Six Degrees Analytics (formerly Urban Sports and Entertainment Group)Event Director
Feb. 2009 - Apr. 2023Charlotte, North Carolina AreaExecuted event logistics serving 65,000+ attendees nationwide to Honda Battle of the Bands. Provided travel and hotel accommodations, managed $5M operating budget, developed vendor management relations and negotiated cost-savings.
• Identified gaps and recommended enhancements to existing workflows based on longstanding event programming scope.
• Interviewed, hired and managed a 40-person team to produce the annual high-energy event and provided reporting and tracking metrics to various teams via post-event meetings, communications, customer feedback, and other program workstreams.
• Directed hotel operations, banquet event order, contract management, housing lists, and reconciliation at 6 International hotel properties for more than 3,500 guests and managed a $500K hotel budget.
• Organized 50+ bus schedules following government regulations and maintaining a 300K budget to minimize cost and incidents.
• Established with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and hotel partners, ingress/egress venue procedural safety guidelines for participants luggage and personal belongings.