Manager Management

CHRISTOPHER MULHAUSER

**** ******* **., #* ● Oakland, CA 94608 ● 347-***-**** ● **********@*****.*** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

● Multiple Areas of Project Management Expertise: 16 years’ experience in fixed and touring site installation and technical staff management, including general and subcontractors, lighting, electrical, A/V, staging/props, tenting, furnishings, and catering; product development and manufacturing life-cycle management, including initial specification, sample and iterative design review, marketing collateral development, regulatory compliance, QA/QC testing, BOM management, vendor and contract manufacturer selection and management; overseas factory visit, manufacturing process review and supplier oversight; electrical schematic and blueprint reading; release and ECO documentation creation.

● Clients and Venues: Clients include Electronic Arts (EA), San Francisco Symphony, Blue Man Group, NHL, Salesforce, Dignity Health; Venues include Hollywood Palladium, Tokyo Dome, Today Show, Tonight Show, Universal Studios, San Francisco City Hall, Levi’s Stadium, USS Hornet, Sony Metreon. Products I have brought to market have sold into mass-market and specialty retailers including Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Guitar Center.

● Manufacturing Background: Manual machining, vertical mill, lathe, surface grinder; basic welding (MIG, TIG, stick, oxy-fuel); Solidworks, CAD/Vectorworks; woodworking, cabinetry; purchasing/inventory

● Logistics and Operations Background: National and international planning, freight and logistics, project management, R&D, regulatory compliance and permitting, stage management.

● Vendor Management and Purchasing Background: Streamlined and centralized inventory purchasing, account management, and repair and maintenance procedures for an international production company with 12 fixed and 2 touring productions to reduce expenditures by 15%.

● On-site Execution: Responsible for management of teams and outside vendors and contractors, including site planning, construction, electrical, power, heavy equipment, installation, audio/video, lighting, tenting, furnishing, catering.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

LOGISTICS MANAGER 2017

WorldStage – San Carlos, CA

● Responsible for pre-production, labor coordination, and onsite technical installation of indoor/outdoor video gaming conference, including 500+ PC and console gaming stations, networked video and audio systems, custom touchscreen displays; directed all department and zone leads to achieve daily and project goals.

● Specified daily union labor calls (IA33, Los Angeles) and coordinated all non-union labor spending.

● Acted as venue and subcontractor point of contact to guarantee on-time and on-budget load-in and load-out. TECHNICAL PRODUCER 2016

George P Johnson Experience Marketing – San Francisco, CA

● Responsible for pre-production and onsite technical installation of a 90,000 square foot experiential marketing environment and trade show space, including vendor sourcing and specification;

● RFQ generation and budget review; CAD management; union labor scheduling; general contractor oversight.

● Areas of focus included: rental contracts; computer and mobile device specification; truss, lighting, and A/V installation; staging; technical detailing of custom fabricated properties and scenic set pieces; event power, network, and wireless infrastructure; union labor and jurisdictional oversight; trucking and shipping. LEAD INSTALLER 2016

John Murray Productions - Oakland, CA

● Managed delivery and setup of event equipment and custom-built, branded staging and presentation installations. Client and vendor pre-production, sourcing, budgets.

● Onsite union and non-union labor crew oversight. CHRISTOPHER MULHAUSER ● PAGE 2

OWNER’S REP/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER 2016

Hensley Event Resources - Burlingame, CA

● Managed all construction planning and new equipment purchases for a 70,000 sqft special events warehouse. Systems planning to include dish line, laundry, security, phone and data, and propane storage.

● Co-ordinated architect, general contractor, structural engineering teams to initiate and receive on-time permitting. WAREHOUSE MANAGER 2015

Bright Event Rentals - Brisbane, CA

● Managed (15) direct reports and a 60,000 sqft warehouse to pull, prepare, and stage all customer orders for loading and delivery. Scheduled labor and managed employee productivity according to projected revenue and target budget percentages. Responsible for ordering all supplies and upkeep and maintenance of all rental inventory.

● Managed move-in, setup, and process development, incorporating LEAN best practices. Co-ordinated daily inventory transfers between store locations.

EVENT MANAGER 2014 - 2015

Classic Party Rentals - Burlingame, CA

● Supported Sales staff to produce and install private and corporate events with budgets up to $200K. Interfaced with client before and during event, oversaw all installation staff, and coordinated all onsite activity, including outside vendors and counterparts.

● Responsible for site planning and diagramming (Vectorworks), and revision and document control.

● Responsible for site safety and local permitting to comply with CA Fire Code.

● Responsible for employee injury follow-up, equipment loss reporting, private security, local police, and traffic/lane closure logistics, as needed.

INVENTORY MANAGER 2007 - 2008

Blue Man Productions - NY, NY

● Centralized and managed specification, purchasing, and installation of musical and audio equipment across (14) international fixed and touring productions. Production planning and global logistics as needed.

● Managed existing show closures in London and Amsterdam, to coordinate with new show load-ins in Orlando, FL and Tokyo, including equipment purchase arrangements and international shipments.

● Helped build and staff a mobile one-off/corporate event equipment package to decrease local down time and rental costs by 50-60%.

● Managed a $5M facility move-in, including space planning, equipment package purchase, and asset liquidation plan.

● Implemented better accommodation account oversight and purchasing due diligence to reduce equipment expenditures by 15%.

● Arranged and serviced strategic PR efforts (print, video, web) with vendors to promote mutual brand visibility. PRODUCT MANAGER 2000-2007

Monster Cable, Brisbane, CA

● Managed product development, product rollout, and overseas vendor management across multiple product categories.

● Updated and extended product categories to reduce BOM cost by 10-15% and increase sales margin up to 30%.

● Partnered on products with Beats by Dre, Logitech, Motorola, Harmony, Gibson USA.

● Document and revision control for product release and ECO, R&D/test and measurement, regulatory compliance

(UL, CE, RoHS/WEEE).

● Vendor factory visits in China and Taiwan, trade show support. EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University 1992

Machine Technology, Laney College 2014

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