Peter Hoffmann is seeking a position utilizing his experience in event trade show management and experiential marketing. He has over 20 years of experience managing all aspects of events from concept and budgeting to logistics, set design, vendor coordination, and producing/directing media requirements. He has worked on many promotional, branding, and product launch events for companies in various industries.
1. Peter A. Hoffmann
(702) 340 - 4195
peter@CreativeMedia-Solutions.com
www.CreativeMedia-Solutions.com
Show Producer / Technical Director
Objective: I am seeking a position that can utilize many years of experience in the field of event
trade show management and experiential marketing. From creative treatment, to managing all
logistics associated with an event. I manage and produce details like show and technical
budgeting, 2D cad staging design, floor plans, scheduling personnel, technical requirements, site
inspection, hotel selection, union crew hiring and negotiations, set design, logistical planning, on
site facilitation, calling the show, handling all outside vendors and producing / directing all
media requirements for the event. I am very customer focused, extremely detail oriented, multi-
task and ensure a powerful and successful marketing message. I am proactive and develop fully
integrated show plans to maintain show margins.
CreativeMedia - Solutions 2000 - Present Chicago – Los Angles – Las Vegas
Freelance or contract Events Manager / Producer / Technical Director for several Chicago,
California and now Las Vegas based event companies. From meeting concept, budgeting to
hiring, leading and directing the production team and technical crew in all aspects, attendance
reports, all destination management, staging requirements, all logistics and media creation.
• Promotional, Informational, Awards, Product & Branding Events and Marketing tools
• B2B and Experiential Marketing Events
• Web On Line E Learning & Web Tools and New Media Development
• Business Theatre
Some Clients 2000 – 2009
• 2009 CourtRoom View Network – Coordinate /edit / stream live – National Trial – Las Vegas
• 2009 INTEROP Show – Produce / edit / stream live Product demo’s – Las Vegas
• 2009 NAB – Produce / shoot / edit Product demo’s – Maxell Corp - Las Vegas
• 2009 CES Trade show – Produce / coordinate Product demo’s – Las Vegas
• 2008 Infosys – conference - GPJ – San Diego
• 2008 McKenzie Group – Proposal & budget Las Vegas – Encore Productions
• 2008 IBM Executive Forum - GPJ – Encore productions - San Diego
• 2008 TICA – Tenant in Common Event – Encore Productions – Las Vegas
• 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China – Technical Coordinator - 2 months – Jetset Sports
• Nokia – -2008 New Product launch – “Café In The Sky” – Las Vegas – Convention Center
• Lowes – National Sales Meeting – Destination management – Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas
• CES Trade Show – Vegas worked as a Coordinator for Toshiba – prep and show dates
• Hyundai – New Interactive training program – web / print / program launch in 2 test cities
• 7 Day Miracle Cleanse – producer for product marketing / launch / trade shows / infomercial
• Marketing Campaign for Infomercial products – Print / web / Broadcast TV / Events
• Rexnord Corp – new corp. branding elements / DVD and regional meeting
• P & H Mining – new corp. image dealer meeting and DVD
• Jockey International – Dealers New Branding Launch – Lake Geneva, WI.
• Walgreen’s – National Dealers Meeting – Las Vegas
• Braun Corporation – Product Summary for National Veterans Administration
• Amgen D&O Conference – California
• Alto Shaam – National Sales Meeting - Las Vegas
2. • John Deer – Sales Meeting – Orlando
• Novartis Users Conference – California
• Palm – Sales Conference – California
• Sun Micro Systems – Users Conference – Japan
• Veritas. Software – tradeshow & event - Hawaii
• HP Products – Product Launch – Phoenix
• Applied Materials – Awards Ceremony – Las Vegas
• Phoenix Corp. – Trade Show – California
• Olympics – 2002 Winter Games Salt lake City – One of many media coordinators
Innerview Communications Milwaukee, WI / Chicago, IL 1990 - 1998
Creative Director / Producer / Writer / Technical Director
I freelanced as a Producer / Technical Director for several Chicago-based companies producing
and handling their clients' national sales meeting requirements. From meeting concept and
budgeting to producing all the media, handling staging requirements, all logistics and calling the
following shows.
• National Sales Promotional Events • Live Teleconferencing • Training Seminars
• Fortune 500 – Trade Shows • New Product Launches • Infomercials – Award Events
Some Clients
• Wendy's International – Sales Conference – Chicago – Williams Gerard
• A & O Smith Inc. – Sales Conference – 4 city tour - Jack Morton
• Superior Coffee Company – Product Show – Chicago – Williams Gerard
• Allied Van Lines – Owners Conference – 3 city tour - Lighthouse
• Colonial Life Insurance – Award Show – Puerto Rico
• Quaker Oats Inc. – Product Show – Orlando
• Master Card International – International Sales Conference – Manus Brazil
• Walgreen’s National – Sales Conference – 3 city tour
Sorgel Studio's - Newport Beach, CA and Milwaukee, WI 1988 - 1990
Creative Producer / Director / Writer / Technical Director
• Fortune 500 - Business Meetings • Managed large freelance staff
• Creative business solutions • Proposal / Presentation Skills
Staff Producer / Director for three years, producing national sales meetings for fortune 500
clients. I handled the project from answering the RFP and initial meetings with the client to
supervising the staging of the meeting. I produced / directed and posted all the film / video and
interactive materials, created the budgets, and supervised all outside vendors and costs.
Some Clients
• Brunswick Corp / Mercury Marine - National Sales Meeting – 5 city tour – 3 years running
• Wisconsin Bell – educational seminars – 2 cities
• AST Corporation – Trade Show & Sales Meeting – San Diego
• Coca Cola – Training Seminar – over 50 different school systems
• Chevrolet - Corvette Div. – Product Reveal – trade show – 5 cities
• Waste Management Corp. – Sales Meeting – 3 cities
• Miller Brewing – Sales Meeting
Technical Skills:
I have very diverse hands on technical skills in production and post production of all types of
media, from HD video, web, interactive, DVD to new media. Using all kinds of hardware and
software programs from design to video editing and web programs.