Executive Leader in Gaming, Entertainment and Community Development

I lead entertainment buying, artist booking, production, promotion, and on-site show management for casino, corporate, venue, and special-event clients.

I develop entertainment proposals and RFP responses, create agreements, budgets, sponsorship proposals, marketing materials, one-sheets, and executive presentations. I manage buyers, artists, managers, agents, sponsors, production teams, and venue stakeholders from concept through live execution.

Managed executive and operational relationships supporting more than 300 casinos across the United States and international markets. Guided customers through system implementations, maintenance accounts, operational support, regulatory coordination, and long-term service relationships.

Worked with executive leadership, IT, back-office operations, gaming floors, and customer-facing functions to resolve issues, improve adoption, and strengthen service delivery in regulated gaming environments.

Built and sustained a Las Vegas live-music program focused on hit songwriters, the stories behind their songs, and an intimate audience experience.

Coordinate artist relationships, programming, production, promotion, buyer communications, and show execution. Continue to develop the brand for casino and performing-arts buyers while maintaining its artist-first storytelling format.

Help shape an inclusive cultural institution and annual awards program recognizing performers and behind-the-scenes contributors across music genres.

Support organizational development, music education, social-impact concepts, interactive exhibits, production facilities, venue concepts, and stewardship of the Hall of Fame brand.

Collaborate with established rock and country artists to develop entertainment and media concepts for casino and performing-arts buyers.

Contribute artist-relations, programming, positioning, and buyer-facing expertise grounded in extensive live-entertainment experience.

Develop workforce housing, hospitality, transportation, meals, and infrastructure initiatives supporting workers near emerging lithium-mining operations in McDermitt, Nevada.

Build phased budgets, investor projections, site concepts, operating plans, and partnership structures for RV sites, lodging, food service, storage, and transportation.

Develop an umbrella platform for interconnected housing, distribution, data center, infrastructure, entertainment, farming, renewable energy, aviation, and civic landmark concepts.

Organize complex initiatives into phased plans, ownership structures, budgets, presentations, and investor-ready implementation frameworks.

Worked in casino operations, building foundational experience in regulated gaming operations and casino environments.

This experience supported later leadership work in customer success, gaming technology, executive relationship management, and casino operational support.

Build school-safety, resilience, character development, and positive youth-development initiatives. Develop sponsorship tools, grant materials, fundraising plans, presentations, talking points, and outreach documents.

Pursue collaboration with City of Las Vegas youth programs and other community stakeholders to expand practical impact and program reach.

Coordinated artists, media, public officials, and the American Red Cross during the 2011 Mississippi River flooding disaster-relief initiative.

Used entertainment relationships and public advocacy to elevate community needs and support expanded federal disaster recognition and assistance for affected Tennessee counties.

Served as a county deputy assessor, gaining experience in public administration, property-related processes, record accuracy, and community service.

Also worked with the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, developing perspective on public-sector coordination and the justice-system environment.