Jon Cudo

Current

• Director of Animal Control at Cleveland Cavaliers
• VP at Mark Out Productions

Past

• Spot the Fire Dog at Portland Trailblazers - Portland Fire
• Production Manager at Nike, Inc.
• Crunch, NBA Mascot at Minnesota Timberwolves

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Education

• Portland State University

Connections

171 connections

Industry

Sports

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Jon Cudo’s Summary

Leader in sports game operations and presentations based on 20 years of experience. Created Gameops.com in 1998 to connect teams in all sports and at all levels to share information and build resources.

Aspiring writer and political observer.

Jon Cudo’s Specialties:

Mascot performance, creative sports productions, web marketing, interactive performance.

Jon Cudo’s Experience

• Director of Animal Control

  Cleveland Cavaliers

  (Sports industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

• VP

  Mark Out Productions

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)

  June 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)

  Founder and Vice President. Responsible for content, marketing and sales for website www.gameops.com.

• Spot the Fire Dog

  Portland Trailblazers - Portland Fire

  (Sports industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

  Performed as the Portland Fire mascot, Spot.

• Production Manager

  Nike, Inc.

  (Public Company; NKE; Sports industry)

  July 1996 — June 1998 (2 years )

  Performer and Producer of global sporting events in Nike Sports Entertainment.

• Crunch, NBA Mascot

  Minnesota Timberwolves

  (Privately Held; Sports industry)

  September 1989 — July 1996 (6 years 11 months)

  Mascot for the NBA MN Timberwolves. Performed in over 40 states, 5 countries in front of over 8 million fans live.

Jon Cudo’s Education

• Portland State University

  BA , Social Science , 1999 — 2003

Additional Information

Jon Cudo’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Jon Cudo’s Groups:

•    Sports Marketing and PR Pros

Jon Cudo’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch