RESUME
RIDGELINE EXPERIENCES
EXPERIENCE
Years of Employment: 2011 - Present
Event Emcee
Event Host
Featured Speaker
Race Emcee
Graphic Designer
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
The ability to speak and effectively communicate with any size audience
The ability to serve as the main host for a multi-day conference or event
The ability to entertain and keep people’s attention for long durations
The ability to host or serve on a speaker’s panel
FEATURED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Featured event host at over 1,000 events
4x Boise Marathon Emcee
3x Revel Mt Charleston Marathon Emcee
2x Rebecca’s Private Idaho Gravel Race
Official Leadman Triathlon Emcee
8x Bubble Run Race Emcee (multicity)
Game Show Host
EVENT DESIGN
Produce and host the annual After-School All-Stars Dodgeball Tournament in Las Vegas, NV
Partnered with Madame Tussauds Las Vegas to design a custom scavenger hunt add-on experience for their museum
Designed and produced a Music Video Teambuilding Experience that included professional sound studios & cinematographers
R&D EVENTS
EXPERIENCE
Years of Employment: 2009 - Present
Co-Founder & Director of Fun
Lead Event Designer
Event Emcee
Graphic Designer
Systems Engineer
Historian
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
The ability to take an idea and successfully turn it into a profitable business
The ability to create new concepts that can be turned into profitable events
The experience to enter into new markets through travel and opening satellite offices
The understanding of how to create, design and execute an experience that a diverse audience would find fun, entertaining and rewarding
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Restructuring the business plan in year 8 and having to let all of our employees go
Turning a $500 investment into +$10M in revenue in less than a decade
Removal of a business partner and subsequent closure of our South Beach office
Management and accountability of multiple team members all working remotely
ACHIEVEMENTS
Becoming the benchmark in service excellence and reliability in the events industry
Design of several giveback experiences that have positively influenced countless lives
Produced over 2,500 events in the first 10 years
Built a custom CRM App called “Chuck Norris” that managed & tracked all of our sales and operations
LAKE LAS VEGAS RESORT
EXPERIENCE
Years of Employment: 2008 - 2009
Director of Community Relations
President of Destination Marketing Council
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
The management and vision planning for $2B asset in a distressed market
Full understanding of how master planned communities operate and how each stakeholder must play a role in order for the community to be a success
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Chapter-11 Bankruptcy
Managing the relationships with the major resorts and home builders in a time of uncertainty
Developing future action plans for the resort, but not being able to execute them
ACHIEVEMENTS
Drafted a Destination Rebirth Plan to help guide future stakeholders on how to best market and manage the resort
Design and physical construction of a 2-mile hiking trail with views of the LV Strip
THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY
EXPERIENCE
Years of Employment: 2001 - 2008
4 years: Director of Creative Event Services (Lake Las Vegas, NV)
2 years: Group Activities Coordinator (Lake Las Vegas, NV)
1 year: Conference Concierge (Palm Beach, FL)
KNOWLEDGE GAINED
Gained a world-class understanding of how to deliver exceptional service from one of the global leaders in guest service
Learned how to build and lead an effective team
Acquired a strong foundation in business and financial acumen that came with running my own department
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Member of the opening team for The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas resort
Part of a team of 3 that built the Creative Event Services Department (CES) from an idea to a $10M business
Led the CES team in a complete restructure in order to streamline the operation for profitability
ACHIEVEMENTS
Led the only department to have every employee nominated for the coveted 5-Star Award
Inaugural member of the Junior Executive Team
Employee of the Year & Manager of the Quarter
4x winner of the 5-Star of the Quarter Award
EDUCATION & other SKILLS
EDUCATION
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech)
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Graduated: 2002
Major: Hospitality & Tourism Management (BA)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in the full suite of Microsoft products
Proficient in Windows and MAC OS
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop & Premier Pro
Proficient in QuickBase development software
OLD WORLD SKILLS
Old School: Forget GPS, I still navigate using paper maps (which drives everyone crazy)
Kitchen: I can make a mean breakfast burrito
Workshop: My father instilled in me a love for building things with my own hands
OBSCURE FACTS
Perfect Attendance: I have never missed a day of school or work in +35 years
Announcer: My emcee career began in high school where I served as the announcer for the boy’s basketball team
Excelled at Gym: In high school, I was 2x PE Student of the Year and my school’s first ever 4-year letterman in soccer
