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Provided production oversight for grassroots budgets from $5K to $50K with funds received from grant writing, fundraising, sponsor development, and profitable box office revenues.Produced and grew 7-day comedy festival in Austin, Texas by 100% in 2 years. Showcased 8 stages, 200 acts, 800 performers, and 7,500 attendees, overseeing all creative, business, and technical operations.Directed, trained, recruited, managed, and wrote for 2 world renown improvisation companies, including 20+ actors and writers and producers who advanced to major films and television programs including SNL, MADtv, Key & PeeleOperated independent improvisation coaching practice for 15+ years with custom-designed techniques, teaching 2 to 3 groups each week as well as regular workshops, provate coaching and private Corporate bookings and custom tailored-shows for company retreats including Shell Oil, PeopleAdmin and Whole Foods. Performed with critically-acclaimed troupe, The Frank Mills, selected Frontera Fest - Best of the Fest 2007, winner of the B. Iden Payne Award, Outstanding Improvisational Troupe 2006 & 2008, and winner of the Austin Improv Collective, Best Troupe 2006 & 2008.Opening staff as Maitre'D for world renowned restaurant, qui, the flagship restaurant of Top Chef winner, Paul Qui. Member Relations Manager for the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce serving 3,000 businesses in Austin's five-county region.Specialties: DirectingDeveloping & ProducingProject ManagementBudgeting & SchedulingStory Development & WritingVideo & Audio ProductionTeam & Talent ManagementMulti-lingual & CulturalMulti-taskingDatabase ManagementCommunity Building