OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Bob began his exciting career in the Marine Corps as a combat cameraman doing films for the Department of Defense. His mission was to chronicle various types of military movements and provide imagery for a variety of purposes. It’s a dangerous but essential role, and due to the potentially sensitive images and information gleaned during filming, it requires a secret security clearance. This weighty responsibility, technical experience, and demand for an impeccable character provided a firm foundation for Bob’s future. Once retired from the Corps, Bob joined AVHQ as a video engineer and project manager, heading up all different kinds of high-end events. Bob then climbed to Director of Audio Visual for the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, a position that helped him make stable connections with many Fortune 500 companies and realize his desire to own his own AV firm. In 1996, Bob began partnering with FNTECH on larger events, which ultimately led him to join the company as a co-owner in 2010. Over the last 10+ years, Bob’s leadership has helped guide FNTECH from a start-up gear house to a successful, full-service production company with scores of repeat clients. Today, Bob spends most of his time overseeing the company’s financial aspects, ensuring FNTECH is solidly in the black and primed for future growth. Whenever he has a moment to spare, you’ll likely find Bob on the nearest golf course, practicing his swing, de-stressing from the week, and forging strong relationships near the 19^th hole.

Jeremy has over 25 years of experience in the event industry. In 1996, he and his business partner Chad Kropke founded FNTECH in a small shop in Huntington Beach, CA. Bob Moe soon joined them and together they grew FNTECH into a full-service production company with multiple locations, over 100 full-time employees and millions in revenue. Jeremy began his career in production as an audio engineer and quickly moved up the ladder to technical director, project manager, and finally executive producer. Having a deep well of experience executing high-profile, multi-million dollar events all over the world, some with more than 120,000 in attendance, we can safely say that there’s a blue moon in the sky when Jeremy is surprised by anything event related. Clients include Facebook, Apple, HP, Samsung, OpenStack, Open Compute Project, Taco Bell, Wells Fargo, Vans, Volcom and many more. Jeremy, his beloved guitar, and his stack of super-secret nerd books currently reside in Southern California with his wife and daughter.

Beginning his long career in the events industry, Chad started by managing scenic and logistics for CSS, a large destination management company servicing Forbes 500 companies. In the early 90’s, Chad took to the road touring with the infamous Volcom/Warped Tour. For five years, Chad helped scores of artists entertain thousands of concertgoers in hundreds of cities worldwide. His organization, determination, and technical expertise were all honed to a sharp edge during this time. In 1998, Chad founded FNTECH with Jeremy Muir. Since then, he’s overseen the warehouse operations and equipment inventory for multiple locations and managed the teams who build, maintain, ship, inventory, and generally care for all the high-tech and high-touch gear that makes FNTECH tick. Chad has been a cornerstone in FNTECH’s success. With a myriad of top-tier clients, thousands of moving part and dozens of staffers, no moss grows in this man’s shade. When not overseeing work endeavors, you’ll likely find Chad enjoying the sun and sand in his favorite coastal town of Huntington Beach.

Kelley has over 20 years’ event management experience with numerous high-profile companies, such as Apple, Facebook, Hewlett Packard, Palm Inc. and Intel. Managing events in scores of locations around the world, she has overseen a wide array of types and sizes of events: conferences, summits, tradeshows, launch events, sponsorships, roadshows, corporate parties and meetings. No stranger to complex budgeting, Kelley has been charged with managing event budgets upwards of $12 million. Kelley’s team of highly skilled event managers are second to none, and with them, she regularly orchestrates the meticulous planning process from venue selection and contract negotiations, registration to evening events, and everything in between. Kelley has a business degree from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, with a concentration in Marketing. Since orange is Kelley’s daughter’s favorite color, she frequently uses a bright orange pen instead of red when reviewing documents because it’s “nicer.”

With a unique combination of creative vision, client understanding, production knowledge, and business acumen, Kevin – or “Grif” as he is known to his warm circle – provides a guiding hand to all aspects of our events. One minute he’s analyzing a show budget and the next he’s discussing creative solutions to a technical puzzle or communication need. This balance of right brain/left brain has been honed through many years of event experience, along with continual education, including his master’s degree in business. A gifted moneyman, Grif owned/managed an accounting firm, communications company, and software firm before going back to his true passion, event production. Making roosters jealous, Grif is generally up before the crack of dawn blueprinting next steps, researching new ideas, and getting a jump on the day. Grif’s words to live by: Focus on being kind and having a positive attitude; it will change the world around you.

Greg brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the FNTECH table. As a retired CPA with over 35 years’ experience in the financial world, it comes as no surprise Greg is fluent in all aspects of accounting, tax planning, financial modeling/management/forecasting, treasury functions, and cash flow management. On the corporate leadership front, Greg also has extensive knowledge of corporate governance, international law, company formations, manufacturing processes, inventory management, product development, conversion cycles, real estate negotiations, plant relocations, contract development, human resources, benefits administration, and IT services. Before joining FNTECH, Greg successfully led several corporations’ financial operations, including the fitness industry powerhouses Star Trac and Powerplate. Greg is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach and continues to participate in triathlons whenever possible. In his spare time, Greg and his wife Carmen enjoy spending time with their family and touring California’s beautiful wine country.

An imaginative, resourceful and strategic creative professional with 19 years’ experience in a myriad of visual art platforms, Heather is the ultimate idea wrangler. Skilled in both the artistic and logistic aspects of the development process, Heather possesses the ideal blend of creativity, ingenuity and grit necessary to see each project through to stunning completion. Heather’s background in marketing, communications, print/digital graphics, copywriting, web design, merchandizing, and event management helps ensure all departments are moving in conga-line sync. Most intense work experience: Completely redesigning and rerouting a 1500-person global summit in less than 24 hours when a Category 5 hurricane blew the entire beachfront venue to smithereens. Eeeekkk!