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Raising the Standard

September 11, 2018
by Margie Gilbert
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2018 FASHION WEEK – WE’RE DOING AMAZING THINGS!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tom Ford production team was VERY happy with Melissa!!

Dear Melissa,

I wanted to say thank you so much for your top notch service during the Tom Ford event at the Armory. Thank you for meeting every last minute demand and delivering.

We are looking forward to working again with you soon. Thank you for being the Drape Queen!

Kind regards,

Charmaine / CS Production

August 27, 2018
by Robert Moretti
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Welcome John Holt!

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Please help me in welcoming our newest team member, John Holt who is joining us as a Production Coordinator in Chicago. From his many years of experience as a Scenic Artist, John is fully versed in understanding design renderings and CAD drawings. A giant plus for Drape Kings! He’s also an extremely creative set designer, and his talent won him the 2015 Joseph Jefferson Award, which is Chicago’s version of the Tony for professional theatre.  His interests encompass how design and décor can completely transform a space, and we’re very excited to have him as part of our team.

August 22, 2018
by Robert Moretti
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SAVE YOUR CAPTAIN’S HAT FOR NEXT YEAR

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Ahoy!  Unfortunately, our annual boat cruise is cancelled for this year.  Save your Captain’s hat for next summer.  Thanks for understanding.

 

August 1, 2018
by Margie Gilbert
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DK NJ WELCOMES JOHN AND DONNA!!

John Patterson is joining us as one of our new Production Coordinators.  He has over 10 years of industry experience managing client and vendor relationships working as an Event Coordinator for various projects including the Meadowlands State Fair, Skylands Stadium, Sussex County Miners Baseball team, and the Skylands Christmas Lights show.  In these events John’s primary responsibilities encompassed booking talent and production, facilitating corporate sponsorship and hiring staff.   

In addition, Donna Brown is also joining us as a Production Coordinator. She has an extensive progressive background working for a company called Food Company Catering, a full-service company that specializes in catering and special events. Donna’s various leadership roles entailed being an Event Leader, Staff Manager, Sales Associate and most importantly an Event Manager. As an Event Manager, she was responsible for coordinating all event tasks such as creating menus, planning décor and ordering equipment.   

Let’s extend a warm welcome to our new team members at Drape Kings!

 

 

 

July 23, 2018
by Margie Gilbert
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WELCOME ABOARD!!!

Robert Sobocinski is joining us as our new Finance Director. He comes with over 20 years of experience, having earned his degree in Accounting, and moved on to  became a Certified Public Accountant. Robert hails from Poland, has spent time in Spain before landing in America. He’s worked for various corporate , family-owned businesses, and CPA firms. His time in Spain allowed him to learn Spanish. Hola! 

Simultaneously, Danny Cabrera will be moving into a newly created role in the company as our new Business Analyst. Danny will play a critical part in the company’s growth plan by being responsible for analysis of our products, customers, and rental / sales revenue, to develop strategic solutions that add value. As many of us know Danny  and for those who don’t, Danny has held many positions in the company, starting while in High School. He worked his way up  in the warehouse, helped organize Linda and Garry in the Audio Visual Department, and his latest position has been as an Interim Controller. We are thankful and proud of his continued growth within the company.  

 Jenny Sanchez, is now our new HR Coordinator. Jenny will be assisting Xiomara with the various daily key administrative tasks, as well as focusing on-boarding new staff members, compliance and other important HR tasks. She has worked for various companies in different HR roles, most recently as a HR Coordinator for a cosmetics company. She earned a BS in Communications from Penn State and is also bilingual!  

 Supreme Jackson is also joining us as our new company porter. Supreme has been working as a porter for the past 2 years and will be in charge of keeping our spaces neat and tidy at all times, as well as for odd jobs that arise from time to time. 

Please extend a warm welcome to our new team members at Drape Kings! 

July 16, 2018
by Margie Gilbert
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GREAT TESTIMONIALS FOR DC AL, NJ CHINA, FERNANDO & CREW!!

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Thank you sir, It’s my pleasure to work with you. Your work isn’t unnoticed, with dedication to administration and physical work. That you put in every day and time with our needs. So again thank you!

Best,

 Antwan Brown /Project Manager  PSAV®

Dear China,

Just wanted to say thanks for all you help for last weeks order. It went really smoothly – Fernando and crew were super and I think Vfiles will likely reach out to you again through me or directly. Happy clients are always nice 🙂 many thanks.
Have a great week,

Kate Hawkins / And Or Forever