·          Over twenty-five years of extensive work in local, national and international special event management and production of live music festivals

·          Twenty years experience in sound and stage production, stage management, audio and radio engineering, recording and broadcast

·          Skilled in performance arts programming and presentation, film and theater production and direction

Associate Producer, Durban One World Music Festival, Durban, South Africa 

June –July 2005

·          Managed and coordinated all areas of event production

·          Hired and supervised on-site staff

·          Coordinated all talent buying and stage performance and ground transportation schedules

·          Served as event liaison for city officials and local fire and police departments

·          Managed venue from load-in to load-out

Executive Director, International Arts Foundation (IAF), New Orleans, LA                          

January 2000- present

·          Managed, coordinated and directed all facets of the IAF non-profit foundation

·          Coordinated with IAF president regarding management and development of the festival and related projects 

·          Responsible for festival sponsorship development, marketing and budget management

·          Generated sponsorship proposals to support $500,000 festival budget

·          Coordinated selection of local IAF board member and advisory committee

·          Served as the liaison for IAF board members and festival coordinators 

·          Responsible for monitoring federal, state and local laws governing the foundation

·          Coordinated all festival activities and supervised coordinators and staff

Sound Engineer/ Recording Producer, Festival Recording Studios, New Orleans, LA                            

November 1999-present /January–September 2004

·          Utilized twenty years of experience as an recording engineer and record producer

·          Responsible for studio management including: booking, studio operations, marketing and development

·          Supervised internship program

·          Provided Recording  Engineering services for clients including:

Edward “Kidd” Jordan

Tupac Shakur

Bamboula 2000

Chris Owens

Louis Armstrong

Summer Jazz Camp

Kenneth Hagan

Defender of the Faith Records

Cash Money Records

First Blood Records

Click Tight

DIP Records

Director, Heritage  Arts and Crafts, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (NOJHF) , New Orleans, LA

1986-1998

·          Twelve years executive production experience with NOJHF operations

·          Responsible for $1.3 million production budget for Congo Square, Folks Arts and Grand Stand programs

·          Responsible for Arts and Crafts and Congo Square staff development and supervision

·          Coordinated national and local arts and crafts for NOJHF presentations

·          Developed and presented cultural workshops and special presentations

·          Coordinated talent booking, stage scheduling and production for Congo Square and Grand Stand presentations

·          Developed and directed Louisiana Folk Life Program  (5 years) and chaired the advisory committee

·          Directed and managed contemporary arts and crafts showcase

·          Directed and produced African/Caribbean Marketplace and performance stage, Congo Square 

(10 years)

·          Produced and coordinated the  NOJHF international art and cultural pavilion, an indoor multi-dimensional heritage, arts and performance venue

Venue Producer/Manager

·          Produced, managed and coordinated talent for the Pepsi Cola Super Lounge, ESSENCE Music Festival, 1996, New Orleans, LA

·          Produced African/Caribbean Marketplace, ESSENCE Music Festival, 1997, New Orleans, LA

·          Coordinated the International Music, Theater, Arts & Dance Festival Program, Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games, Cultural Olympiad,  1994, Atlanta, GA

·          Coordinated venue logistics for Celebrate Africa, 1994  Atlanta, GA

·          Served as venue manager for 14^th Street Play, 1996,  Atlanta, GA

·          Production services provided for the following artists:

          The National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

·          The New Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network, New Orleans, LA

·          All That Jazz and Heritage Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica

·          African Heritage International Festival, New Orleans, LA

·          New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation Street Festivals, New Orleans, LA

·          ECO Arts Festival, Junebug Productions, New Orleans, LA

·          Mayoral Inauguration and Celebration, New Orleans, LA

·          Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, New Orleans, LA

·          Martinique Jazz Festival, Bass Point, Martinique

·          Jake Records, New York, NY

·          Amaru Records, Los Angeles, CA

·          American Jazz  Association, New York, NY

Tour Manager                                                                                                     

1980 – present

·          Tour and production manager for international and national performing artist tours throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean.

·          Areas of responsibility:

 Film and Video

1995-present

·          Twenty years experience in various aspects of the film and video industry

·          Served as first and second Assistant Director

Assistant Director credits:

·          Additional experience in the following areas of film production

Radio Engineering, Broadcast and Recording

·          On air jazz programmer and host, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, LA  (10 years)

·          Recording Engineer, WWOZ-FM  live broadcasts from NOJHF (6 years)