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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Corona, Ca, Us

Establish and manage a portfolio of high-profile client relationships with the State of New York's social equity program, professional sports leagues (e.g., MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and clients such as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Johnny Cash Museum and Game of Thrones. Drive business portfolio success by managing profit and loss (P&L), creating strategic business plans, coordinating programs with VCs and determining critical KPIs. Implement long-term strategic plans, encompassing employee career development, retention programs, succession planning, exit strategies and data transformation.Selected Accomplishments: ✦ Led the Temeka team to win its first large-scale government design/build project in New York State worth an estimated $130M.✦ Modernized the Company’s outdated ERP system to a new cloud-based ERP to support MSO operations residing in California, Arizona and Florida. ✦ Implemented a cloud-based solution to streamline AP processing using a company-specific payment portal, ACH payments, and supplier self-service to reduce staffing and improve cash management.✦ Deployed Centime, a cloud-based solution to manage AR with the use of machine learning and AI to manage automated outbound electronic communication prompts to compress payment cycles, better visualization of monies owed and enhance client communication.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Developed and delivered a cohesive vision, strategy and roadmaps for restaurant/museum/entertainment infrastructure and operations platforms in relation to store size, location, traffic and overall offerings, utilizing internal brands to drive growth and profitability. Analyzed financial, demographic and geographic data along with traffic counts and market conditions to determine the viability of adding new concepts. Led recommendations for CAPEX funding of food and beverage (F&B) equipment and renovations in accordance with brand business strategy.Selected Accomplishments: ✦ Optimized and restructured a multi-site financing plan that included 100,000+ square feet of commercial properties, in 6 locations, with 8 operating entities, valued at over $75M; provided $2.5M+ in annual savings with $200K+ monthly cash flow, all while pushing growth rates of over 17% YoY.✦ Awarded many top honors in the hospitality, museum and bar operating space by news outlets like Forbes, National Geographic, OpenTable, Eating Nashville, Focus Magazine, Marie Claire, Conde Nast’s Traveler, USA Today, AAA, TripAdvisor, Forbes, Time, Rolling Stone and more.✦ Generated data-driven solutions which increased gross revenue by more than 20% across all entities, and increased net revenue by 30%.✦ Slashed overhead expenses by 19% across all brands, and improved operational efficiency and guest experiences.✦ Spearheaded the transition of an acquired property from office use to a 200+ room hotel site and added entitlements and development plans for 2 additional restaurant/hospitality operations and a micro-hotel site.

Corona, Ca, Us

Budget responsibility for complex fund accounting, legal responsibility for all outbound financial reporting, talent acquisition and retention, streamlined resource optimization and data visualizations, coordinated outreach & maintained clear communication across all internal and external stakeholders. Appointed, directed and led the continuing development of the City and provided the necessary resources, tools, training and authorities for the effective running of city services.Selected Accomplishments:✦ Partnered with Socrata in the Corona Financial Transparency Project to adopt Open Budget and Open Checkbook for Corona constituents to view transactional level detail for expenses, and overall budget detail to increase community engagement.✦ Launched a new award-winning budget format, “Zero Base Budget”, that increased community engagement and leveraged management opportunities to demonstrate financial transparency.✦ Awarded the “What Works Cities Partnership” to receive technical assistance from world-class experts from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University to build technical capacity and address local issues.✦ Created a highly sophisticated Development Agreement (DA) for Corona's largest Master Planned Communities in over 15 years; successfully negotiated an advance payment of over $80M for needed regional transportation improvements. A first in the State of California.✦ Deployed a cloud-based electronic asset management program for the Department of Water & Power and Public Works to better manage, maintain and depreciate the assets of the Utility and the City.

Corona, Ca, Us

Partnered with key stakeholders and the community to support programs, and provided customized engagement for underserved and underrepresented members. Evaluated and recommended long- and short-range planning and strategies to implement high-impact diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Audited public assistance programs to determine error rates for over-issuances, under-issuances, improper denials and terminations.Selected Accomplishments: ✦ Credited as one of California's youngest elected officials at a time when California was named "one of the 10 fastest growing cities in 1994.✦ Cultivated rewarding relationships that attracted Commercial and Residential Developers to the community, and established Corona as a leader in Economic Development, resulting in an increase in assessed value.

Founded an international business that sold rare manuscripts, historical documents, autographs, movie props, celebrity-owned instruments and costumes to themed restaurants such as Hard Rock Café and Planet Hollywood. Owned and operated an investment-grade historical document gallery in Fashion Island, a premier upscale shopping location in Newport Beach, CA.Selected Accomplishments: ✦ Designed and distributed monthly magazines, “Autograph Collector, Pop Culture Collecting and Sports Collectors Digest”, internationally, which became the industry standard for information/pricing of niche collectibles.✦ Odyssey was eventually a part of an IPO roll-up in 1999 and merged with a publicly traded company known as Collectors Universe.

Mba, Business Admin

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations