About Me.
A hot market operations specialist at Fanatics, with experience in event based retail operations based in St. Petersburg, Florida. A developer as a hobby, who also likes to dabble in photography, video editing & other interesting projects.
Professional by Day.
I have had the privilege of working some very different and unique jobs over my career. I got my start with the St. Louis Rams at the age of 15, working as a Retail Supervisor throughout high school and parts of college, for 9 different pro sports teams. Later in my career, I shifted to the events retail world with IRONMAN, helping to provide the on site retail solution for 90+ events over 6 years.
At present, I have just taken a new role as a Hot Market Operations Specialist with Fanatics and am working on broadening my skillset in a new environment.
Fanatics
Hot Markets Operations Specialist
December 2024 – Present
Job Details Coming Soon
The IRONMAN Group
Event Merchandise Manager
April 2015 – December 2024
An Event Merchandise Manager at IRONMAN is responsible for all operations for The IRONMAN Store on site at any of the 40+ IRONMAN North America Events.
- Attended over 90+ events for IRONMAN, mainly in North America
- Oversaw the hiring of temporary staff for each market assigned
- Ensured proper product placement for 10+ premiere partner brands
- Handled contractors travel and store assignments for each event
- Coordinated with on site Expo teams to ensure placement of retail location
- Ensured all costs associated with each event came within budget limits
- Assisted the 2017, 2022 & 2024 IRONMAN World Championships
- Assisted the 2017 & 2018 70.3 World Championships
- Assisted the 2019 Singapore Marathon
- Created the trailer load plan for all store fixtures traveling from event to event
- Worked with custom case maker Orbis to create custom solutions for store fixtures
Delaware North – Tampa Bay Lightning
Retails Store Supervisor
September 2014 – March 2015
Supervised the main retail location for the Tampa Bay Lightning, assisted with inventory & managed the custom jersey process for front office specialty jerseys.
- Supervised the daily operations of the main retail location at Amalie Arena
- Oversaw the custom jerseys made for special guests of the front office at each home game
- Managed inventory of custom jersey assets to ensure stock levels would support custom jerseys ordered at home games
- Ran daily sales reports and closed sales batches for the main team store
- Assisted in quarterly inventory efforts for all retail locations in the arena
- Merchandised retail locations throughout the arena to ensure seasonal product is represented for each specified home game
Aramark – Kansas City
Retail Stadium Supervisor
April 2013 – August 2014
Supervised the retail locations for both the Kansas City Chiefs & Kansas City Royals while managing the warehouse and back of house operations between games.
- Supervised 22 retail locations for the Kansas City Chiefs home games
- Supervised 8 retail locations for the Kansas City Royals home games
- Managed the restock efforts between games for both Chiefs & Royals
- Oversaw the custom jersey process for both Chiefs & Royals
- Assisted player’s family with purchases on game days
- Assisted with purchase orders for new product during offseason
- Assisted in the count-in & count-out process for co-signed merchandise for stadium concerts
Developer by Night.
By night, I dive into coding in different languages, including Swift, Python, C++, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. From crafting app designs to solving algorithms and building web experiences, I thrive in the quiet hours, turning ideas into reality and trying to push the boundaries of my creativity.
