MANAGEMENT TEAM
PDS History, Experience & Milestones
- Over $2 billion in revenue generated
- 300 years of combined experience
- Involved in approx. 300,000 events
With decades of experience at hundreds of venues around the country, PDS has the professional management expertise you need to back up your merchandise sales. We seamlessly integrate you with the top stadiums, arenas, concert halls, and entertainment spaces in the US, and we get your merchandise in front of thousands of eager customers.
success isn’t given,
it’s earned
Brett Kaufman – Owner
- 43 Years in Artist Management
- 41 years in Merchandise:
- Specializing in Venue, Printing,
- Touring, VIP Meet & Greets & Sports Merchandise
Ralph Viera – Tour Services
- 35+ years in Merchandise & Tour Management
- 25 in Artist Management
- Venue management: San Diego Sports Arena & the Amphitheatre in Chula Vista
- 22 years in Tour Management working with artists such as Bob Dylan, Boston, Tony Bennett, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, Barbra Streisand, and Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium.
Gary Hickman – Director of Operations, VP of CW Trailers
- 25 years in Security and Law Enforcement
- 15 years in Concert Merchandise and Operations
Mike Kokun – Southern California Regional Manager
- 43 years in merchandise
- Specializing in Venue and Sports Merchandise
Michelle Ramos – Office Manager
- 26 years in Sports & Event Merchandise Management
- Specializing in Venue Retail Stores and Concert Merchandise Sales
- Supervised Retail Sales for the 2000, 2001 & 2002 Lakers NBA Championships, 2003/2004 NBA All-Star Game & 2007 NBA All-Star Game
Mardel Deis – Director of Human Resources
- 20+ years of HR experience
- Specializing in Compliance, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Training & Compensation
- Experience working in the legal, medical and entertainment industries
Jennifer Villar – Director of Finance
- 20 years experience in finance, business operations, logistics and organizational leadership
- Essential in workforce management including design and implementation of an AI-driven workforce management platform, integrating onboarding, timekeeping, payroll and management controls.
James Terry – Venue Room Manager
- Over 26 years experience in vending and merchandise management.
- Venue management for tour merchandise for over 10+ years in the western part of the US, centering in the NorCal region.
- Merchandise Rep for multiple chart-topping bands and artists, touring across the US and Europe since 2008.
Kenny Licata – Venue Room Manager
- 20 years in Warehouse Management
- 5 years in Venue Merchandise Management
Jenn Delzell – Venue Room Manager
- 16 years specialized in concert merchandise sales
- 13 years in venue merchandise management
- 10 years of merch management with Pacific Amphitheater, Glen Helen, Ohana Fest, Cal Jam, Knotfest & Ozzfest
John Harley – Venue Room Manager
- 31 years in merchandise and management
- Specializes in venue and sports merchandise
Nick Orozco – Venue Room Manager
- 9 years in concert and sport merchandise sales
- First year in venue merchandise management
Mike Richards – Venue Room Manager
- 22 years in merchandise
- Specializes in venue and sports merchandise
Glendy Salguero – Venue Room Manager
- 12 years Retail and Concert Merchandise
- 4 years Room Management with PDS
- First year in Venue Merchandise Management
Jaleesa Holden – Social Media Manager
- 19 + years of experience with merchandise vending
- 5+ years with Social Media content for retail stores
- Creates all content for PDS, editing and dialogue with fans
Scott “Scooter” Senkir – Warehouse Operations Associate
- 24+ years of experience in live event merchandise
- Managed resident shows in Las Vegas
- Responsible for all day-to-day activities for the Las Vegas Warehouse