Senior Events Coordinator

Billings, Montana

2008 - 2020

Largest 5-state region 197-acre arena: Rimrock Auto Arena (12,000 seats), Expo Center (77,400 sq. ft), grandstand half-mile horse and motor sports racetrack (6,500 seats), Montana Pavilion (28,800 sq. ft), Chiesa Outdoor Plaza, exhibit halls and numerous barns.

Plan, organize and manage trade shows, concerts, shows, rodeos, basketball, wrestling, figure skating, indoor football, livestock shows, banquets, business meetings, motor sports, festivals, conventions and the State Fair drawing 250,000 patrons.

Read, understand and execute legal contracts and artist riders, gather and create cost estimates and design AutoCAD maps with complete focus on top-of-the line service and ultimate growth and expansion of the multi-use facility.

Interface professionally with fire and police departments on OSHA safety standards, permit requirements and approval for special set-ups, and with outside vendors for production- sound, lighting, riggers, stagehands, loaders and honey buckets.

Demonstrate exemplary commitment, dedication and communication in the provision of highly-organized event sheets for setup and teardown, housekeeping, F&B, event security, parking and patron safety, as well as coordination of equipment distribution.

As enterprising and flexible self-starter, monitor and assess service and client/patron satisfaction trends to address concerns and thereby continue the delivery of high performance, innovation and improvement in event operations.