MONICA PEREZ VALADEZ
Riverside
Summary
Dynamic Event Operations and Production Manager specializing in large-scale events with a focus on public safety and stakeholder engagement. Successfully led operations for high-profile civic celebrations and sporting events, ensuring timely execution through meticulous planning and cross-functional collaboration. Strong history of fostering partnerships with city agencies and production vendors.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager / Event Operations
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
01.2018 - Current
- Facilitated major civic events such as Sixth Street Viaduct Groundbreaking, Grand Opening, One-Year Anniversary, El Grito, and additional city celebrations, enhancing community engagement.
- Managed operational logistics, permitting, production schedules, and regulatory compliance for high-profile public events.
- Coordinated production planning and event operations across City departments, ensuring seamless execution and compliance.
- Collaborated with LAPD, Fire Marshals, permitting agencies, venue operators, and production vendors to streamline operations and ensure safety compliance.
Event Operations & Production Consultant
Independent Event Operations & Production Consultant
Southern California
01.2018 - Current
- Lead operational planning and event execution for large-scale public events, sporting events, and entertainment productions.
- Delivered event operations, venue planning, production management, and consulting services for large-scale sporting events, civic celebrations, festivals, and live entertainment productions across Southern California.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams of clients, venue management, production vendors, public safety officials, technical crews, entertainment representatives, and municipal agencies to ensure seamless event execution.
- Develop operational timelines, production schedules, logistics plans, run of show documentation, and venue readiness strategies.
- Oversee event-day operations while serving as the primary liaison between stakeholders and production teams.
- Ensure compliance with permitting requirements, safety regulations, venue policies, and municipal operating procedures.
- Managed multiple vendors and departments concurrently, ensuring adherence to project schedules and achievement of operational milestones.
Event Operations & Production Manager
Los Angeles Dodgers
01.2014 - Current
- Coordinated production and event operations for Dodger Stadium events including Viva Los Dodgers, Heritage Nights, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Events, Sunset Run, Sponsorship Dinners, and Community Activations, ensuring seamless execution.
- Managed event-day operations within an active Major League Baseball venue, overseeing multiple simultaneous activations to ensure smooth operations.
- Served as primary liaison among Dodgers staff, clients, artists, AV vendors, production crews, and venue operations, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
- Coordinate production meetings, stakeholder communication, run of show development, and event execution.
- Advance entertainment programming, technical production, artist logistics, and operational schedules.
Production Manager
Rock 'n' Roll Running Series
Las Vegas & San Diego
01.2010 - Current
- Managed entertainment operations for nationally recognized road race events, ensuring seamless execution and high participant satisfaction.
- Coordinated street closures, parking, permitting, transportation, entertainment programming, and technical production to facilitate smooth event logistics.
- Worked alongside city agencies, police departments, fire officials, venue operators, and race organizers to ensure safe and compliant event execution.
- Supported complex road-course operations across multiple jurisdictions, enhancing collaboration among operational stakeholders for safe event execution.
Production Manager and Tour Manager
01.2004 - Current
- Coordinated logistics for concerts, festivals, and live entertainment productions, ensuring seamless execution and positive audience experiences.
- Managed artist development and touring logistics, coordinated venues and vendors, oversaw backline and technical production, scheduled productions, and handled talent relations to facilitate successful events.
- Supervised daily production operations and ensured adherence to safety protocols.
- Coordinated schedules and workflows among production teams for efficient output.
- Trained employees on equipment use and maintenance procedures to enhance skills.
Production Manager
FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zones
Pomona
07.2026 - 07.2026
- Facilitated venue operations and production management for FIFA World Cup Fan Zone activations, enhancing guest experience.
- Coordinated entertainment programming, AV systems, talent logistics, staffing, and venue operations.
- Worked alongside venue management, technical teams, production vendors, and event stakeholders to ensure operational readiness and successful event delivery for actual streaming services.
Production Manager
LA County Fair | Fairplex
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Oversaw entertainment logistics, stage operations, and production schedules from load-in through strike to maintain high-quality production standards.
- Coordinated venue operations with production vendors, artists, promoters, technical crews, and Fairplex management to ensure seamless event execution.
- Managed operations across five simultaneous entertainment stages during one of California's largest annual fairs.
Skills
- Event Operations
- Production Management
- Logistics management
- Venue Operations
- Production Scheduling
- Operational Readiness
- Logistics planning
- Entertainment Operations
- Vendor Management
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Permitting
- Street Closures
- Transportation Coordination
- Show development
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional leadership
- Team Leadership
- Team leadership
- Production Documentation
- Budget Tracking
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Workspace
- Smartsheet
- Sporting Events
- Event production
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication
- Risk assessment
- Risk assessment
- Budget management
- Effective communication
- Conflict resolution
Professional Highlights
- 17+ years of live event operations and production experience.
- 8+ years supporting Los Angeles Dodgers events.
- Managed production across five simultaneous entertainment stages.
- Extensive experience with municipal permitting and public safety coordination.
- Experienced working alongside LAPD, Fire Departments, venue operators, and city agencies.
- Led production for nationally recognized road race events.
- Managed operations for FIFA World Cup Fan Zone activations.
- Extensive stakeholder management across clients, venues, vendors, technical teams, and entertainment partners.
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles and the State of California
Timeline
Production Manager
FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zones
07.2026 - 07.2026
Production Manager / Event Operations
City of Los Angeles
01.2018 - Current
Event Operations & Production Consultant
Independent Event Operations & Production Consultant
01.2018 - Current
Production Manager
LA County Fair | Fairplex
01.2015 - 01.2020
Event Operations & Production Manager
Los Angeles Dodgers
01.2014 - Current
Production Manager
Rock 'n' Roll Running Series
01.2010 - Current
Production Manager and Tour Manager
01.2004 - Current