Travis West - Coordinator of Facilities and Event Management - Staff Directory

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Travis West

Title:
Coordinator of Facilities and Event Management
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At Florida Atlantic

In the summer of 2025, was elevated to coordinator of facilities and event management
Joined Florida Atlantic in August 2019 as a Facilities and Events Operations Volunteer and was elevated in October 2019 to Athletic Facilities and Events Assistant, supporting event setup, breakdown, and overall logistics.
Serves as the game manager for men’s and women’s tennis, coordinating matchday operations, officials, team needs, and ensuring seamless event execution while also being the visiting team liaison for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s Tennis, volleyball, softball, and beach volleyball
Oversees the facility management for the Hagerty Family Track and Field Complex, FAU Beach Volleyball Complex, and Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center
Manages and contributes content for the department’s X account, @FAUGameDay, including posting live gameday updates, shooting video of facility improvements, and designing custom graphics and maps to enhance fan engagement and communication
Developed and maintainer of comprehensive Game Day A–Z Information Guides for the FAU Athletics website, providing fans with detailed event logistics, policies, parking, and amenities information while collaborating with the University Emergency Management team to contribute football game day operational content to Florida Atlantic’s emergency response app, Owl Ready
Oversees football fan assistance operations and logistics, ensuring positive guest experiences including assisting in football on-campus and off-campus traffic operations through development of maps, signage, colored lot feather flags, and VMS board messages to ensure efficient flow and safety during game days and leading all football suite operations and logistics to ensure smooth gameday execution

At North Myrtle Beach High School

Became an athletic volunteer in August of 2015, supporting the athletic director with event setup and breakdown
Part of the operational planning and logistics for school athletic events and tournaments
Managed the social media accounts to promote events and provide real-time updates

Created motion and static graphics for use on digital video boards and helped operated scoreboards for football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, lacrosse and baseball games
Served as public address announcer for various sports, including JV/Varsity basketball, football, lacrosse, and volleyball while participating in halftime radio shows during football games

Special Events

Since 2019, continues to serve on the bowl gameday operations team for the Boca Raton Bowl
- Train and supervise volunteer staff across all gameday operations, ensuring professionalism, accuracy, and seamless service throughout the event while overseeing gameday security screening processes to maintain safety and efficiency for all attendees
- Creates and distributes digital parking passes for staff to facilitate efficient event access while leading all tower and suite operations and logistics to ensure smooth game day execution to maintain a high level of guest experience within premium seating areas
Served as a tournament operations staffer for the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regionals and 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regionals in Palm Beach Gardens assisting with setup and breakdown of NCAA Championship signage, including team logo flags, tee markers, and hole number signs
- Oversaw hospitality and staff workroom operations, including inventory management and delivery of staff meals throughout the tournament while managing player nutrition tents and hydration stations around the golf course, handling product procurement, stocking, and cleanliness to support athlete performance
Worked on the tournament operations team for the 2021 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Championship hosted by Florida Atlantic, assisting with planning and execution of all on-site tournament operations, including venue setup, team logistics, and credential distribution and supported game day operations including field setup, team services, and post-match logistics
- In charge of the creation and design of event signage to support branding, wayfinding, and team operations while ensuring a smooth post-game trophy presentation and coordinated distribution of championship apparel to student-athletes and coaches
Got his first experience with special events as a gameday operations assistant for the 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game helping with setup, breakdown, and overall gameday operations to support seamless gameday flow and coordinated setup of parking and traffic signage throughout campus
- Assisted in escorting the home team through the student tailgate ("Owl Walk") and into the stadium by coordinating placement of security staff and police officers to ensure safe and efficient team personnel movement
- Oversaw gameday security screening processes to maintain safety and efficiency for all attendees and supported post-game championship trophy presentation logistics and coordination

Personal
Travis, a North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina native, earned an associate in arts degree from Palm Beach State College in 2022. Furthered his education at the University of Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management degree from the College of Health and Human Performance in May 2025.