Nicola Huffstickler

Operations and production professional with experience managing IT procurement workflows, departmental budgets, vendor coordination, and live-event logistics. Trusted in high-pressure environments requiring discretion, accurate communication, fast problem-solving, and strong follow-through across public-sector finance operations, technology procurement, artist hospitality, production support, legal administration, and broadcasting.

Senior Production Runner at AEG Presents (2023-01 – Present)

• Support day-of-show logistics for large-scale concerts and events, including artist hospitality, transportation, supply runs, credentials, and urgent production needs.
• Coordinate time-sensitive pickups, deliveries, and errands for tour managers, production managers, artists, crew, and venue teams while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
• Provide production support across Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mission Ballroom, Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, and other AEG-affiliated venues.
• Adapt quickly to shifting call times, traffic conditions, artist requests, backstage changes, and last-minute production priorities.

Business Operations Administrator, IT Department at Denver Public Library (2018-08 – 2026-01)

• Managed and tracked a $2.5M IT departmental budget, supporting annual planning, expenditure monitoring, forecasting, and cost-conscious decision-making.
• Prepared for a mandatory annual 7% budget reduction by tracking spend, identifying savings opportunities, and supporting leadership with clear financial documentation.
• Oversaw procurement workflows with IT leadership and Finance, including requisitions, approvals, invoices, receiving, and compliance with organizational policy.
• Supported E-Rate applications and documentation for federal technology funding; maintained accurate records for eligible services and vendor coordination.
• Managed vendor communications, contract support, maintenance renewals, service agreements, license inventories, asset records, and renewal calendars.
• Built procurement and budget reports in Excel, Google Sheets, and Power BI; used Asana and FreshService to document activity and improve cross-team visibility.

Receptionist / Administrative Support at Davis Graham & Stubbs; Jones & Keller, P.C. (2014-02 – 2017-02)

• Managed front-desk operations in legal environments, including client reception, multi-line phone systems, conference scheduling, access-card logs, filings, invoices, deposits, and correspondence.
• Created marketing materials and event advertisements using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for sponsored publications and programs.

Traffic Director / Administrative Assistant / Radio Producer at LowCountry Radio Broadcast; Triad Broadcasting (2007-06 – 2012-01)

• Created commercial traffic logs, managed discrepancy reports, supported billing cycles, processed payables/receivables, improved filing systems, and produced audio content across a six-station radio cluster.

High School Diploma – Bluffton High School (2006)