the George Thorogood Band and Jim Belushi benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Production Manager:
“Gameworks in Dallas”: Multi-media event presented by Universal, Gameworks, SEGA and GTE featuring simultaneous productions in four different states, culminating in a closed circuit simulcast among all four sites.
Site Supervisor & Stage Manager:
“A Bug’s Life”: Multi-media event presented by the Disney Company, incorporating live performances with cartoon characters.
Production Manager:
“Labor Day L.A.”: Live concert featuring Mary Wilson and The Tap Dogs to benefit AIDS Project L.A
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
“Welcome Home Hong Kong”: Multi-format event presented by the Chinese government to celebrate the return of Hong Kong to Chinese possession. Event featuring a 104-element parade, a 120 piece marching band, a performance by a 68 piece orchestra supporting a 40 member choir, a ballet troupe, a classical dance troupe, and a classical Chinese fireworks finale.
Producer & Director:
Two seasons of The Advertising Industry Emergency Fund Benefit Event presenting Jim Belushi and Richard Jeni.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
“The Jack Webb Awards”: Program featuring The Coasters.
Stage Producer & Production Manager:
“The L.A. Area “Emmy Awards”.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
Two seasons of “The Feather Awards”. An international ballroom dance awards television special for PBS.
Production Manager & Site Supervisor:
“Festival de Santa Anita”: The largest Latin music festival event ever staged in the United States. Forty-five bands and six dance troupes from around the world performing continuously on 5 stages over 3 days.
Production Supervisor & Production Manager:
Two seasons of “The March of Dimes Telethon” presenting Tom Jones and George Duke, Brenda Russell and George Strait.
Production Manager & Stage Manager:
Two seasons of “The Grammy Awards Post Televised Event”, featuring Tony Bennett, Count Basie and his Big Band, Booker T and the MG’s and multiple other major artists.
