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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio

Brooklyn, Ny

Managed all aspects of the housekeeping at Barclay’s Center Arena with a staff of 5 full-time administrative staff and supervisors and 250 union cleanersAssembled and trained project teams to complete all aspects of detailed cleaning such as stripping and waxing, burnishing, carpet extraction as well as pressure washingDirectly managed all human resource aspect including discipline, hiring, payroll and all administrative work pertaining to our staff membersDeveloped policies and procedures for arena cleaning, including multi-million dollar private suites, restaurants, common areas and building exteriorDeveloped strategies for sustainability, long-term planning, cost-savings as well as best industry standards in procedures, equipment and cleaning supplies.Worked directly with building managers, guests, ownership and CEO with housekeeping items, budgets, proposals and inspections.Managed billing of over 5 million dollars

New York, New York

Responsible for 19 million dollar operating budget and 5 million dollar capital budgetDirectly manage 13 FT and 3 PT positions as well as 150 FT union employees and over 375 PT union employeesResponsible to manage monthly spending, review and analyze monthly, quarterly and yearly spending reports for repairs and maintenance, internal labor and event budgetsDaily approval and sign-off on all purchase orders and invoices for all purchases up to 25KDaily approval of union payroll for all full-time and part-time employeesManage department Petty Cash totaling $5,500 Assist EVP, SVP & General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Vice President of Building Operations with projects and duties as requestedDevelop Capital needs list and work with other departments in creating Capital and Operating budget costs and research analysisManage 5 union trades directly for all event set-ups, scheduling, R & M as well as discipline and training, arbitrations and grievancesObtain architects, expeditors and general contractors for research, bids, permits and construction of building enhancements and improvementsDirectly responsible for over 500 events yearly between the arena, theatre, expo center and other special events for all back-of-house aspects (set-up, cleanliness, break-down, labor scheduling, purchases, equipment rentals)Manage NY Rangers, Liberty and Knicks day of game budgets as well as repairs and maintenance. The budgets total approx 7 million dollars in total spending and labor costs which include purchases, game set-up, cleaning and breakdownCoordinate work related directly to the 850 million dollar transformation project, working directly with Turner Contracting and multiple consulting agencies to maximize efficiency around event schedules

Responsible for all capital improvements of MSG, 1.2million sq. feet of office, storage, seating, staging and show room spaceResponsible for all MSG Capital Projects, manage yearly capital budget of over 10 million dollarsResponsible to co-manage and develop internal repairs and maintenance budget of over 4 million dollarsDaily approval and sign-off on all purchase orders and invoices for all purchases under 15KManage department Petty Cash totaling $5,500 cash on handAssist EVP, SVP & General Manager, VP and Director of Building Operations with projects and duties as requestedDevelop Capital needs list and work with other departments in creating Capital and Operating budget costs and research analysisAssist with managing full-time and part-time employees daily on projects, events and internal repairs and maintenanceObtain architects, expeditors and general contractors for research, bids, permits and construction of building enhancements and improvementsAssist with event management for the 18,000 seat arena, 5,500 seat theatre and expo showroom spaceImplemented Time & Attendance Automated Payroll system for 525 + union employees

Assist Senior Vice President & General Manager with administrative support including telephone coverage, scheduling meetings, maintaining calendar, filing all correspondences & emails for maximum organization and space, assist in business travel plans, business expense reports and other tasks as assignedCoordinate facility specific staff meetings and record meeting notesAssist building operations with labor flash reports by reviewing timesheets and tallying total hours charged to each specific show for labor supervisors, finance and building ops management reviewAssigned to handle all petty cash transactions, monthly ending reports and responsibility for $5,500 COHCreated intern program to rotate intern throughout facilities departments beginning June 2005 Assist as needed the Executive Vice President of facilities in administrative duties as well as the senior administrative assistant

Managed $750K school contract with NIKE, Inc. in addition to monitoring individual account spending, distribution of funds to 17 teams and 3 support groups, general ordering of equipment fundamentals, shoe wear and uniforms Directed all Varsity Equipment Operations, including inventory management, ordering, distributing, repairing, and washing while administering the hiring, scheduling, and payroll of twelve student workers, one full-time staff and one part-time staff member Created and implemented internal Procedures and Policies handbooks for both the Varsity Equipment Room and the Athletic department’s Housing and Travel function, in addition to coordinating Student-Athlete housing for incoming on-campus recruits and upper classman with Resident Life Served on the University’s re-branding committee in 2003, contributing to the successful launch of a new logo while coordinating all necessary Equipment Operations to re-brand the athletic department