HUGH WUNDERMAN

2195 Redmond Road Merrick, New York 11566 M: 516-242-4506

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SENIOR EVENT PLANNER & MEETING PLANNER
#$namic %enior &'en( )lanner, Mee(ing )lanner and &'en( Manager highl$ *killed a( 'enue and 'endor con(rac( nego(ia(ion*,
e'en( *ale* and de*ign, large *(a++ hiring and (raining, managemen( o+ large *cale crew*, e'en(*, mee(ing*, *eminar*, (rade
*how* and +und-rai*ing e'en(*. &,cel in +a*( -aced, high--re**ure en'ironmen(*, -riori(i.ing mul(i-le re*-on*i/ili(ie* while
na'iga(ing com-le, cor-ora(e *(ruc(ure*. Manage com-le, -ro0ec(*, (a*k* and deadline*, an(ici-a(ing -ro/lem*, de'elo-ing
1uick e++ec(i'e *olu(ion*. 2hink and ac( inde-enden(l$ wi(h -ro+e**ionali*m, di*cre(ion and con+iden(iali($. 3arge con(ac( li*( o+
-remier worldwide 'endor* and *-ecial($ ac(*. Main(ained and e,ecu(ed annual e'en( calendar* wi(h e'en( /udge(* u- (o
4500,000 -er e'en(. #e*ign, managemen(, -roduc(ion and *-ecial e++ec(* +or high--ro+ile e'en(* and 'enue* *uch a*, NY
Yankee "orld %erie* cele/ra(ion* and ceremonie* 2010 6 2011, Ma$or 7iuliani8* NY9 9en(ennial New Year:* &'e ;<) )ar($,
NY9:* 9en(ennial <naugural =all in 2ime* %1uare, 2he Me(ro-oli(an >-era !ou*e, =roadwa$, %(udio 54. Managing high-
-ro+ile (alen( *uch a* <n(erna(ional Recording ar(i*( 2a$lor #a$ne, and %l$ and 2he ?amil$ %(one:* 7ramm$ a--earance and
come/ack (our a+(er @5 $ear* in re(iremen(. 2rained and men(ored 20 A *ucce**+ul e'en( -ro+e**ional* and -re*en( indu*(r$
lec(ure* on -er+ormeragen( -ro(ocol*, rela(ion*hi-*, and e,-ec(a(ion*. Bnion e,-erience wi(h <C2%& 3ocal 1, NY.
Nego(ia(ion* &'en( )lanning &,-erien(ial )rogram* )re*en(a(ion* )u/lic Rela(ion* =randing Marke(ing
9or-ora(e %ale* ;endor Rela(ion* 2alen( Managemen( 6 "rangling 9lien( Rela(ion* 9ommunica(ion
9on*ul(ing Merchandi*ing >u(*ourcing 2eam 3eader*hi- Mo(i'a(ion )rocuremen( )urcha*ing
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&*(a/li*hed and managed (he Nor(h Cmerican &'en(* #e-ar(men( -ro'iding +undrai*ing e,-er(i*e (o increa*e dona(ion*
and -u/lic e,-o*ure. C**i*(ed (he Marke(ing #e-ar(men( in de'elo-men( o+ a -ro+e**ional organi.a(ional /randing and
iden(i($ in +ocu* wi(h goal* and o/0ec(i'e*. <ncrea*ed e,-o*ure a( agenc$ e'en(* including #arkne** (o 3igh( wi(h Na(an
%haran*k$, Ru**ian 9&>:* ?undrai*ing Mi**ion* (o (he B%, 7eneral C**em/lie*, Regional and Na(ional %hlichim
Dene*eem, 9ele/ra(e <*rael )arade*, 9on+erence o+ <*raeli )ro+e**ional*, )27 and %chool 2winning 9on+erence*, e(c.
)er+ormed (he e'en( de*ign, 'enue *elec(ion, -rocuremen(, direc(ion, con(rac( nego(ia(ion*, e'en( *(a++ing, audio'i*ual
re1uiremen(*, communica(ion*, e'en( managemen(, *cheduling, gue*( li*( managemen(, in'i(a(ion* and check-in
-rocedure*, *ecuri($, mu*ic, media, ad'er(i*ing, e'en( *-on*or* and organi.er*. Cligned e'en( (heme* wi(h *-on*or
+undrai*ing goal*. Crranged con(rac( re1uiremen(* +or cele/ri(ie*, *-eaker*, digni(arie* and (alen(. #e'elo-ed ma(erial*
and -romo(ion* +or a 'arie($ o+ e'en(*, gala* and +undrai*er*. 9rea(ed e'en( di*-la$*, /randed ma(erial* in road ca*e*
(o en*ure a uni+orm look a( e'en(* and (heir *a+e deli'er$ (o 'enue* around (he B% and 9anada.
A/,.e&e-e'():
Crranged and managed (hree o+ (heir large*( e'en(* in No'em/er 2012 around (he de'a*(a(ion o+ !urricane %and$.
Managed (he 7eneral C**em/l$ in =al(imore, Mar$land, (he !illel <*rael ?ellow* 10
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anni'er*ar$ e'en( a( (he <*raeli
Cm/a**ador8* home in #9, and (he Na(ional %hlichim Denne* in u-*(a(e New York e,ecu(ing +lawle** e'en(*
around coun(le** logi*(ic*, deli'er$ o/*(acle*, and geogra-hie* wi(hin a 2-week -eriod.
>rgani.ed ;<) rece-(ion in Miami:* 9on'en(ion 9en(er +or a/ou( a (hou*and gue*(* wi(h 0u*( (wo week* lead-(ime.
Crranged (he e'en( 'endor* including alcohol, ca(ering, decora(ion, -ho(ogra-her, /oo(h de*ign and la$ou(. )ulled
o++ a *ucce**+ul, *($li*h, (a*(e+ul e'en( garnering grea( media e,-o*ure.
)lanned and held E#arkne** (o 3igh(F +undrai*ing e'en( in 9armel, 9ali+ornia commemora(ing (he 25
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anni'er*ar$
o+ -rominen( <*raeli -oli(ician, human righ(* ac(i'i*( and au(hor Na(an %haran*k$:* relea*e +rom communi*( ca-(i'i($
and emigra(ion (o <*rael a* hi* new home. !eld a ;<) rece-(ion wi(h dinner and li'e mu*ic, high-end ko*her +ood
and an o--or(uni($ (o mee( and ha'e (heir -ic(ure (aken wi(h Mr. %haran*k$.
9rea(ed Gewi*h Cgenc$ /rand awarene** a( (he Na(ional %chlichim Denne* 9on+erence wi(h cu*(omi.ed -o*(er* o+
<*rael wi(h 2he Gewi*h Cgenc$ logo *(ra(egicall$ -laced around /reakou( room*, hallwa$*, u(ili.ing /randed
(a/leclo(h*, /anner* around (he ho(el and ho(el lo//$. 3ogo* al*o a--eared on 'ideo *creen* /e+ore each
-re*en(a(ion, on *(age, and /$ (he en(rancewa$* o+ each *eminar room. Re*ul(ed in increa*ed %hlichim *ucce** in
(he +ield and grea(er reliance on 2he Cgenc$ in (heir enhanced (raining role.
#e'elo-ed uni+orm e'en( and +undrai*ing ma(erial* (o -re*en( a -ro+e**ional Gewi*h Cgenc$ image a( all donor
e'en(*.
HUGH WUNDERMAN P*+e ! hughwunderman@gmail.com
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Managed de*ign, -lanning and e,ecu(ion o+ high-end e'en(* and +unc(ion* +or high -ro+ile cor-ora(e and -ri'a(e *ec(or
clien(*. %ecured 1uali+ied and relia/le 'enue* and 'endor* including ca(erer*, li'e mu*ic and #G:*, audio'i*ual, mul(i-
media e1ui-men(, e'en( *(a++, *how* and en(er(ainmen(, *(aging, -ro-*, ligh(ing, *-ecial e++ec(*, 'ideo and -ho(ogra-h$.
Nego(ia(ed wi(h *u--lier*, 'endor*, and en(er(ainer* (o en*ure com-e(i(i'e -rice* and e'en( -er+ormance. Me( wi(h
clien(* (o de(ermine -riori(ie*, need* +or e'en( /randing, -re*en(a(ion*, and e,ecu(ion (o en*ure *a(i*+ac(ion. %er'ed a*
+inal re*ource +or -ro(ocol deci*ion* on e'en( de*ign and main(aining clien( image. <n(roduced R>< me(hodologie*,
(echnologie*, me(ric* (o reduce co*( o+ -roduc(ion, -re-are, manage and moni(or e'en( /udge(*, (echnical and
-romo(ional need*. Main(ained clien( /randing a( e'en(*, on in'i(a(ion*, corre*-ondence, -rogram*, and all colla(eral.
#e(ermined -ro-er e1ui-men( *-eci+ica(ion* +or e'en( re1uiremen(*. #e'elo-ed cu((ing-edge *-ecial e++ec(* including
en'ironmen(al *cen(ing, wirele** 'ideo cen(er-iece*, con+e((i and +ea(her launche* wi(h indoor -$ro(echnic* +or drama(ic
-re*en(a(ion*. 9ri(i1ued e'en(* +or o--or(uni(ie* +or im-ro'emen( on +u(ure e'en(*.
A/,.e&e-e'():
)roduced a "edding and 2ri/u(e %how (ouring *(adium* in <ndia. Re*earched local and regional cu*(om* (o a'oid
con+lic(*, reac(ed (o +ligh( and *how cancella(ion* on (he road, and held a *ucce**+ul (our wi(hou( ma0or inciden(.
)re-ared en(er(ainmen( +or Yankee* 1999 "orld %erie* ;<) 9i($ !all cele/ra(ion wi(h (wo da$* no(ice. C**em/led
and -la$ed hi*(oric, comical and commercial audio cli-* re*ul(ing in a crowd- -lea*ing *how. Cchie'ed a memora/le
e'en( and wa* re-hired +or (he Yankee* 2000 "orld %erie* ;<) 9ele/ra(ion.
#e'elo-ed la*( minu(e con+e((i *hoo( +or (he <ndu*(rial EGo$ o+ )e-*iF -romo(ional kick-o++ e'en(, launching )e-*i /lue
con+e((i o'er (he !arlem =o$* 9hoir wi(h no rehear*al a( (he com-an$ head1uar(er* ca+e(eria in )urcha*e, New
York. #e*igned (he con+e((i launch (o in(er+ace wi(h (heir e,i*(ing *e( and ligh(ing in*(alla(ion*. Cchie'ed *ucce**+ul
launch a( e'en(* conclu*ion in *-i(e o+ a ma0or *now*(orm (he da$ /e+ore (he e'en( a++ec(ing all deli'erie*.
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)lanned, de'elo-ed, e,ecu(ed in(erna(ional a* well a*, dome*(ic e'en(*, mee(ing*, (rade*how*, and incen(i'e -rogram*.
!andled e'en( managemen( including loca(ion, con(rac( nego(ia(ion*, -ro-o*al -lanning, *(a++ *elec(ion and
managemen(, (ran*-or(a(ion and ho(el arrangemen(*, and -re-ara(ion o+ mee(ing ma(erial* and colla(eral. )ro'ided *i(e
and regi*(ra(ionda(a/a*e managemen( +or e'en(* wi(h /udge(* ranging +rom 410,000 (o 4500,000 wi(h 500 (o 60,000
a((endee*. %a'ed clien(* an a'erage o+ @5H on (ra'el and en(er(ainmen( e,-en*e*. #e'elo-ed high -ro+ile cor-ora(e
and *ocial and cor-ora(e (eam /uilding e'en(*. 3aunched in(erna(ional recording ar(i*( 2a$lor #a$ne:* career and
managed (he come/ack o+ legendar$ rock, +unk, and *oul /and %l$ and (he ?amil$ %(one re*ul(ing in a 2011 7ramm$
a--earance and re*ul(ing (our. Main(ain -er*onal da(a/a*e o+ uni1ue in(erna(ional -er+ormer*, ac(*, and 'endor*.
A/,.e&e-e'():
)lanned high--ro+ile !ewle(( )ackard new -roduc( -re'iew +or 2,000 ma0or ea*( coa*( dealer*hi-*. 9rea(ed a
cu*(om la*er *how incor-ora(ing (heir la(e*( -roduc(* wi(h +u(uri*(ic mu*ic, +ollowed /$ hand*-on -roduc(
demon*(ra(ion* in /reak-ou( room*, and ending in a gala honoring (ho*e (o- dealer* wi(h huge *ale* wri((en (here.
!andled +amil$ -icnic* +or (he Ne*(lI* 9or-ora(ion during a (r$ing la$o++ -eriod. Cddre**ed low morale /$ crea(ing
(eam com-e(i(ion* +ea(uring high-energ$ e'en( *(a++ ca-(ain* leading em-lo$ee* in /onding (eam /uilding ac(i'i(ie*.
EDUCATION
9A T,e*(r./*8 Te/,'o8o+: *'4 De).+'1 %0;5 GPA
%(a(e Bni'er*i($ o+ New York J %BNY )urcha*e, )urcha*e, New York
93).'e)) A4-.'.)(r*(.o'1 20" GPA
Na**au 9ommuni($ 9ollege, 7arden 9i($, New York
AFFILIATIONS
=oard o+ #irec(or*, <n(erna(ional %-ecial &'en(* %ocie($, New York 9ha-(er
Mem/er o+ (he %ou(ham-(on 9ham/er o+ 9ommerce