Chris Vastardis

984 Well Wood Road Apt. 28-Q

Midvale, UT 8047

phone# 801-755-5957
VastMediaCo@gmail.com

SUMMARY
Through my professional experience & education spanning the past eight years, I am highly skilled in the vast spectrum of the
following fields & more:
-Cinematography: Well versed in all aspects of HD digital video & audio production, both physical & post, exp. camera operator
-Photography: Trained in action, portrait, studio, nature, product, advertisement, lifestyle & experimental photography
-Marketing/Advertising: Skilled in social media, brand development, digital media advertising & affiliate network-marketing
-Multimedia: Proficient in Adobe creative suite, FCP-X, WordPress, Google analytics, Excel, Word, Outlook, social media metrics
-Graphic Design: Creator of compositions, original art & design, motion graphics, photo editing - retouching, content originator
-Sales: Experienced in retail, wholesale, direct sales, professional services, branding, corporate & network enterprise
-Management of: Small business, skate/snowboard team mgmt., musicians/bands, events, concerts, budgets, projects & time
-Music Industry Exp. : Show & event promoter, concert & festival talent buying, management, marketing-Adv. & production
-Consulting: Digital media production, music & entertainment, event production, brand development, marketing & networking
-Passions: Family, snow & skateboarding, exploring nature, music, digital media production & design, capturing life in the raw

EXPERIENCE
Lifestyles Projection Movement (LPM, LLC)
January 2007 November 2014 (present). Salt Lake City, Utah
- Co-founding & managing partner of LPM. A Multi Media Production Company
- Video production director & director of photography
- Camera operator, editor, color correction, post production, graphic artist
- Multimedia, web, graphic design & social media content managers
- Marketing & advertising assistant director

DS Design (DBA of LPM) Sept. 2006 Nov. (Present) 2014

Apparel Brand / Music & Event Promotion company
- Co-founding partner and managing director of the brand and company since its inception in fall 2006.
- Snowboard & skateboard team manager
- Brand Director, operations manager
- Art Director, apparel production coordinator, graphic designer
- Talent buyer, Promotions director, event coordinator for over 150 concerts, 6 music festivals in my tenure
- Band /artist manager for SLC based bands: Scenic Byway, Cavelight Captains & Nevermind
- Marketing & advertising manager for events, shows & apparel brand

Property23 Inc.
Jan 2011 June 2011. Orem, Utah
- Video production manager & director of photography as a full time salary employee
- Conducted and produced, commercials, testimonials, interviews, and real-estate virtual tours.
- Managed and directed two assistant co-workers, in an integral part of the media dept.
- Coordinated projects, meetings, budget and production schedules
- Oversaw all digital media asset management for the department and company
- Created and managed social media and web marketing content for company
I maintained this position and all duties until Property23 unfortunately entered bankruptcy & ran out of business in May 11

Utah Warriors Professional Rugby Team

Spring Season, March - May 2011
- Multimedia production manager
- Videographer & director of photography
- Lead camera operator, editor, motion graphics designer
- Film review coordinator
- Social Media and marketing content creator for the team
I served in all these capacities for the team during there second and last season (spring 2011) in the USA Rugby Super League
(RSL), which is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the USA.

Lenitech snowboard and skateboard shop,

Nov. 2008 Jan. 2011. Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Assistant retail store manager, scheduling coordinator
- Shop skateboard and snowboard team manager
- Videographer, producer, photographer & graphic designer
- Asst. director of marketing and advertising, social media manager

Quicksilver
April 2007 Nov. 2008, Salt Lake City / Park City, UT
-Retail Store Sales Associate and Shift Supervisor in SLCs Gateway Mall & at Park City Main st. store locations
-Shop brand, Snowboard & skateboard team manager, responsible for planning, organizing, budgeting, athletes
- Shop director of action sports video production and lead camera operator/editor/producer

EDUCATION
- A.A.S. degree as Film Production Technician from Salt Lake Community College
From fall semester 2011 summer semester 14. Achieved degree in August of 2014.
Also studied photography, graphic design & audio recording - editing, extensively while in school.
In addition to economics, marketing, advertising, digital media management and general education