David King Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Responsible for the IT needs of the 60+ employees of this highly-regarded trade association and its sister organization, Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility.

Washington , Dc, Us

IT Director for the Foundation, giving a highly focused team the tools and support needed to achieve great things.

Winter Park, Florida, Us

Took over management of a troubled location that had been performing in the bottom 5% of 65 company-owned units of the national chain. Reestablished performance to corporate standards by guiding managers and line employees to perform at a higher level. Within six months growth showed significant signs of turnaround; in one year the outlet achieved standards for back-of-house operations, exceeding both sales and operating income targets. The location reached the top tier of outlets in terms of growth, and achieved number one in sales over prior year for all of the first quarter of 2013.

Deliver broad-based management consulting expertise to a variety of small businesses. Perform financial analyses, and develop general business plan services from initial review and recommendation to fully-realized plans. Perform market research and develop marketing plans, research ad buys, perform short- and long-term financial forecasting and targets. Provided consulting services for two restaurant/food service startups and one green business startup with funding requirements ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Operations manager for the National Press Club, a fast-paced private-public institution with more than 3,000 members and a conference facility handling 2,000+ events and conferences per year. Responsible for the daily and long-term operations of the conference facilities, two restaurants, a 60,000 square foot physical plant, and the execution of $6 million in sales. Managed a team of 12 managers and staff and more than 50 line employees.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHTProposed, developed, and managed budgets for food, beverage, maintenance, payroll, IT and capital expenditures. Established sales and cost targets through analysis of current year results and layering in pricing, product mix and other structural assumptions. Gathered, analyzed, and reported monthly results.PROJECT MANAGEMENT Managed an annual capital budget of $300,000. Project-managed renovation and construction projects. Negotiated and managed service level agreements. Primary point of contact for all building and landlord issues.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYManaged in-house IT services to service a network of more than 100 workstations. Member of team to overhaul web presence. Researched, negotiated, purchased and project-managed installation of an enterprise-level WiFi system. PHYSICAL PLANT AND SECURITYOversaw daily and long-term maintenance of 60,000 square feet of leased space, including two commercial kitchens, two restaurants, significant conference and event space and a digital broadcast studio. Managed security for the facility and was primary facilitator for all visits arranged with Secret Service, Capital Police and other protective services.