Business Owner Resume
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
BUSINESS OWNER
Responsibilities:
- Create and market a wide array of quality audio - visual services and products by successfully partnering with various local business owners, schools, and churches.
- Secure contract work as an audio-visual technical engineer with hotels and event facilities, school campuses, government agencies, corporate organizations, concert venues, sports and broadcasting networks, etc.
- Provide a broad range of audio-visual support and technical services at meetings and events, which involves working with sound systems, various types of projection screens and props, mixers, speakers, lighting equipment, projector technologies, recording equipment, etc.
Confidential
Audio Visual Technical Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Ensured quality control in the supervision, maintenance and repair of all audio and visual equipment, keeping up with the latest trends and technologies for better, safer, and more cost-effective ways to assist clients and the NLC.
- Organized service calls with Nelson White Systems (system builder), Lutron System (lighting installer) and Sun Control System (prop installer), and completed all Video Tele Conference organizing with WireOne (far end user) and the client.
- Completed three bid processes on all orders, managing the purchases of supplies as needed, while ensuring optimum efficiency of equipment.
- Managed all set-ups and breakdowns of equipment and props on a daily and/or weekly basis, liaising with NLC employees, including building engineers, housekeeping and food service staff when client needs demanded.
- Supported sales endeavors by working with clients, trouble-shooting technical issues and advising them on their conference program and special project requirements.
- Provided conference management services, planning business tradeshow exhibits by creating diagrams of room set-ups and layouts of all audio/visual technology used for functions.
- Worked as staff photographer, shooting and processing group, VIP and special guest photos, as well as candid campus shots for individual distribution and print publications, such as monthly newsletter.
- Interfaced with clients on budget and timeline capabilities, supplying all equipment and props for videotaping conferences, class sessions, graduations, memorials, concerts, weddings, entertainment, and major media events, such as IVAW hearings, ALF-CIO global conventions, AFT seminars with Democratic Presidential nominees, Screen Actors Guild 75th annual gala, etc.
- Facilitated training of new hires on all equipment throughout the 45-acre campus, arranging for hired help as needed.
Confidential
HEAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
Responsibilities:
- Reviewed project scope and budget, monitoring schedules, cash flows, and proper use of building materials.
- Supervised multiple construction crews/sites simultaneously, keeping to schedule and ensuring quality standards.
- Maintained accurate records and completed administrative paper work for building permits and insurances.
- Met and worked directly with architect and local inspectors, conducting walk-throughs on a continual basis.
- Hired sub-contractors, negotiating agreements and processing payments for contractual work performed.
- As the project neared completion, also became responsible for the showing and selling of properties.
Confidential
LEAD HOST and CULINARY CHEF
Responsibilities:
- Acted as lead crew host for all catering events.
- Served as head evening chef, preparing food for event menus.
- Supported events by working as bartender and waiter at weekend functions.
