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Michael Damico

San Jose,CA

Summary

A dedicated event operations professional with 11 years of experience in the AV and IT industry, specializing in event management, installations, and project coordination. A lifelong advocate for exceptional customer service and fostering long-lasting client relationships, I excel in delivering seamless event experiences through meticulous planning, team collaboration, and effective problem-solving. My expertise in managing technical operations, coupled with a passion for ensuring client satisfaction, allows me to consistently meet and exceed expectations in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Service Coordinator

Rahi Systems
08.2021 - 05.2024
  • Managed and oversaw assignment, scheduling, and completion of service tickets by field technicians and subcontractors, ensuring alignment with customer SLAs.
  • Coordinated break-fix and preventive maintenance services, collaborating with Engineering Services for advanced technical support when needed.
  • Maintained strong client relationships during service engagements, ensuring customer satisfaction and securing sign-off on completed work.
  • Provided periodic service utilization reports to client success managers for performance review and analysis.
  • Collaborated with leadership to establish clear escalation paths, workflows, and communication protocols related to service delivery issues.
  • Worked closely with delivery teams to ensure consistent achievement of SLAs and timely resolution of customer issues.
  • Produced and managed reporting on completed work requests, customer dashboards, and overall service metrics.
  • Coordinated with subcontractor resources to align scheduled activities with customer SLAs and project management requests.
  • Scheduled post-installation break-fix, preventive maintenance, and quality-of-build repair services.

Lead AV Technician/Managed Service

Rahi Systems
12.2018 - 08.2021

• Lead 15+ projects to completion resulting in rapid promotion from Tech 1 to Tech Lead with experience as a Tech 2, Foreman, Project Manager and Embedded Managed Services at client sites.

• Embedded at a top-tier American software company for 4 months handling multiple aspects of their day-to-day. AV, IT and network. Break-fix, installing, decommissioning and QA testing equipment while making sure that rooms were running as effectively and efficiently as possible.

• Delivering "White Glove" service for VIP’s at top Life Sciences client for 4 months. Supporting all Zoom Rooms ensuring all AV areas are operating at 100% at all times, rapidly diagnosing and resolving issues by working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

• Completed an 85 room AV install for Top Tier Social Media Giant client. Directed a cross-disciplinary team of 9 people to achieve goals within tight timelines juggling logistics, internal and external

communications and weekly project updates.

Offsite Events Technician

Facebook (through EOS IT Solutions)
12.2017 - 12.2018

• Inventory management, task flow control, equipment care and handling, outbound and inbound services.

• Managed over $2M worth of assets and accessories.

• Oversaw more than 100 small to large events.

• Provisioned iPhones, iPads, Macbooks and PCs with Facebook specific imaging, iCloud and iTunes accounts.

• Assisted in the developing entire quality control process including re-imaging equipment upon return.

• Created systems to efficiently and effectively manage task system.

• Managed deliveries and returns of equipment both domestically and internationally.

IT Logistics Lead

Facebook (through Milestone Technologies)
05.2013 - 12.2017

• Ordered, tracked, and deployed, over 4M worth of inventory

• Administered desk-side support, troubleshooting on both Mac and PC devices, and customer service to over 10K employees.

• IT Logistics Lead for a team of up to 21 employees.

• Events Lead coordinator as well as point of contact for VIP, "M-Team" and special request.

• Scheduler, on-boarding lead and training mentor for the IT Logistics department at Facebook.

• Project lead for all FDOB setups.

• Supervised internal audit for the FTC, audited over 5K individual assets.

•Interviewed potential candidates for the IT Logistics team on cultural fit and technical aptitude.

• Streamlined processes across the team that were implicated worldwide leading to increased efficiencies as well as a 33% increase in closed tickets.

• Supported the Hack Finals as well as many other large scale events.

• Analyzed data through task and time studies in collaboration with Facebook to create up-to-date SLA's required for workflow and forecasting.

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Events logistics management
  • Operations Oversight
  • Service monitoring and evaluation
  • Time and Task management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Accurate Recordkeeping
  • Logistics Management
  • Troubleshooting ability

Additional info

While at Facebook, I co-owned a Facebook employee-only group with over 1,800 employees. I organized events, meet-ups, giveaways and a sneaker drive for the Republic of Congo. 


I have also helped multiple small businesses with events, social media marketing, sales, operations, AV, and professional partnerships (Beans & Barbells, Projo, Strength & Soul).

Timeline

Service Coordinator

Rahi Systems
08.2021 - 05.2024

Lead AV Technician/Managed Service

Rahi Systems
12.2018 - 08.2021

Offsite Events Technician

Facebook (through EOS IT Solutions)
12.2017 - 12.2018

IT Logistics Lead

Facebook (through Milestone Technologies)
05.2013 - 12.2017
Michael Damico