Peter Dane Hess

About Peter Dane Hess

Multipotentialite Peter Hess has been a Key Participant in the Reopening, Reviving, Extending the Life of and/or the Saving of at least Four Theatres from either alternate use or demolition; he has received a Concession Manager Certification (CCM) from the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC); this former Theatre Manager has also been a Theatre Problem-Solver; Event Planner, Event Marketer, and Facilitator; Award-Winning Photojournalist; Computer/Software Trainer; Technical, Telephonic Customer Support Representative; and Hardware Store Manager.Presently, a Marketing Specialist, Publicist and Aspiring Author, he would like to find a management position where he is able to experience a challenge, exercise his diverse talents, improve customer satisfaction, increase customer participation/attendance and improve return on investment.He has the exceptional ability to establish new teams and lead them to operational excellence using proven organizational change management, situational leadership, employee involvement including TQM, and process improvement techniques. This confident, highly energized, effective, and persuasive communicator has strong interpersonal and writing skills. He has also been recognized as a results-oriented, resourceful, adaptable project manager demonstrating successful leadership. He is hands-on, focused, with a high level of practical, experiential knowledge, and a diverse, technical background with the added talent of being able to explain complex processes, and to make them understandable-including to individuals with little or no technical background.

Experience

1. Member, Board of Trustees

   Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. Dma

   Sep 1981 — Present · Dayton, OH, US

   The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc.(DMA) is a 48-year-old, all-volunteer, 501c(3) non-profit, social service organization, most commonly called a Computer User Group. The purpose of this organization is to share knowledge about, and to promote the use of, technology with the goal of improving society.

Education

• School of the Dayton Art Institute

  Photography; 3D Design

  1969 — 1970

• Meadowdale High School

  Degree, College/University Preparatory

  1967 — 1967

• Antioch University Midwest

  Business Administration with a Liberal Arts Emphasis

  1990 — 1992

• Bowling Green State University

  Business Administration and Management, General

  1967 — 1969

• Sinclair Community College

  Business Administration, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

  2000 — 2005

• Trotwood-Madison High School

  College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

  1962 — 1967

Skills

• Customer Experience
• Publications
• Still Photography
• Long-Term Customer Relationships
• Live Events
• Volunteer Training
• Troubleshooting
• Technical Support
• Theatre
• Business Solutions Development
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Reducing Expenses
• Leadership
• Network Administration
• Negotiation
• Operating Systems
• Event Planning
• Special Events Coordination
• Critical Thinking
• Process Improvement
• Technical Writing
• Management
• Team Building
• Software Installation
• Technical Training
• Software Documentation
• Television News
• Time Management
• Community Outreach
• Sales
• Advertising
• Event Producing
• Wifi
• Sponsorship Sales
• Publicist
• Thought Leader
• Vendor Negotiations
• Event Management
• Media Buying
• Marketing Event Planning