I lived in Missoula from 1998-2005.  I graduated from UM in 2002 with a Business Management degree.  During my senior year, I was very fortunate to take the first UM Entertainment Management course (which was a weekend class).  During my final semester I did a venue management internship with Tom Webster at the University Theatre (now the Dennison Theatre) and Adams Event Center.  That was really the first time I realized that I found something I wanted to do. I have always loved music but had no musical talent.  Thanks to UMEM program, I have spent the last 16+ years working in various sectors of the entertainment industry including talent buying, concert promoting, venue management, marketing, ticketing/box office management, technical production and a plethora of other duties.

I am currently living in Portland, Oregon and have been working for TicketsWest the past 6 1/2 years.  I started off managing their call center and overseeing help desk operations for over 150 ticketing outlets in Oregon and Colorado. Since 2015, I've been a project manager working directly with our clients building, managing and maintaining their ticketing systems. Our clients include colleges & universities, performing arts centers, arenas, clubs, and fairs. 

Work History:

2002-2005- Talent Buyer/Concert Promoter Mountains Meet Space Productions, Missoula, MT

2005-2011 – General Manger – Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, AZ

2012-Present - TicketsWest - Portland, OR

Thomas Hunt

Project Manager, TicketsWest