Profile

Dynamic and driven event manager with over 15 years of experience successfully orchestrating weddings, conferences, university functions, and corporate events in high-pressure environments. To date, I have planned and managed more than 1,000 events, accommodating anywhere from 50 to 5,000 attendees. My expertise spans budget management, venue selection, and seamless event coordination.

In addition, I bring extensive technical expertise as a sound and lighting designer for bands, theater productions, live speaking engagements, and various performances. My experience also includes roles as a stage manager and technical director, providing end-to-end support for events, concerts, and shows. I am available for consultation on planning and executing exceptional events.

Experience

Production Assistant - BMG Live entertainment / Theater Des Westens

September 2023 - December 2024

  • Assisted in the setup, operation, and breakdown of stage equipment, props, and scenery for live performances and events.

  • Coordinated with directors, production teams, and other crew members to ensure seamless execution of rehearsals and shows.

  • Managed and organized stage equipment, props, and set pieces to ensure quick access and efficient transitions during performances.

  • Assisted with lighting, sound, and rigging, ensuring safety protocols were followed for all technical operations.

  • Maintained the stage environment, ensuring cleanliness and safety at all times.

  • Provided on-the-job troubleshooting and support for technical issues during live performances.

  • Collaborated in creating a safe and efficient backstage environment, assisting in rehearsals, costume changes, and actor support.

Artist Advancing - CSD Berlin

2023 / 2024

  • Coordinated logistical details for artists' performances, including travel, accommodations, and technical requirements.

  • Communicated directly with artists, tour managers, and production teams to address and meet all pre-performance needs.

  • Managed and updated itineraries, ensuring artists were informed of schedule changes, venue specifics, and critical details.

  • Acted as a liaison between artists and venue staff, facilitating smooth load-ins, sound checks, and setups for performances.

  • Ensured fulfillment of technical riders and hospitality requests, including sound, lighting, stage setup, and catering.

  • Provided on-site support during performances, troubleshooting issues related to artist needs, comfort, or technical challenges.

  • Maintained a calm and organized environment, managing multiple priorities in high-pressure, time-sensitive situations.

Production Manager/ Audio Technician: Superior Sounds LLC, Poughkeepsie, NY

July 2008 - Present

Superior Sounds is an event production and A/V Rental company. With clients ranging from couples having an intimate or large scale wedding to Fundraising Galas and Open Air concerts. We offer sound & lighting services and technicians for all events as well as a show-runner for theater productions. Furthermore we provide DJs, including myself, at said weddings and events.

  • Work closely with clients to understand their needs and objectives, and then develop & implement a plat that will ensure the event is successful

  • Responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and execution of events

  • Managing staff and ensuring they have adequate training to perform their jobs

  • Creating a budget for the event based on projected attendee numbers

  • Sales and marketing

  • Responsibility for planning, managing, and installing of the technical 
infrastructure for the event.

  • Set up, operated, and maintained audio equipment, including microphones, mixing consoles, amplifiers, and speakers, for live events and recordings.

  • Ensured high-quality sound production by balancing audio levels, eliminating feedback, and troubleshooting technical issues during performances.

Assistant Manager, The Out Bar: Poughkeepsie, NY

March 2012 - March 2013

  • Managing the monthly events calendar and booking of entertainment

  • Training and supervising bar staff in order to ensure that they are knowledgeable about all aspects of serving liquor and cocktails

  • Handling customer complaints or concerns regarding service or drink quality in a courteous manner

  • Managing the bar’s inventory by ordering liquor, beer, and other beverages directly from suppliers

Portfolio

Drag Ball - Burlington, VT

I’ve worked production on ‘Winter Is a Drag, Ball’ in Burlington, VT for the last decade. It is a multi stage fundraising event for Vermont Cares, formally the People With AIDS Coalition, boasting around 1300 attendees with multiple performances by dancers, entertainers, and musicians. For this event my company provides decor and lighting design for the event. In addition I fully manage one stage for a cabaret show with around 15 acts.

Big Gay Hudson Valley

Big Gay Hudson Valley is a queer owned company that hosts a number of events around the Hudson Valley, in New York, bringing the lgbtq community in the area together since around 2008. From pre-pride events, Queer Social Nights, bringing former Drag Race stars for performances and their annual Holiday Burlesque Show. I’ve helped them create their vision for each event and to make sure each goes smoothly. Acting as technical director for the larger theater shows, they rely on me to guide my team through each event. We provide sound, lighting, event management, and take care of the performing talents.

Hudson Valley Pride

The LGBTQ Center in Kingston, NY has been a big part of my work since joining the event industry. We help facilitate their 2 largest events: the ‘Spring Gala’, which is their largest fundraising event of the year and the ‘Hudson Valley Pride March and Festival’, held in New Paltz, NY. We provide a DJ’d float as the head of the march as well as run audio for the acts at the main festival tent.

Field & Supply

Field & Supply is a large craft fair consisting of 2 pavilions and a field of over 200 vendors. I have successfully run their stage for the 3 day event that happens twice a year. The stage has 3-4 bands and musicians of varying sizes each day. I am responsible for the sound engineering and design for the whole festival area. Furthermore, I coordinate the band changeover for each day of the festival as well as providing  audio for discussion panels at varying locations.

Weddings

I have vast experience in weddings of varying sizes up to 500 guest, often ranging over multiple days. It is quite common that first we are hired as sound & light technicians and DJs for the wedding, but during the planning phase or the actual event we step in and fix issues that creep up or event management that has gone wrong. We are quite known in upstate New York to guarantee stress free weddings for the bride, because we often go far and beyond to remove troubles in whatever way possible.

A typical example includes a recent wedding where a DJ only hired me to set up a full DJ booth and lighting setup to be delivered for a full wedding day, but was informed the night before the event that the wedding planner had unexpectedly passed away. Once on site, I offered my expertise in running a wedding as I have done hundreds in the past and this would be my third that weekend. I quickly found whom I needed to gather the correct information for names of introductions and the general traditional wedding items of the evening plus a few cultural dances. I helped guide the wedding party, the photographers and catering staff for timing, dances and general flow of the evening. What was to be a simple rental turned into an emceeing and coordination gig for me.

Musical events, artist performances, shows, weddings, and night clubs all require quick thinking, problem solving, and a "Yes can do" attitude, as these often make or break important events in people's lives, or maybe can ruin a persons only day off from work and chance to relax.

Education

Dutchess Community College 2011 - 2013

International Business Administration

         

Poughkeepsie High School 2006

GED