Manager Operations
Resume:
Doug Mau
Del Mar, CA *****
September 3, 2012
To Whom It May Concern;
This letter is in response to your advertisement I read on Simply Hired. You will notice in reviewing the attached resume that my experience in managing the operations of high profile events ranges from corporate events, to touring shows, to venues to major televised events. As a Director of Events Management I can offer you:
• 20 years of experience managing high profile events and clients from concept budget development, through mounting, operations and strike.
• Fully developed operations models that maximize budget potential, provide a system of checks and balances that insure smooth operations, and can easily adapt to a wide range of applications.
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining relationships with corporate, government, venue, promoter, manager, agent and artist clients as well as executing contracts of all types including union and non-union labor.
• Proven success at developing “other” revenue streams for clients that significantly increase event profits strengthen sponsor relationships.
I am looking for a salary with benefits and bonus in the low to mid 100’s. Thanks in advance for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely,
Doug Mau
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Enclosure
Doug Mau 917-***-****
14032 Mango Drive
Del Mar, CA 92014
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OBJECTIVE: To maximize the profit potential of high profile events by developing and managing operations systems that maximize show value and accurately monitor expenses to client expectations.
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EXPERIENCE
BEAR MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT: 1998 to 2012
New York, New York
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: Tour Manager: Imagination Movers Fall 2009-2012 Tours, Manhattan
Tap French Tour 2004, Buglisi/Forman Dance Australian Tour 2000Associate Producer: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts: developed festival packages, streamlined F&B operations and developed a merchandise program for this 17,000 seat amphitheatre on the original Woodstock concert site. Chameleon Night Club: booked headliner acts, supervised operations of this 1000 seat casino nightclub. Corporate Shows: Developed show concepts and event themes including budgets for major corporate events clients Philips, Dreamworks SKG, Mercedes, Philip Morris. FOH Manager: Disney Music Block Party Tour 2009 (BVC); “Day In The Garden” concert series (GF Entertainment.)
STAGING SUPERVISOR: directly responsible for all live show operations of the following broadcast shows: Mary J Blige, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Coldplay, Pearl Jam (VH1Storytellers); Bad Boys of Comedy (Line by Line); Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (BP Productions); Radiohead (MTV); Alanis Morrissette, Sarah McClachlan, Ashanti, John Legend (Oxygen Media); Russell Watson (PBS); Woman of the Year (Glamour); Def Poetry (HBO); Save The Music 10th Anniversary Gala (VH-1); Hanna Montana @ Irvine Meadows; Disney Channel Games 2007 & 2008(Penn/Bright);
EVENT MERCHANDISING: Manufacturer: Developed and direct manufactured innovative merchandise items for clients Disney, Seagram’s, Budweiser, Toby Keith, The Dead, Missy Elliot, Phish,Brooks and Dunn, Martina McBride. Merchandiser: developed product lines and supervised merchandisetour operations of Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan and Camelot with Michael York. Events: exclusive lighted novelty vendor for Houston Rodeo, Birmingham City Stages, Buffalo Chip concerts @ Sturgis, SD.
MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY 1996-1998
New York, New York
GENERAL MANAGER: Directed the national and international touring operations of this the oldest and most celebrated modern dance company in the world. Packaged and sold the first profitable tour for the company in 10 years. Negotiated performance, labor, licensing and choreographer contracts.
IRWIN PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1995-1996
Carlsbad, California
VICE-PRESIDENT OF ENTERTAINMENT: Developed, pitched and sold high-end corporate events to
clients Rockwell Int’l, Philip Morris, Sunrider Int’l, and McLane to $1,000,000 per event. Negotiated all entertainment related contracts including headliner, show staff and production vendors. Supervised entertainment operations for all events.
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WALT DISNEY SPECIAL EVENTS 1992-1994
Anaheim, California
EVENT MANAGER: Senior Disney representative on Symphonic Fantasy, Toontown and California Sun promotional shows that were major national and international tours respectively. Handled all operational business aspects of these tours with operating budgets to $2,500,000 and 113 employees.
QUEEN MARY/SPRUCE GOOSE 1990-1992
Long Beach, California
MANAGER OF ENTERTAINMENT: Produced property-wide entertainment including attraction, special event and convention productions as well as coordinated the efforts of outside producers at this property with 800,000 visitors per year. Member of the Executive Operating Committee.
DISNEYLAND 1985-1990
Anaheim, California
PRODUCTION MANAGER: developed and managed show budgets to $18,000,000, worked directly with creative staff on developing show concepts and reported directly to the Executive Producer on all projects including “Fantasmic” the most successful live show in the history of Disney Theme Parks.
MANAGER OF SHOW PRODUCTION: supervised a staff of 500 entertainers and stage managers and a fiscal budget of $5,000,000 for this the largest division of Disneyland Entertainment.
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: developed technical budgets and supervised crews for daily operations and special event functions throughout the park including film and video shoots.
DISNEY WORLD 1982-1985
Orlando, Florida
LEAD TECHNICIAN: crew lead for film and video shoots as well as special event and in-house shows on and off property.
BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES 1981-1982
Levittown, Pennsylvania
STRINGER: developed and wrote personal interest stories for this countywide daily newspaper.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
BACHELOR OF ARTS - BROADCAST JOURNALISM (MINOR IN THEATER)
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
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