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Connie M Florez

Connie M Florez

Regional Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Hula Girl Productions

  • Education

    • University of Hawaii

      1992 - 1997
      Engineering/ Minor Liberal Arts Major

    • Solano Community College

      1978 - 1980
      Major in Fine Arts

  • Experience

    • Armadillo Pizza Inc

      Jul 1978 - Dec 1983
      Regional Manager

      Planned and supervised the opening of eleven new locations in California and three in Hawai’i. Voted Manager of the Year twice. Recognized as the outstanding Hawaii State advertiser from Honolulu Publishing Magazine.

    • Machine Tools Hawaii, Inc & EMCO

      Aug 1983 - Aug 1990
      Executive Sales and Purchasing Manager and Marketing

      Executive Sales and Purchasing for areas include: federal, state, city and county organizations, military and commercial accounts. Office management, purchasing, marketing, contracts and bid processing to completion with contractors and agencies. Responsible for all functions in shipping and receiving. Implemented and organized new marketing systems for computer programs.

    • Alamo Distributors

      Aug 1989 - Dec 1992
      Co-Owner and Operator

      Managed wholesale food distributorship with annual sales of $500,000. Implemented new products to diversify and increase sales and profits. Controlled purchasing, inventory, shipping and receiving. Developed and implemented successful marketing strategies.

    • UPS

      Aug 1990 - Jul 2003
      Supervisor

      Supervisor for HUB & International flight line operations. Part time liaison for part time employees with the Human Resources department for OSHA, HAZMAT and training operations.Responsible for employee measurements in productivity, attendance, safety, and job reviews. Special assignments experience has included: Hawaii area part-time Human Resources Liaison between management and union employees; Writing policies and procedures and training manuals for the International Department - Honolulu; OSHA Safety administrative trainer; Outreach Volunteer Chairperson for part-timers. Show less

    • Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

      Feb 1995 - Feb 2010
      Director of Film Programming

      Director of Film Programming '00-‘09/Executive Director ’97-‘00/ Film Festival Director ’97, ’98, ‘07– Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation (HGLCF)/ Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (HRFF) Honolulu, HI Screening film entries internationally received for the Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival. Responsibilities included: Budgeting, Board facilitation, Fiscal Sponsorships, Public Relations, Marketing and Development, Financial reconciliations, organizing outreach and fundraising events. Show less

    • HULA GIRL PRODUCTIONS LLC

      Jan 2003 - now
      Executive Producer/Line Producer/Producer/Production Manager

      Independent filmmaker, producer based in Honolulu, Hawaii.www.imdb.com for complete film biography Weblink: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2449416/An independent film and television company with my experience in: Director, Line Producer, Production Manager, Location Scout & Management, Set Still Photography, Marketing & Development, Budgeting, Proposal writing and development. Freelance work includes photography and videography.For a complete Filmography go to: imdb.me/HulaGirlProductions Show less

    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

      Jan 2006 - Jun 2011
      Adjunct Lecturer - Academy for Creative Media (ACM)

      The ACM film school teaching ‘Cinematic and Digital Narrative Production and Narrative Digital Filmmaking.’ Producing the feature documentary awarded film titled, “State of Aloha”, a University of Hawaii-ACM project in association with PBS Hawaii. Since July of 2007 through December of 2011 as Associate Producer/Production Coordinator/Archives Research teaching ACM students how to produce historical documentaries from concept to completion from A-Z.

    • Honolulu Symphony Productions LLC

      Jun 2007 - Feb 2010
      Executive Producer

      Establishing and Producing and licensing audio/visual recordings from performing music scores by the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and other artists worldwide for distribution sales markets through Theatrical Releases, DVD, Home Video, Internet, Television and

    • The Institute for Human Services, Inc.

      May 2012 - Sept 2013
      Development Associate/Media Content Producer

      Donor database maintained with Blackbaud Raisers Edge software. Experience includes producing and directing digital media videos for social media content.

    • Hawai‘i International Film Festival

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2016
      Operations Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator/Transportation Coordinator

      Operations Management and Volunteer Coordinating includes the theater operations management, soliciting, orientation and scheduling of 2,000 plus volunteers during the Hawaii International Film Festival's Fall and Spring Programs. Distribution coordinating HIFF program guides island wide with volunteers and outreach. Site Management for theater operations. Utilizing software programs such as Festpro, Shiftboard and Google drive for coordinating scheduling and communications.

    • Theatrix Hawaii LLC

      Jan 2016 - now
      Stage & Lighting Technician

      Stage and lighting technician. Events in Hawaii with Hotels, City and County, State of Hawaii and Military bases.

    • Production Safety Hawaii

      Dec 2020 - now
      Covid 19 Compliance Officer

      Covid 19 Compliance Officer and Supervisor for all Music Video, Commercial, Television and Film Production Sets.

    • Flagman Inc.

      Mar 2021 - now
      COO/Senior Producer

      Flagman Inc is a non profit committed to saving lives of fist responders and highway workers worldwide

    • KAIHONUA, LLC

      Feb 2022 - now
      Stage/Lighting and Camera Operator

    • Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus

      Feb 2022 - now
      Technical Director/ Stage Manager

    • Ogin Productions LLC

      Mar 2022 - now
      Line Producer

      www.OginProductions.com

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Covid 19 Compliance Officer

      Health Education Services LLC (Los Angeles, CA)
      Dec 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Coach Hawaii Creative Lab Fellowship 2021 Feb 2021 Coach and Mentor for Producers Creative Lab 2021
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Panelist Reviewer National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jan 2021 Special Government representative for NEA as a panelist for Media Arts 2020/2021
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Mentor - Coach Hawaii Women in Filmmaking Jan 2020 Mentoring and Coaching young women filmmakers
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Creative Lab Hawaii Fellowship State of Hawaii Film Commission - Creative Industries Nov 2019 Graduate of the Creative Lab Hawaii Fellowship.
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Vice-President of Advisory Board for Waipahu High School - Media Department Waipahu High School Advisory Board since 2019 Feb 2019 Establishing a Nationally Accredited Campus for Media career tracks for students in Media Arts approved by April 2021. Working together with the educators and professionals in the arts for final approval and outreach.
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Certificates of Completion: Feature Film Producer; Cinema Director; Line Producer Hollywood Film Institute Jun 2006
    • Awarded to Connie M Florez
      Certificate of Completion: Feature Film Producer; Cinema Director; Line Producer Entertainment Business Group-John J. Lee, Jr. Jun 2002