Duties included providing production assistance, handling permits, production equipment and security services for traditional crafts, arts & performance festival from the People's Republic of China. Worked closely with producers from Shanghai, Port of San Francisco.
Prepared and presented educational / interactive workshop presentations and activities for youth leaders from throughout the United States.
The HRC members create working groups, designate liaisons, craft resolutions and statements and facilitate collaboration and partnerships to achieve specific, targeted outcomes. The Commission and its committees provide a public forum, where issues can be announced or concerns brought forward from the community for broader attention or possible organized response. The Commission participates in, endorses and financially sponsors community events that are aligned with its mission.
Chosen by City Manager's Office as one of four community leaders to serve (pro bono) on the City of Eugene's team planning the 39th Annual Conference On Neighborhood Concerns, a nationwide event for neighborhoods, nonprofits and government to be held in 2014.
Dispatched & coordinated mobile disaster/fire damage recovery teams in San Francisco area for firm managed by off-duty firefighters.
Provided services in California, Washington, Oregon. Managed all operations of small business: advertising, staff supervision,licensing, client relations, payroll, telecommunications, computer support, on-site employee supervision.
Wrote police blotter column covering central San Francisco. Voted Best Columnist for 2003 by readers.
Responsible for liaison with SF & US Park Police, rangers, Coast Guard, SF Dept. of Parking & Traffic, etc. Also worked as supervisor for traffic control & police responses on day of event. This event draws 200,000+ annually and is the main fireworks show for San Francisco.
Responsible for coordination of traffic, guards, parking, EMS, other services to internationally televised 10-day event drawing 90,000 and viewed by several million people. Supervised operations at Point Lobos and Treasure Island venues during run of show. Coordinated with National Park Service, Coast Guard, SFFD, SFPD, Mayor's Office, SF MUNI, SF Rec & Park, local residents & businesses.
Coordinated equipment, services and crews for the San Francisco Mayor's Office, Port of San Francisco and City of San Francisco Department of Public Health for an emergency homeless shelter for 600 people. The shelter was constructed, wired, plumbed, staffed, heated and ready for occupancy within 72 hours of the emergency call from the Mayor. Worked with San Francisco's Chief City Administrator to get $70,000 emergency advance city funding for building supplies in less than 48 hours and without red tape.
Provided technical support and shore security for commissioning ceremonies for US Navy and local dignitaries.
Responsible for liaison with police, transit, community groups and businesses. Coordinated all aspects, especially outreach, registration, assembly and lineup of 2nd largest parade on West Coast. Event draws 100,000+ annually. Parade included 350 contingents, 180 floats & vehicles.
Supervised 24-hour outdoor site security for SF segment of worldwide tour of the World Cup Trophy.
Supervised security, medical, communications, police liaison, crowd control for nationally recognized conference sponsored by Swords To Plowshares.
Planned & coordinated parade monitors, security, traffic control, crowd control, radio communications & police liaison for community festivals drawing 300,000. Outreach and training for Latino, Filipino and Pacific Island youth. Liaison with various inner-city agencies and community groups.
Created and implemented neighborhood plan for increased street crime prevention and reduced availability of cheap, potent alcohol in the Tenderloin. Worked wth State Alcoholic Beverages Control chief Mike Tyrell, SFPD officials, SF Board of Supervisors to help create SFPD Tenderloin Task Force. Organized 1,500-person march with Rev. Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church to protest liquor stores selling cheap alcohol. Effected a serious, lasting reduction in drug sales, robbery, food stamp fraud and assault in target area.
House security, communications, volunteer recruiting, production support. Talent: MC Valerie Harper, Vanessa Williams, Pete Escovedo, Sheila E, Big Brother, Mimi Farina, Country Joe McDonald, Y & T, Mickey Hart, Fabian & The Commodores.
Assisted International Festivals Association President Don Whitely in lining up and marshaling parade for TV broadcast. Duties also included crowd control and troubleshooting. Event drew approximately 120,000.
Worked with KFOG Radio & promoter Bill Graham. Responsible for stage placement, other logistical planning, event support staff.
Assisted in organizing fundraising parade co-sponsored by KFOG-FM. Event staged in conjunction with 22 other simultaneous parades nationwide. Parade marshal Richard Berry, composer of the song "Louie, Louie".
Events held in Haight-Ashbury / Golden Gate Park (Bandshell, Polo Fields, Panhandle), San Francisco, 1987 Parade & concert fund-raisers. Responsible for communications, information, traffic, security. Five events attended by 45,000. Sponsored by KRQR-FM. Proceeds benefited San Francisco Food Banks, Haight-Ashbury Medical Clinic, Switchboard, & Family Shelter programs. Entertainment included It's A Beautiful Day, Big Brother & The Holding Co., Country Joe, The Dinosaurs, KBC Band (former Jefferson Starship members).
Three-day event drawing 25,000 to Kaiser Convention Center. Eartha Kitt, Holly Near, Staple Singers, Bo Diddley, Edwin Hawkins performed.
Planned and coordinated logistics, transportation, sound & lights, crew, communications and VIP liaison for opening crew, communications and VIP liaison for opening & closing ceremonies of week-long event at City Hall. Managed limousine tour of citywide art exhibits and performances for Board of Supervisors, Arts Commissioners.
Sponsored by City of Seattle & Seattle Folklore Society. Coordinated all crew, technical and government services for annual four day event, 120,000 attendance. Responsible for complete technical planning & overall operational control, supervising 550 staff and volunteers. This event is the largest free ethnic & folk music/crafts fair in North America, presenting over 700 performances on 12 simultaneously operating stages. Supervised an additional 21 presentation & activity areas as well as 15 service facilities for 3,200 performers, craftspeople and other participants.
Creative concepts and design of computer graphics & text content for Paramount Pictures feature film Star TREK Ill." Assisted in computerized editing & production control.
Three-day Native American wilderness seminar/workshop series, ceremonies and performances. Presented by Sun Bear. Attended by participants from 11 nations.
Security supervisor in press area (direct access to Royal Party). Reported to US Secret Service.
Parade assembly, marshaling & communications for 400 boats & ships from 24 NW yacht clubs. The event, held on Portage Bay and Lake Washington is attended by 70,000+ annually.
Logistical, security, production management for City festivals drawing approximately 190,000 annually and using the 72-acre site of 1962 World's Fair. Duties included stage management, logistical, security, traffic and communications coordination for national multimedia event running from four to ten days. The event presented up to ten simultaneously operating stages featuring more than 600 acts per festival. Each festival employed 350 staff & volunteers. Produced by Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Parks Dept., Seattle Center.
Supervised security, communications and local government liaison for event drawing several thousand wooden boat enthusiasts and hundreds of vessels from 11 nations; 2,800 att.; security for gates, seminars, approx. $2,000,000 worth of hand-built boats.
Indoor/outdoor Mardi Gras event featuring 22 simultaneous performance areas operating throughout downtown Seattle. Attended by over 85,000 over a 7-day run. Supervised communications, security, crowd control, police liaison, information booths, traffic control, medical teams, radio units, communications center.
Nationally televised Seattle Center event attended by over 200,000. Sponsored by Sea-King Bicentennial Committee.
Radio communications for parade marshaling, traffic control, commo center. 140,000 combined attendance.
NW Rock Festivals & Concerts: Satsop, Sky River, Buffalo Party, Eagles Auditorium, Dinosaurs, various Pacific NW rural locations. Combined attendance of over 200,000. Sites ranged from 80 to 600 acres. Duties included site preparation & construction supervision, site operation coordination during events, security & communications. Crews up to 200. Talent included Sly Stone, Jesse Colin Young & the Youngbloods, Bo Diddley, Billy Preston, Delaney & Bonnie, Canned Heat, Frank Zappa, Moby Grape, Quicksilver, Steppenwolf, The Animals, Guess Who, Three Dog Night.
Site supervision of construction and initial operation of 200-acre permanent music & arts park. Complete production support supervision for 3-day national-talent bluegrass & country music festival drawing 50,000. Recruited and supervised staff of 300. Featured acts: Big Mama Thornton, Doug Kershaw, Earl Scruggs Review, James Cotton, John Hartford, John Lee Hooker, Leo Kottke, Lester Flatt, Loudon Wainwright III, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
Featured guest-in-residence on "Al Cummings Morning Trip''.
Recruited & supervised crew of 200+; managed security for gates, cash, perimeter, concessions, stage, crowd control. Also responsible for fire suppression, communications, electricity, garbage collection and public announcements. Liaison to Grays Harbor County, Washington State Patrol, Air National Guard. Managed mass-casualty incidents, co-managed medical airlifts. Four-day event had approximately 135,000 attendance (making it temporarily the 4th largest ''city'' in three states). This event was the only legally-permitted "rock festival" in US history.
Responsibilities included coordinating and feeding all the motorcycle drill teams and marching bands. The Rhody Festival recently celebrated its 77th year.
Supervised sound, lighting and other technical aspects of professional stage productions. Worked with technical staff and performers from Pasadena Playhouse, Bristol Theatre, Kansas City Playhouse, Cirque Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, U of Washington Drama Dept. Also assisted visual artist Robert Rauschenberg.