Positive, Collaborative Professional with Event Expertise
Resume:
Carol Forguson
**** ** ****** ***, ******* Beach FL 32118
*********@****.***
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Adventure and Curiosity drives this multi-talented professional into challenging opportunities almost daily. Proven profiteer with success in customer / vendor
relations combined with a reputation built on loyalty and fairness. Fabulous people
person possessing a bit of a brain and a big smile creating innovative team builder
with a penchant for problem solving in any arena.
• Concession Sales / Tour Management • Special Events
• Sales & Promotions • Design & Marketing
• Budgeting & Cost Analysis • Electronic Office Technology
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Increased revenues 19%. designed and streamlined the "Perfect Twenty Minute Intermission" for multi-theater complex with combined capacity of 3,500 seats. Assembled team of 30 energetic bartenders / concessionaires. Taught bartending and instructed concessionaires in the fine art of "theater hawking" to increase sales from fine elixirs, programs, and novelty sales.
Instilled integrity and honesty to staff handling large sums of monies and inventory.
Graciously maintained a perfect harmony with vendors, co-workers, and management.
Invited a happy, artistic ambiance to the lobbies encouraging a fine evening and perhaps a grand "Night at the Opera."
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Managed and organized staging areas for entertainers and stage crew for "Summerlights Festival" now CMA Fest." Swiftly moved acts on and off stage for an evening flowing with "on time" performance of events.
Traveled to arenas for set-up and count-in of inventory for Monster Truck Shows. Managed money, inventory, reports, and deposits.
Arranged accommodations and travel for a cross-country show tour, did not lose any staff or musicians; Bugs Bunny was a happy guy!
Approved and constructively aided in the design of T-shirts for concession sales. Worked with popular area artists for local repertory company Christmas Show and original play, "A House Divided."
Kept the crowds at bay, entertainers refreshed and the backstage crew happy, a big accomplishment!
EVENT SECURITY / ROCK SOLID SECURITY
Group security, crowd control for Nashville's elite music industry, concert promoters and sporting events by simultaneously maintaining safety while employing a friendly "Polite but Firm" approach.
Supervisor at events throughout Nashville including July 4th and CMA Fest downtown, conventions, and music venues of all sizes. These events have served hundreds of clients and thousands of their patrons and guests.
Experience in the use of search wand, bag search, and the use of pepper spray. That was a fun class!
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