• Past UD Athletics Ticket Managers
Trent Bartling was named Director of Athletic Ticketing Operations at the University of Delaware in June, 2010.
Bartling is responsible for overseeing all athletic ticket operations and represents UD Athletics in coordinating with the University's Central Ticketing Service operations.
Among his responsibilities is evaluating and improving department efficiencies, supervising and training ticket office staff, developing and monitoring policies and procedures as they pertain to ticketing, increasing the athletics ticket customer base through identification of new buyers and corporate and group sales, and developing customer service strategies.
"Trent comes to us during a very critical time in our operation as we work to grow our focus on customer relations and operational efficiency," said UD Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Bernard Muir. "We are confident his background and experience will enable him to lead these efforts forward and we are pleased to have him join us as part of the Blue Hens family."
Bartling earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in business and mass communications from Arizona State University in 2005 and has begun work on a master's degree in mass communication and journalism.
He also attended William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa and Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa before finishing his studies at Arizona State. He earned a baseball scholarship to William Penn and was a Dean's List student.
A native of Creston, Iowa, Bartling served for two years as a graduate assistant in the ticket office with the Arizona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in 2005-07 where he worked in tickets sales and operations for all Sun Devil Athletics.
He worked with season, single-game, and group tickets, as well as supervising staff, handling all aspects of student ticketing, and working extensively with marketing and development and the Sun Angel Foundation on a variety of fund raising projects.
He began his career in ticketing as a sales intern with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association in 2005 and also served as a marketing assistant with SportsCastor Marketing, Inc. in Phoenix, handling game day marketing promotions during spring training for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team.
Bartling co-founded his own company, Wechannelnews.com, in 2007 in Springfield, Mo. where he designed business plans and developed financial schedules and successfully raised capital through various Angel networks nationwide.
Most recently he served as a credit card advisor with Chase Bank in Springfield, Mo., providing financial advice, strategy, and insight with card members.
Updated 8/15/11
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