Neale Jones

Dallas, TX ***** 214-***-**** ad0b0a@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

Highly organized and detail-oriented professional passionate about executing exceptional events that achieve established goals. Experience with planning, budgeting and coordinating wide variety of both small-scale and large-scale events. Strong communicator and negotiator able to foster relationships with key stakeholders and vendors.

SKILLS

Event sales

Events logistics management Health, hotel and food service regulations

Wedding trends proficiency

Vendor and contract negotiations Meeting planning

Menu planning Venue selection

WORK HISTORY

FASHION AND HOME STYLIST FOR PRINT ADVERTISING

Many Different Clients Dallas, TX

01/1994 to CURRENT

In January of 1994 Neale began his career as a Fashion and Home Stylist for Pring advertising and Websites. He started working for Spiegel as a prop assistant for their home catalogs. His work at the Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus trained him for setting up merchandise as if it was a window display.

Throughout the coming years he has worked for JCPenney, Horchow, Pier One, AAFES, Bloomingdales and returned to the Neiman Marcus Photo Studio helping to photograph the shoes and handbags as stills with the merchandise in different positions giving the online customers different views of each product. He assisted in the creation of their use of 360 video of single shoes and handbags giving the website clients a full view of the entire product as thy turned. This has been increasing website sales.

INDEPENDENT EVENT PLANNER

Dallas Light And Sound Dallas, TX

Managed event logistics and operations.

01/2017 to 05/2022

Performed event coordination for larger parties and gatherings. Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.

Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes. Consulted with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events.

Developed post-event reports to determine effectiveness of each event.

Did lighting design for events. Installed the lighting and ran the light board controls during the event and packed up the fixtures after a show.

Set up the screens, projectors and televisions and operated them during the event.

Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.

Performed event coordination for larger parties and gatherings. Consulted with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events.

VISUAL MERCHANDISER

Neiman Marcus Dallas, TX

05/1990 to 12/1994

Worked with store managers to implement new displays, promotions and store layout changes.

Managed aesthetically pleasing displays to showcase company products and increase sales.

Enhanced overall store appearance by applying careful consideration to product and display locations.

Built properly lit and well-maintained displays, creating inviting atmosphere in stores.

Worked with the Visual Staff to install Window Displays

Worked with different departments to create displays that attracted customers to the department.

Created interior displays to promote products in alignment with corporate sales objectives.

ART AND ACCESSORY SALESMAN

Gabbert's Furniture Dallas Texas

01/1989 to 01/1990

Assisted customers with find Artwork, Accessories and Lighting for their homes.

Often installed Art, accessories and lighting in the Clients home

VISUAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER

Dillard's McAllen, TX

05/1987 to 12/1989

Wrote merchandising guidelines for new product launch kits to keep teams on same page and effective.

Communicated visual merchandising information and standards via in-store training and regular meetings.

Helped stores adapt spaces to accommodate merchandise within spatial constraints and inventory storage availability.

Innovated and simplified planograms and merchandising strategies to improve processes and results.

VISUAL MERCHANDISING MANAGER

Dillard's Harlingen, TX

05/1986 to 05/1987

Wrote merchandising guidelines for new product launch kits to keep teams on same page and effective.

Communicated visual merchandising information and standards via in-store training and regular meetings.

Helped stores adapt spaces to accommodate merchandise within spatial constraints and inventory storage availability.

Innovated and simplified planograms and merchandising strategies to improve processes and results.

Wrote merchandising guidelines for new product launch kits to keep teams on same page and effective.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Theater Arts

Baylor University, Waco, TX

Neale Attended Baylor as a Theater major. He studied Acting, Directing,

05/1986

Dancing, Singing, Set Design and Construction, Hair and Makeup Application, Costume design and construction, lighting design and running a sound board.

His Freshman Year he appeared in the musical GUYS AND DOLLS as a Havana Dancer, was on the running crew for THE RUNNER STUMBLES, had a small part in the Production of HAMLET as a musician in one scene and toured with the production the following summer, ending the year constructing some of the costumes for HAY FEVER.

His Sophomore year he was in the chorus for the production of NO, NO, NANETTE as Sebastian Flyte and assistant choreographer helping the choreographer rehearse the tap dance number which included tap dancing up and down a circular staircase in the "I want to be happy", played to part of Joe in the production of YOU NEVER CAN TELL, played the part of the Bailiff in the production of YOU, THE JURY, played the part of Leonardo, the servant of Portia and also was on the prop crew for the production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.

His Junior year he began the year as Mendel, the son of the Rabbi in the production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and was also a bottle dancer and helped the choreographer reproduce the original choreography. He was then on the lighting crew to produce MAN AND SUPERMAN. He was then on the costume production crew for THE TROJAN WOMEN. He ended his Junior year as Lucifer in the production of THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DR. FAUSTUS. The Director Deborah Mogford modernized the production portraying Faustus as a computer programmer, Lucifer as rendition of Mr. Roarke from Fantasy Island wearing a white suite with a red cravat and the Seven Deadly Sins as Solid Gold Dancers. She had Lucifer and the Seven Deadly sins do a dance number to Laura Branigan's song The Lucky One. The Baylor students really enjoyed it.

In the Summer Semester before the Senior Year, he was featured as Saul in the production of TRUE WEST by Sam Sheppard.

Having ended his Junior year as Lucifer Neale was cast as Jesus in the opening show for the school year musical GODSPELL. It was the most popular show of that year with a full house at every show. He was supported by the talented people in the cast and the amazing director Bill Cook who was the Senior Director of the Theater.

The second show of the season was SEASON'S GREETINGS directed by Professor Patricia Cook. Neale was assigned the Costume Manager for the show making sure all the student production of the costumes were perfectly fitted to the Actors.

The last production of the season was A DOLL'S HOUSE. Neale was assigned the Prop Crew. The show was set as if in December. The set had to be decorated for Christmas. So, he helped design the Christmas Decorations for the show. This led to him getting the job with the Waco Dillard's to set up Christmas which started his career in Visual Merchandising after Graduating from Baylor.

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