Who:
American Audio Visual Center, Inc. (AAVC). Within AAVC is Team Staging.
What:
Audio-visual and multimedia staging company providing turn-key presentation, multimedia and staging support for corporations, producers, meeting planners, associations, product launches, corporate meetings and events.
Where:
Scottsdale, Ariz., with operations in Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, Dallas and Atlanta.
When:
Founded in 1993 by Jim Carlson.
Full time employees:
200
Recent clients include:
Washington Mutual, Abbot Vascular, Sun Micro Systems, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, Hyatt and Starwood.
Recent company highlights include:
A show for Commonwealth Financial Network at the J.W. Marriot Desert Ridge Resort and Spa featuring two 12’x16’ RP screens, two Barco R12+ projectors, Folsom Screen Pro, Grass Valley Turbo, two cameras and 25 moving lights.
Degrees of separation:
COO Jeff Winkler was general manager of Audio Visual America/Stage Sound; Doug Hunt, vice president of Team Staging, staged the Academy Awards for 19 years; Duane Tornquist, senior vice president of sales and marketing was previously at A&M and Capitol Records; John Radonovich, senior vice president and CFO, was the former CFO of Bobbie McGee’s Restaurant chain before joining AAVC in 1997.
Motto:
“Extreme Customer Service.”
