Matthew Fowler
Charlotte
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Live Events
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
06.2024 - Current
- Main point of contact for all live events at Bank of America Stadium including concerts, college football games, international soccer matches and major private events. This includes Concert for Carolina, Copa America Semi-Final, and numerous other major live events.
- Spearhead all end to end event logistics including the needs of each event promoter, while maintaining our venue's best practices. This includes, event timelines, security procedures, event staffing plan, parking plans, promoter space needs, and internal department communication.
- Manage our venue's labor operations for weekly and event related tasks. Including revamping the labor process to streamline operations and strategically schedule labor for improved efficiency and reduced expenses.
- Create and maintain budgets that include event related expenses, weekly and event labor, credentials, and a parking budget upwards of 1.5 million.
- Create and track a revenue parking plan that in the past year I was able to increase revenue over 100% year over year.
- Improved team productivity by streamlining internal processes and workflows.
- Negotiate vendor and event contracts to ensure agreements are being fulfilled by both parties.
- Manage and oversee a team three coordinators to ensure all event and labor tasks are being executed in an efficient manner.
Coordinator - Live Events
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
07.2022 - 06.2024
- Coordinated all live events at Bank of America Stadium. Responsibilities included coordinating event promoter needs and communicating with internal departments.
- Created event checklists for the labor team to execute during event team.
- Coordinated the labor team's weekly responsibilities.
- Tracked expenses for event, labor, credential, and parking budgets.
Stadium Operations Coordinator
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Coordinated our labor team's weekly and event schedule to ensure building preparedness.
- Created and coordinated our parking plan for all major stadium events, this included contracting out with three major parking decks and assigning event day parking for over 3,000 event day employees.
- Created and produced our event credentials including the build out of a contract with our vendor that ensure we would have a fixed rate for three years.
Stadium Operations Assistant
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
05.2019 - 01.2022
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sports Management
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC05-2018
Minor - Sports Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC05-2018
Skills
- Team leadership
- Budget management
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Strategic planning
- Process improvement
Timeline
Manager - Live Events
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
06.2024 - Current
Coordinator - Live Events
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
07.2022 - 06.2024
Stadium Operations Coordinator
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
01.2022 - 07.2022
Stadium Operations Assistant
Tepper Sports and Entertainment
05.2019 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Sports Management
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Minor - Sports Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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