Project Manager Sales

Martin M. Becker

** ********* ** #* *** Francisco, CA 94117

415-***-**** ******@***************.***

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SUMMARY:

Operations professional with over 18 years experience in creative and profitable

management of entertainment and professional sports facilities, events and

projects with a focus on maximizing the guest experience. Seeking a position in

the San Francisco Bay area as Event Producer, Facility/Project Manager, or

related customer-facing and operational supply chain roles.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE:

Event Management:

Led sales, creative development, project management and operational execution of

corporate client events (Trademark Events), Major League Baseball games (Florida

Marlins and Brevard County Manatees), and other public entertainment (concerts,

racing, auto shows, etc).

Partnered with clients to design events to creatively translate their vision and

message to audiences with the highest focus on maximizing the guest experience

(Trademark Events).

On-site management of all production aspects including event branding and

marketing, venue selection, sourcing talent, hiring/training event staff, food

and beverage menus, audio/visual presentation, transportation and logistics, VIP

Guest management, and security (Trademark Events).

Develop and manage project timelines and budgets, organize

client/venue/production cross-functional teams and objectives, negotiate and

approve contracts, procure goods and services, and handle client billings.

Facility Management:

Assisted in design and development with county authorities of $7.5MM Space Coast

Stadium, 8,000 seat spring training baseball facility for Florida Marlins and

home of minor league Brevard County Manatees.

Member of team completing final construction and operational set up of $4.5MM

Carl Barger Baseball Complex addition for the Florida Marlins at Miami Dolphins

Stadium.

Developed Guest Relations Center and customer satisfaction programs, trained

event staff, and managed game-day operations (Space Coast Stadium).

Created and implemented operations audit framework for new spring training

facility and minor league team ballpark ticketing, parking, attendance and

revenue reporting (Miami Dolphins Stadium).

Directed sales, customer service and supply chain for $5MM retail car rental

fleet (Enterprise).

Promotional Marketing:

Developed over 300 field-based promotional and guerrilla marketing events for

companies including Webvan, Yahoo!, Lacoste and St. Ives involving extensive

custom-designed vehicles, marketing materials, and staff training to articulate

client's product messaging (Trademark Events)

On-site management of client field events and product/promotional road tours in

major U.S. markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San

Francisco Bay Area, Denver, Lake Tahoe, Atlanta, Phoenix and Dallas (Trademark

Events).

San Francisco Bay Area 0n-location marketing manager for all major sites

including AT&T Park, Fisherman's Wharf, Market Street, HP Pavilion San Jose,

Oakland Coliseum and Union Square (Trademark Events).

Sourced and implemented creative content to increase attendance at Major League

Baseball facility (Florida Marlins and Brevard County Manatees)

Business Development:

Worked closely with company founders (Trademark Events) to create corporate

marketing processes and on-line and hard collateral materials that reflect

company history, strategy and competitive advantages.

Conduct and regularly update extensive research on industry and competition, lead

cold-call efforts to prospective clients, and manage Customer Relationship

Management (CRM) solution to maintain client database (Trademark Events).

Partnered with corporate clients to improve services and drive increased usage of

auto rental fleet (Enterprise).

Led regional development of community and vendor sponsor partnerships to increase

non-ticket revenues (Florida Marlins and Brevard County Manatees).

CAREER SUMMARY:

Trademark Event Productions, Inc., San Francisco, CA 2000 - Present

Producer & Project Manager

Led sales, development, project management and execution of corporate client

projects with revenues ranging from $100k to $1MM per event within deadlines and

under budget.

Events uniquely designed to meet client needs in team building, internal/external

communications, customer recognition, product launches, guerrilla marketing, and

brand development.

Led in-person client pitch meetings with C-level and VP executives including

subsequent proposals, budgets and agendas. Track record of exceeding

expectations, delivering events within deadlines and under budget.

Managed all project elements including site selection and rate negotiation,

locating and hiring entertainment talent, audio/visual design, creating food and

beverage menus, and event staffing.

Clients include LucasFilm Ltd., Google, Medtronic, Kyphon, Ask.com, AXA

Rosenberg, California Fuel Cell Partnership, California Israel Chamber of

Commerce, MarketLive, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Nvidia, Sugen and Intuit.

Enterprise Rental Car, San Francisco, CA 1997 - 2000

Operations Manager

Managed logistics of the largest city rental car fleet, including inventory,

maintenance and repair.

Trained and supervised staff in customer relations, sales excellence and cash

management.

Expanded fleet to 300 vehicles ($5MM) and produced highest regional operating

profit.

Drove sales increase of corporate and personal accounts by 15%, receiving top

sales awards seven times.

Streamlined facility flows, analyzed capital improvement projects, and reduced

customer bad debt by 20%.

Florida Marlins of Brevard County, Melbourne, FL 1994 - 1996

Manager of Facility Operations - Space Coast Stadium

Managed operational development of new spring training facility for the Florida

Marlins and Brevard County Manatees minor league team.

Supervised game-day staff and directed risk management programs including

security, paramedics and crowd control.

Negotiated, organized and executed non-baseball events including concerts,

corporate parties, races, car shows and fireworks.

Prepared and maintained annual operations budget, supplementing revenues with

community and vendor sponsorships and promotions.

Taught the Facility Management portion of the Sports Management program at

Brevard Community College.

Florida Marlins Baseball Club, Miami, FL 1993 - 1994

Stadium Management Assistant - Miami Dolphins Stadium

Member of team formed to develop operations for Major League Baseball expansion

team Florida Marlins and conversion of previously football-only 75,000 seat Miami

Dolphins Stadium for baseball.

Coordinated game-day operations, event staff and security for Florida Marlins

(90+ games annually) and conversion to football operations for Miami Dolphins.

Managed logistics and prepared stadium for all concerts and special events.

Completed marketing activities including advertising, sales, and promotions.

EDUCATION:

Penn State University (1991) B.Sc.: Operations Management

Business Administration (minor)

State College, PA

REFERENCES:

Employer and Client references available upon request

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