Cindy Kamradt, Managing Member of CLK Consulting, LLC, is a special events and venue operations professional with 20 years of senior management experience in the sports and entertainment industries specializing in operational planning, event management and grand openings. Cindy is also a Professor for Master of Sports Administration program at Northwestern University.
Her expertise includes architectural design review and analysis; operational reviews; parking and traffic operations planning; procurement of furniture, fixtures and equipment; start-up operations; event planning, management and operations; facilities management; programming, booking and marketing; security and crowd management; human resources design and management, HR laws and regulations; employee communications and relations; recruiting, training, development, coaching, scheduling and team building; labor relations; HRIS/payroll system management and benefits administration; development of third-party RFPs; asset management, budgeting and financial forecasting.
Most recently, Cindy was the Vice President of Operations for International Facilities Group, LLC (IFG) responsible for all operational consulting services, before spinning off from IFG in February 2010 to form CLK Consulting, LLC. She will continue to work with IFG as an independent operational consultant under CLK Consulting, LLC.
Cindy's recently returned from a three-month project with AEG-China, to assist with the opening of the Mercedes Benz Arena (Shanghai World Expo Culture Center) during the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Under CLK Consulting, LLC, Cindy continues to work with the City of Orlando and the New York Yankees.
Prior to IFG, Cindy honed valuable management and venue opening skills early in her career. She was the Executive Director of Event Services for the Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena) in Glendale Arizona, where she coordinated start-up and oversaw numerous departments. Earlier she was the Administration Manager for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Games 2002, where she managed the Athletes Village and its nearly $20 million budget; General Manager of the United Center and US Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) At Your Service, the start-up in-house event staffing company; and Director of Human Resources of Arlington International Racecourse in suburban Chicago.
Cindy resides in Chicago, Illinois.