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Director

I am a well regarded, innovative, resourceful and proficient events manager, journalist, skatepark designer and builder with a life-long dedication to skateboarding.

My proven ability to align business and creative requirements with commercial needs, and my experience in solving complex creative challenges by combining and applying design and construction, has produced many ideal solutions. I have succesfully conceived, developed, produced and managed several internaitonal brands.

A visionary administrator, designer and builder, with an extensive history in event management, my contribution to successful local, national and international skate events, skateparks, publications, ideas, labels and brands, has resulted in awareness, recognition and profits for organizations.


Skateboard event development, production and management of all facets of the the event

SKATEBOARD EVENT MANAGEMENT

Skatepark designer and builder. Event Director and Producer.

Director, Policy Development and Implementation, Competition Director, Judging Coordinator, Competition Format Development, PR, Media

Director 

Comoany Director, Manager, Event Production, Event Management, Event Development, Talent Management, PR and Marketing, Consultation, Mentoring

Development of Events, Production, Management, Sponsorship Procurement, Sponsor Relation Management, Industry Liaison, PR and Marketing

Development, production, management of international professional skateboard competition series. Development, production and management of all facets of business; event, media, PR, art, sponsorship, funding, staff, site, filmed content, branding, relationships

Company Director, Brand Development, Management

Director  

Board of Directors member - policy development, voting member. Executive Director - policy development, policy implementation, industry guideline development, industry liaison.


Board of Directors member, Executive Director

Contributing Writer

PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARD DEMONSTRATION RIDER

SKATEBOARD CLINIC INSTRUCTOR

Columnist, Contributing Writer

Responsible for rebranding of store, building street wear and skate department, development and promotion of events.

chad ford: Director in venice, CA

chad ford

Various associations and companies

F Beat Productions

International Skateboarder’s Union

Miryoku Agency

BOWLZILLA

Frontside Events

BOWL-A-RAMA™ Skateboard Series

ABC; Australian Bowl-riding Championships

7 Ten Split Productions

SPAUSA - SkatePark Association of USA

AUSTRALIAN SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE

Various companies and organisations around the world

SKATEBOARD WORLD and other organisations

SLAM SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE

Balmoral Board Company

FLIPSIDE SKATEBOARD CLOTHING STORE

SPEED WHEELS SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE

NSW SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION

NSW AMATEUR SKATEBOARD LEAGUE

SKATEBOARD WORLD

Australian College of Journalism

University of Technology Sydney