Executive overview:
Eighteen years of entrepreneurial experience starting and managing companies comprising 1 person, 20 persons, and 100 persons in the entertainment/events industry. Fifteen years of experience as a Computer engineer for Hewlett-Packard, working 5 years in Marketing, 7 in R&D, and 3 in Manufacturing.
WORK EXPERIENCE – OVER 3 DECADES IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Technical Sales – Colorado WaterJet Company, Aug 2016-Present
Trained in operation of waterjet CNC machines. Trained as estimator of waterjet cutting projects, serving dozens of different industries. Quality Control as interface between Senior Estimators and Machine Operators. Outside Technical Sales and Marketing, including Social Media and Web Design/Management
General Manager – Bas Bleu Theatre Company, April 2014-July 2016
Manages all business aspects of operations, including budgeting, P&L, facilities management, marketing and promotions, special event management, website maintenance, social media marketing, graphics design, ticketing system management.
Instructor-Aims Community College- College Prep Mathematics, 2013-2014
Sound Designer/Sound Engineer/Sound Operator/Actor – Midtown Arts Center, 2011-2012
Designed and operated sound for 4 mainstage productions. Acting role of “Detective Ricky Brown” in “The Dinner Detective”. Also stagehand, stage management, master electrician.
General Manager/Marketing Director – Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Feb 2010-Mar 2011
Managed organization of 75 employees, $2 million dollar/year entertainment/restaurant business in $6 million facility. Emphasis on marketing and sales – doubled season ticket sales in 2010-2011 over 2009-2010. Substantial expertise in email marketing and internet sales/social media techniques. Cost savings by understanding entirety of business, from show production to facility management to box office systems. Replaced by owner who closed other business and came in as General Manager.
See the page “Marketing-Specific Resume” for full description of marketing accomplishments.
House Manager/Technical Director/Actor-Nonesuch Theatre, 2007-2009
Managed all aspects of the theater operations, including customer relations, ticketing, food and beverage management, production design, lighting design, sound design, stage management, and acting.
Instructor-Aims Community College- College Prep Mathematics, 2009-2010
Stagehand-Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 2008-2009
Load-in technician for 5 Broadway touring shows
Marketing Manager/Technical Director – Loveland Community Theater, 2000-2008
Produced over 30 shows. Involved in all technical and artistic aspects. On Board of Directors. See “Marketing-Specific Resume” for full description of marketing accomplishments.
Talent Coordinator-Wits End Comedy Club-Denver, 2004-2008
Complete responsibility for booking and management of talent for over 100 shows. Designed and maintained a website for talent management. Post show debriefing/training of talent.
Entrepreneur/Owner- Benedict Entertainment, LLC, 1999-Present
Small business providing entertainment services to multiple cities in Northern Colorado. Hands-on experience in all aspects of small business, including accounting, human resources, marketing, advertising, strategic planning, event production. Extensive audio-visual technical experience. Expertise in Internet, email marketing, Microsoft Office, CorelDraw (graphic design), Photoshop, Dreamweaver (web design), wireless networking.
Performer/Sound Designer/Lighting Designer, 2000-Present
National touring comedian for 10 years, performing over a 1000 shows in 30 states. Featured performer at the Comcast/Comedy Central Laugh-Off. Theatrical Actor in 19 productions. Sound Designer for 50 productions. Lighting Designer for 12 productions. Worked in over 25 different venues in Colorado.
Manufacturing Engineer – Hewlett-Packard, 1996-1998
Production Line Test Design/Training/Support-Broadened my HP experience to the third of three major branches by moving to manufacturing. Trained production employees in procedures for testing desktop scanners and interface cards. See the page “Hewlett-Packard Career” for full details.
Research and Development Engineer, Firmware – Hewlett-Packard, 1991-1996
Designed PC SCSI card for first HP Color Scanner (Scanjet IIc). Wrote DOS device driver for same. Lead firmware engineer for HP Color Scanner Scanjet IIcx. On investigative team for first HP color copier. See the page “Hewlett-Packard Career” for full details.
Research and Development, Lead Engineer-System Architect – Hewlett-Packard 1989-1990
Developed system architecture for HP’s CAD/CAE offerings spanning three divisions. Unix system administrator for in-house network of 12 experimental machines. See the page “Hewlett-Packard Career” for full details.
Product Marketing Manager – Hewlett-Packard,1984-1988
Fort Collins,CO (Computer Aided Graphics Software) Worked in virtually every department-technical sales and support, product marketing, product management, marketing communications, and field sales training. See the page “Hewlett-Packard Career” for full details.
Hardware/Firmware Engineer – Sperry Computer Systems (UNISYS) June 1981 – August 1983
Integrated circuit design and testing. Firmware for IC testing equipment.
EDUCATION
Degree in Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, May 1984
GPA 3.85/4.00,
9 Scholarships and Awards
Graduated with Honors
Admitted to University of Chicago School of Business with GMAT scores in 97th percentile
Took Deferred Enrollment, but never attended
1st year of MBA-Colorado State University