Summary Of Skills

I am a creative and highly motivated, team oriented professional with exceptional problem solving skills. I am a self-starter who is constantly striving for new challenges and more efficient ways to achieve my goals. I am a highly dedicated professional with a proven record of increasing profits through strong, goal-driven and personalized leadership. I’m obsessed with all forms of communication and expression. I am always looking for new ways to reach my fullest expression and to help others reach their fullest expression.

My motto is “Live in Full Voice. Light Up the World.”

Technology is a second nature to me and I am not only able to learn and easily use technology, I am able to easily and effectively transition between conversations with CEO’s, engineers and engineer’s grandmothers.  I thrive in a hectic, highly charged, time sensitive, environments. I have a talent for quickly building and sustaining relationships that directly support company success. In addition, I have been recognized for my communication skills and ability to execute multiple projects simultaneously.

21 years entertainment / performance experience
20 years production experience
12 years sales experience (retail, inside and outside)
12 years management / leadership experience
5 years electronic repair, maintenance
8 years Life Coaching experience
10 years Marketing Consulting / Business Strategy Experience

Recent Relevant Experience 

June 2011 – Current
adriannegunn.com / Live In Full Voice (Portland, OR )
Creative Catalyst - Consultant / Rapid Change Coach / Quit Smoking Specialist / Entertainer
  • Idea Consulting / Business Solutions (ideation, marketing and social media strategies, marketing and social media support, copy writing, fliers, posters, web design) 
  • Life Coaching / Breakthrough Sessions (working frequently with artists, entrepreneurs and helping professionals)
  • Quit Smoking Specialist (www.adrianneqs60.com)
  • Musician (singer, songwriter, guitar, bass, percussion)
  • Actress (Primarily stage and voice over work)
  • Speaker / Emcee (Women With Moxie, RolodexPDX, SuperThank)
  • Writer (blog: Things of Ants and Monkeys, songs: http://www.adriannegunn.com/music.html)
April 2007-Current
Portland Community College Performing Arts Center (Portland, OR)
Rental Supervisor / Campus Event Supervisor / Sound Designer
  • Supervise Performing Arts Center, Little Theatre, Lobby/Courtyard Events, and occasional external campus events
  • Supervise and train technical crew that support events in these spaces
  • Coordinate with Theatre Dept, Custodial Dept, AV Dept, Public Saftey Dept, Food Services Dept, Contractors and other internal and external entities as they relate to event
  • Facilitate pre-show meetings for tech, performance and schedule needs
  • Influence repeat business through customer service and client rapport
  • Document rental activities, facility needs, crew hours, client needs, equipment rental
  • Influence and monitor time mgmt ensuring work will be completed on time and under budget
  • Facilities maintenance through audio consulting and troubleshooting
  • Maintain safe and efficient working conditions for clients, crew, performers, and audience members
Similar Employment to PCC Performing Arts Center:
House of Blues (Las Vegas, NV) Stage Hand 1999-2000
Glass Pool Inn (Las Vegas, NV) Front Desk Clerk 1999

June 2001 – Current
Mudpie Sunday Productions (Phoenix, AZ / Portland, OR / Bellingham, WA)
Owner / Consultant / Engineer
  • Event planning and deployment (auctions, fundraisers, cd release, film openings, parties, benefit concerts)
  • Marketing and promotions (fliers, ads, posters, press release, web design)
  • Karaoke (weddings, bars, birthday parties, contests)
  • Audio and music business consultation (studio design, business plans, business restructure, image consultation, producing credits on several local artist albums)
  • Live Sound Reinforcement Workshops 
  • Audio recording and engineering (local bands, voice over talent, sound design for theatre)
  • Live sound reinforcement (engineer in NV, AZ, OR, and WA)
Aug 2004 – Feb 2006
Best Buy (Las Vegas, Nevada / Bellingham, WA)
Senior Sales Associate
  • Sales Lead for digital cameras and wireless dept
  • Made schedules, wrote business plans, attended supervisor meetings
  • Was in charge of department communication, dept inventory integrity, and display functionality
  • Trained new employees
  • Developed mentoring program for new employee integration
  • Member of “Harvest” management training team.
In store Geek Squad Sales Associate
  • PC repair/troubleshooting, technical advice, customer service
  • Developed a new in store position and training product: Digital camera, camcorder, and mp3 player training.
Similar Employment to Best Buy:
Cicuit City (Portland, OR) Sales Associate, 2003-2004
Hollywood Video (Portland, OR) Sales Associate, 2003
Radio Shack (Portland, OR) Sales Associate, 2001-2002

Feb 2006-June 2006
US Digital Television (Las Vegas, NV)
Quality Control / Technical Manager
  • Prepared and delivered Sales and technical training for dealers and contracted installer teams
  • Documented and reported install quality and service outages
  • Managed inventory integrity verified back up equipment and boxed and shipped repairs
  • Oversaw invoicing inquiries and disputes
  • Maintained relationships with 10 dealers / 8 install contractors / 26 installers / 5 call centers
  • VIP installs, customer service, repaired/troubleshoot installs
  • Devised and implemented plan that improved call center practices
  • Handled customer complaints in person, email and telephone conversations
  • Increased revenue through retention and referrals
  • Maintained functioning product displays at events and various retail dealer locations     
Similar Employment to US Digital Television
M-Tronix (Mesa, AZ) Audio Repair Apprentice, 2000-2001 
Xerox Business Service (Las Vegas, NV) Color Copy Technician, 2000
GG Music Service (Portland, OR) Instrumental Repair Apprentice, 1995-1999
References Available Upon Request

Education

2009-2011
Portland State University
Bachelor of Science 
Marketing / Advertising
Focus in E-Marketing, Social Media, and Public Relations

Core Skills Acquired: Multiple research methods. Ability to quickly convert research data into useful information. Ability to discover and create the most effective style of communication for a specific audience. Ability to and the most effective delivery systems to deliver communication to a specific audience. Ability to uncover any business's value proposition and to uncover their ideal customer. Ability to recognize and adjust easily to rapid changing trends in marketing, advertising, media and technology.

2000-2001
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
Master Recording Program II
Audio Recording and Production, Digital Recording, Live Sound Reinforcement, Troubleshooting, Music Business

Core Skills Acquired: Ability to quickly see the way systems work and see where a system is failing. Ability to quickly learn and operate any piece of hardware or software either self directed and through observation/ coaching. 

Certifications

IFC Certified Professional Life Coach 
Master Practitioner of NLP
Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
Certified Quit Smoking Specialist BodyTalk Access Practitioner

Skills

Audio Recording Software
Illustrator
Photoshop/Photo editing Software
Web Design Platforms
Word Processing Software
Spreadsheet Software
Presentation Software
Graphic Design
Video Editing

Personality Profiles

Meyers-Briggs: ENFP 
Graves Value System: Orange
Enneagram: 8

DiscoverYourNaturalGifts.com Assessment Results:
Primary Gifts; teaching, knowledge, music, inspiration, intuition, evangelism, faith, writing, wisdom, encouragement.
Secondary Gifts; Conference (delivering workshops, seminars, conferences)