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DIS Study Tours(Danish Institute for Study Abroad)

•Tour Objective: five three-day tours to provide students with an understanding of traditional and contemporary Danish Design

•Responsibilities: provide oversight of all logistical plans and execute all travel plans for a combined total of 104 students. Provide support in an academic role; presenting and describing all works of design and architecture visited

•Cities toured: Kolding, Århus, Herning, Aalborg, Ebeltoft

DIS Departmental Social Events

•Planned and executed two all department socials per semester, totaling eight events and averaging 175 persons in attendance

•Events were held in both outdoor environments such as city courtyards with numerous vendors of all nationalities and numerous restaurants

• Estimated total attendees: 1,400

Eurovision 2014

• Since its inception in 1956, Eu-rovision is the largest annual song competition held primarily among the countries of the European Union. In 2014 a total of 37 countries competed in Copenhagen, Denmark

•Assisted as a member of the #JoinUs Outreach Team to bring awareness of the event and its numerous components to Copenhagen residents and tourists alike. Duties included providing entertainment support for city stages and building excitement around Eurovision marketing opportunities and activities

End of Semester Critiques and Open house Show

• Created two Architecture and Design Department end of term showcases for an average of 175 students’ work

• Duties included creating a detailed time line dictating work assignments to all department staff members, collaborating to design presentational layout of students and their adjoining work, and physically producing end of semester celebrations and shows

Distortion 2014

• Distortion is a five day street party and festival celebrating dance music and night life in the heart of Copenhagen for an estimated total number of attendees: 100,000

•Collaborated as a stage manager and production team member to build and execute Copenhagen’s biggest city music festival

•Duties included assisting DJ’s on stage, managing time tables for three stages, setting up and taking down stages and sound systems for after parties held in a pool and swim hall and gymnasium, and quelling crowd unrest

DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad Tours

•Tour Objectives: week long tours providing students with an understanding of traditional and contemporary design within specific geographical regions; as well as tours that posed apt discussions on political issues within Hungarian affairs, and saw students interact with Romania’s remote landscape

•Responsibilities: provide oversight and execute all travel and logisti-cal plans for a total of 228 students, lead all students onsite to and from points of interest; and provide support in an academic role, facilitating apt discussions of the topics at hand and challenging both students and professors alike to think outside their cultural boundaries and upbringings

• Countries toured: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, Austria, and Hungary

•Cities toured: Turku, Helsinki, Vitra, Bayreuth, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Dessau, Budapest, Stockholm, Ludesch, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Sibiu, Bran, BraŞov, Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania, Basel, and other rural towns of academic interest

Cincinnati Art Museum

• Assist in the execution of over five weddings averaging 180 guests.

•Responsible for onsite vendor relations, setup, and overall execution of a tightly timed and organized event

• Assist in the execution of at least six corporate and social events for companies and organizations throughout the Greater Cincinnati Area. Averaging between 60-120 guests per event.

• Estimated total attendees: 1,280

Crossroads Church

•Assisted in numerous builds of the Crossroads Church set and stage. Assisted in the physical creation and build of sets including props and onsite con-struction of materials anywhere between wood and steel; hanging industrial grade performance lights and aiding in the programming of individual and group lighting tracks

• Estimated total attendees throughout its multiple services and weeks of use and display: 10,000+

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Attempted:Rock the Block OTR

• A street and block party held in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Encompassing six blocks, including five stages, local vendors of food, drink, and commercial goods. A daylong event that extends into the evening and beyond, bringing the best of Cincinnati out for all to experience.

• Estimated total attendees: 8,000

National Memorial Day Concert 2015

•Assisted in the logistical transportation planning of all inbound and outbound movements for all concert program members, as well as the VIP Wounded Warriors, Families of the Fallen, World War II Veterans, talent, and select members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

•Aid in the physical execution of all inbound and outbound logistics and vehicle staging for each party involved (mentioned above) during the show and reception; all the while adhering to intense time schedules, United States Capitol Police protocols, and unforeseen events affecting our operations plan

•Handle, sort, and record all credentials for all members involved with all facets of the 2015 Memorial Day Concert

• Estimated total attendees: 10,000

A Capitol Fourth Concert 2015

•Assisted in the logistical transportation planning of all inbound and outbound movements for all concert program members, as well as the VIP Wounded Warriors, talent, and select members of Congress

•Aid in the physical execution of all inbound and outbound logistics and vehicle staging for each party involved (mentioned above) during the show and reception; all the while adhering to intense time schedules, United States Capitol Police protocols, and unforeseen events that caused a site evacuation and affected our operations plan

• Estimated total attendees: 100,000

Hillary for America Campaign Launch

•Was responsible for transporting VIP patrons and members of the Clinton and Rodham families to specific locations throughout New York City, while adhering to strict time schedules and security protocols.

• Estimated total attendees at site: 1,000

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