Director Of Operations
Greater Los Angeles Area
* Led 10 venues and 4 different concepts with a total of 800+ employees and 80+ members of management with a projected revenue over $100 million annually in gross sales* Established and Implemented departmental policies, goals, and prodedures, conferring with executive management team as necessary * Orchestrated new site development of four different concepts from design, blueprints, construction, hiring and training and intergrating all operations* Coordinated directly with franchisee's and stakeholders in Chicago, New York, and Oxnard Ca to establish parameters and organizational outlines for succcesful new operations* Wrote in conjunction with CFO, yearly budgets for all venues with year over year increases of 5-10% in gross sales and EBITDA increase of 3-5% * Worked directly and approved with VP of Entertainment on all headlining acts and contracts while ensuring the highest quality entertainment and messaging* Hired and developed management teams for all locations and operations with the focus on best in class values of Levity Entertainment Group* Daily, weekly, quarterly review of key financial statements and other performance data to measure productivity, direct expenses, and COG's per venue * In direct conjunction with Levity's production team lead all operational aspects of mulitple TV shoots and productions * Established and negotiated vendor contracts for POS, secret shoppers and food/liquor purveyors * Promoted to Director of Operations November 2012* Training store GM for all venues and sister venues encompassing all management positions* Highest revenue comedy club in the country over 10+ million in revenue * Wrote and monitored yearly budgets and reviewed all financial transactions to ensure monthly, quarterly and yearly goals were met* Advised managers and assisted in appropriate resoultion of employee relations issues, including progressive discipline, terminations, and conflict resoultion
