Randy Niles

Experience

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  The University of South Dakota

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Graduate Assistant

  Communicated with immediate supervisor about on-campus recruitment of graduate students. Created and updated Salesforce leads, filed application materials and followed up with applicants.

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  Sioux Falls School District

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Student Teacher - Lincoln High School

  Courses taught: theatre, American film history, and speech.

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  Northwestern University

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Interim Scenic Carpenter
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  Paul Bunyan Playhouse

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Master Carpenter

  Built scenery per computer drawings; followed a production schedule with tight turnaround times and deadlines.

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  Richfield High School

  Sept 2013 - Nov 2014

  Technical Director & Scenic Designer

  Designing, building, and painting scenery for three productions. In addition, leading student crews for set construction and painting.

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  Acme Tools

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2017

  Inside Sales Representative

  -One-on-one consultant to contractors in the construction industry.-Merchandising of high-volume retail floor.-Evergreen University-awarded Certified Tools Specialist.

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  Anytime Fitness

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2019

  General Manager

  Getting you to a healthier place! (As well as the nuts and bolts of the club, such as club maintenance, scheduling, goal setting, new member tours and orientation, and sales.)

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  Aramark

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2019

  Supervisor
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  Black Hills Playhouse

  Nov 2019 - May 2023

  Spearheading and coordination of capital projects in addition to developing case statement/CTA copy for each. Created and reestablished partnerships with several local businesses. On-site capital project management accomplishments: On Our Side: $275,000 renovation of a 1955 theater that included an entire tear-off, reinstallation, and rebuild of the exterior. New Frontier Theatre: Development of an entirely new outdoor theatre venue as a way to keep moving forward during the pandemic. Coordinated naming, design, implementation, and oversight of this venue. Grant-writing achievements: Black Hills Community Foundation: $5,000Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission: $10,000First Interstate Custer Area Fund: $10,000 John T. Vucurevich Foundation: $25,000Larson Family Foundation: $50,000 (co-written)Other duties: budget development, customer service & dining supervision, regional development and fundraising of ad sales & sponsorships, hiring & onboarding of seasonal company, assisting in auditions, and bookkeeping of summer stock theater finances. In addition, occasionally serving as an actor in a play. Show less BHP campus management duties:-coordinate volunteer program-staff liaison of Physical Plant & Master Planning committees-capital projects management-facilities management-vehicle maintenance-social media support-site lease proposals and reporting to Board and State-campus inventory-BHP archival materials-audition support-technical staff recruitment and hiring-company managementExecutive Assistant duties:-Board liaison-meeting preparation-committee scheduling-box office support-budget and fundraising support-community relations Show less

  • Associate Director

    Jan 2021 - May 2023

  • Campus Associate Director & Executive Assistant to the Director

    Nov 2019 - Jan 2021
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  SOUTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Adjudicator

  One-act play judge for South Dakota high schools. 2020, 2021, & 2022: Region 6A. 2021 & 2022: State A and B, respectively.