Diego Correa Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, US

• As the CEO of BRIO LLC, I lead a passionate team dedicated to redefining the airport experience by integrating innovation, design, and unmatched service standards. Our mission is to create premium spaces and services.
• Strategic Leadership: Lead the planning and execution of VIP Lounges, from passenger needs research and financing to design, construction, and operations.
• Global Partnerships: Foster long-term relationships with global airlines and travel programs such as Visa Travel Companion, Collinson, and DragonPass to enhance lounge offerings.
• Operational Excellence: Implement cutting-edge policies, procedures, and tools to ensure efficiency, sustainability, and environmental sustainability in all operations.
• Fianancial Expertise: Leverage my extensive experience in finance and management to secure the best market rates, optimize resources, and ensure profitability across projects.
• Commitment to Quality: Oversee all aspects of design, construction, and service delivery to maintain the highest standards of excellence recognized by passengers and partners alike.Key Services Provided by BRIO:

Tucson, Arizona, US

• Strengthened organizational financial controls and management by developing long-range plans, controlling allocations, approving expenditures, and ensuring budgetary alignments.
• Minimized financial risks by identifying all resources required to support Observatory operations and advising Senior Management on business issues/actions.
• Led financial management reviews and delivered financial updates and assessments to key stakeholders including Corporate Senior management and Board representatives.
• Maintained full compliance with cost principles by establishing Observatory’s financial practices, ensuring allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of expenditures.
• Nurtured strong management culture by implementing the best management practices.
• Planned, developed, and implemented complex technical projects.

US

• Directed the Finance and HR teams of Oceana worldwide (US, Europe, and South America).
• Planned, developed, and directed fiscal management of the organization's resources worldwide.
• Reduced financial risk and ensured regulatory compliance regarding the organization’s audit, accounting, purchasing, payroll, and financial reporting policies.
• Contained budgets by managing spending and monitoring revenue.
• Strengthened internal controls by implementing fund-based information financial systems.
• Implemented automated administrative, accounting, collections, and budgeting processes.

Washington, DC, US

• Oversaw $65M in finances spread across US Government grants and cooperative agreements.
• Executed annual financial and A-133 audits for PADF headquarters/field offices.
• Fueled revenue growth from $25M in FY06 to $57M revenue in FY08 by developing a financial planning system that allowed financial performance tracking of PADF operation worldwide.
• Obtained financial returns of $2M+/year by optimizing PADF's $30M endowment fund.
• Implemented annual financial and A-133 audits on a worldwide basis, confirming that organizational administrative processes complied with US accounting/audit standards.
• Advanced organizational objectives by developing multi-year financial plans.

Director of Finance and Administration for PAHEF

London, GB

Brentford, Middlesex, GB

Brentford, Middlesex, GB

St. Louis, MO, US

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

Mba, Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

Diploma Of Education, Human Services, General

Manufacturing Systems

Inustrial Engineer, Engineering