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Most events that people are associated with see an event physically go up in a few days and come down in a matter of hours.  A really big event like the Atlanta Summer Olympics requires years of planning and months of setup and preparation.  On the back-end clean up and restoring facilities also requires an Olympic effort.  

The crew above spent 5 days simply locating, collecting, sorting and loading steel barricades used in and around the Olympic Stadium Cluster Facilities.  The barricades were used in such high numbers that they had to be trucked in from around the country.  At one point I was dealing on the phone with all four corners of the globe researching past events and manufacturers that I could rent or buy enough barricades to fill all the needs of Atlanta.

Cooking two eggs is a pretty simple procedure, but cooking 50,000 eggs is a totally different exercise.  That is what an Olympics is like when you make the comparison.  Storing 50,000 eggs alone, and then moving them around could stump someone not prepare for what it will really take if the logistics are not planned out.  My expertise in the planning of logistics is what I have come to specialize in these many year in my career.  Knowing what it take to get jobs done if they are technical in nature or a chain of very complex interlinked events.

Some of the things that was responsible for during my time in Atlanta were...

 - Developing a complete program to re-label every sign at every stadium or facility being used by the Olympics.  The program also include a signage program to guide spectators from public highways, all the way to their seats at a stadium as part of the way-finding program.  The program included graphic design, French translations, manufacturing, distribution, and installation of the sign as well as the design and manufacture of custom fixtures and structures.

 - Ensure that during the Opening Ceremonies all of the 17,000 athletes could be served a dinner meal with full beverages all at one time as they arrived prior to the start of the ceremonies outside the Olympic Stadium.  Plan the storage, transport and distribution of the portable meals made at an offsite location.