Matthew Arriaga

Business Operations Coordinator for Chicago State Athletics

United States

About

Experience

  • Chicago State University (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
    • Business Operations Coordinator
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Director of Internal Athletic Operations-Equipment & Facilities
      Feb 2022 - Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      -Management of all equipment & apparel for all sports teams and staff -Ordering of all equipment & apparel for the entire Athletic Department -Issuing and maintenance of all athletic equipment and team apparel -Overseeing of Jones Convocation Center and its locker rooms & office spaces -Assist in hiring of potential coaches and staff members -Acquiring of sponsors for athletic department -Assisting with events such as basketball games; management of gameday staff -Supervision of all student managers -Overseeing of an over $400,000 equipment and apparel budget for the entire athletic department

  • Equipment Intern at Chicago Bears
    Jul 2021 - Jan 2022 · 7 mos

    •Preparation and maintenance of game day footballs •Following and enforcing proper Covid-19 safety protocols

  • Assistant Equipment Manager at Texas State University
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2020 · 3 mos

    ● Fitting and issuing players the proper and safest equipment ● Delegating assignments to student managers in preparation for practices and gamedays ● Ensuring proper COVID-19 protocols are followed within the equipment room ● Managing of apparel for both athletes and coaches ● Washing, drying and putting out of daily laundry loops for players and coaches ● Set up and break down of CoachComm units used on gamedays for on field communication ● Working as a team with coworkers to meet the day to day agenda ● Vast knowledge of sports products from companies such as Adidas, Riddell & Douglas

  • Student Manager at Texas State University
    Jun 2017 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Managing of apparel for athletes and coaches, issuing out equipment to each athlete, communicating with other student managers to ensure each day’s agenda gets done, setting up and breaking down of practice fields and game fields, repairing broken equipment, setting up coach’s headsets for practices and games, ensuring practice runs smoothly each day

  • Store Associate at adidas
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos