For the record...
VOLUNTEER WORK
City Festivals - 1997 to Present
Fort Lauderdale Parks & Rec. Dept.
(954)489-3255
Planning Committee & Stage Manager
It has been my pleasure to be involved with the Fort Lauderdale (Riverwalk) Blues Festival, Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival, BuskerFest and Dragonboat Races and other music festivals and events hosted by the City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation as both committee chairperson/planner and stage manager/emcee.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
February 2002 to Present
Workscapes South, LLC
(954)979-5121 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Warehouse Manager/Installation Supervisor
Responsible for all aspects of office furniture distribution warehouse. Receiving, storing, and delivery of products in the tri-county area. Also supervise installation crews of 2 to 6 men at progect locations based on blueprints and sales drawings.
April 1995 to January 2000
BORDERS Books·Music·Cafe
(954)340-3307 - Coral Springs, FL
Community Relations Coordinator
Responsible for creating and maintaining strong ties in the local market for the purpose of creating a community presence and to increase our customer base. Answering directly to the general manager, my responsibilities included, but were not limited to initiating, coordinating, executing, and mitigating innovative and creative events that are targeted to the local market; pursuing a strong on-going public relations effort through press releases, public service announcements, and local media contacts to promote an event; maintaining a strong local presence through affiliations with local schools/organizations; create a monthly store calendar, web-site, and all advertising layouts for media ads, flyers, etc.; and manage a yearly promotional budget to achieve these goals.
September 1994 to February 1995
Sterling Fine Arts
(954)943-6226 - Pompano Beach, Florida
Graphic Artist/Prodution
Responible for layout, cutting, application & installation of vinyl and screen-printed signage in a wholesale commercial production environment.
July 1993 to February 1994
Pioneer Productions
Hallandale, Florida
Head Carpenter
Actually, I was the entire carpentry department responsible for construction of props and display sets based on design renderings for corporate events and large-scale parties as well as renovation and repair of existing pieces.
My experience also includes writing a local music news column, visual merchandising, retail layout and fixture design, and managing music stores, a canoe and boat rental concession, retail stunt kite shoppe, industrial video company, and animal hospital kennel.
Andy Bass
bajawon@webtv.net
4990 NE 14 Way
Pompano Beach, FL 33064-5707
(954)650-7220 • Cell
(954)428-0800 • Fax