1. Tate Harrington Simkins
tatesimkins@gmail.com
300 Phillips Lane, Greer, SC 29650 (864) 567- 0114
Education: Bachelor ofScience, Sport and Entertainment Management May, 2016
The University of South Carolina
Recipient of the Life Scholarship
Cumulative GPA: 3.1
Experience:
Landon Powell Hit House – Assistant Manager – Greenville, SC June 2016
 In charge of all front-of-house operations (scheduling, emails, phone calls, facility tours and recruitment)
 Responsible for facility tours and selling memberships to new clients.
 Assist with setting up and operating all tournaments, events and camps throughout the summer.
 Control all social media outlets, effectively using each for promotional value to the company.
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour – Tournament Ops – West Coast Travel February 2016 – May 2016
 Facilitated and performed daily operations to successfully execute our west coast expansion.
 In charge of event setup and breakdown.
 Responsible for trophy ceremonies and conducted champion interviews.
 Earned “Team of the Semester” honors for being the team with the highest customer service ratings.
Embassy Suites – Guest Services - Columbia, SC March 2015-December 2015
 Used my personable people skills to make guests feelat home upon arrival.
 Learned how to appropriately handle a diverse group of customers and quickly resolve any issue at hand.
 Assisted in making sure the customer satisfaction ratings were up to brand standards each month.
First Team Sports – Sales Associate - Greer,SC April 2014-December 2014
 Conducted extensive research to maximize my product knowledge; allowing myself to successfully make
sales.
 Learned the necessary skills that it takes to properly and effectively market a product.
 Responsible for running all social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Honors and Activities:
 Volunteer 2015: Volunteered months of preparation to the Create-a-thon Philanthropy event.
 Volunteer 2015: Volunteered to work event staff at Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles’ Southern
500.
 Volunteer 2014: Volunteered to work on the set of College Gameday to provide myself with an
opportunity to work and learn the inside operations of one of the top marketed sports event on TV.
 Volunteer 2013: Volunteered to run transportation operations for the CSRI conference in Columbia, SC.
 Eastside High School Athlete 2007-2011: As a disciplined and competitive athlete I balanced the
demanding schedule of a three sport athlete with excelling in the classroom.
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