- Manage $26 million construction project replacing existing school building with new state of the art facilities in coordination with architects, contractors, project managers, vendors, other school administrators, and board, including the development and implementation of interim facilities & operational plans to ensure safe and successful completion of the construction project while minimizing disruption to organizational functions enabling the school to continue successfully during construction.- Run the finance, accounting, accounts receivable, and accounts payable departments to safeguard the financial strength and cash flow of the school in order to ensure that the staff and faculty have the financial resources to execute the programming and curriculum necessary for the school’s students and community.- Supervise Assistant Director of Facilities in his role of overseeing internal facilities and security teams, to ensure the functionality of all campus physical, mechanical, electrical operations and security systems enabling students, staff, and visitors to utilize all campus areas contentedly and safely.- Oversee information technology department to ensure the functionality of all campus network, hardware, and software systems enabling all students, staff, and visitors to work seamlessly across campus.- Manage human resources department including payroll processing, onboarding/resignation/termination policies and practices, staff benefit implementation, and other human resources procedures to enable employees to succeed and minimize risk to the organization.Liaise with the administration to ensure that the operational needs of the staff as it relates to the school’s programming needs, such as all graduations, summer school, and teacher and student orientation are met.- Work with Audit Committee and outside accounting firm to complete annual financial statement audit and tax return in a satisfactory and timely manner.

- Manage finance department including completing annual budgets for Finance Committee and Board of Directors review and approval, monthly/annual budget-to-actual tracking, daily/monthly/annual cash flow management, and financial statement and tax return preparation.- Supervise human resources department including payroll processing, onboarding/resignation/termination policies and practices, staff benefit implementation, and other human resources procedures such as workers compensation insurance, furloughs, FMLA and other leaves.- Oversee collections from over 250 families, including conducting a thorough review of all customer accounts and receivables and work with families on payment plans in order to ensure all collectable amounts are received.- Complete reviews of vendors for service, quality of product, and price in order to maximize resources and efficiencies for staff and students as well as execute vendor payment plans for greatest efficiency.- Administer all legal matters such as contract preparation and reviews, personnel matters, potential litigation and other inquiries to resolution via consultation with legal counsel and other applicable parties.- Direct facilities, information technology, and security services to ensure the safety, workplace functionality, and comfort of all students, staff, and visitors to campus.- Ensure emergency readiness, including fire, earthquake, lockdown drill procedures and supplies, and oversee performance of drills by students, staff, and administration.- Prepare, communicate, update, and enforce reopening plans and protocols as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic based on CDC, State of California, and Los Angeles County health directives and protocols.

• Oversee operations of Lucha Underground. Responsibilities include development and execution of merchandising and licensing programs, sponsorship opportunities, live events, domestic distribution on various platforms; legal services; financial services ; talent management and coordination.• Run “Rediscovering America” program for Walmart and Haworth Marketing + Media. Responsibilities include client reporting and relationship management; chef and farmer solicitation, negotiation, and relationship management; live event oversight; liaise with James Beard Foundation staff and public relations staff; management of documentary film crew (budgets, schedules, creative guidelines, notes, etc.). • Manage acquisition, integration, and operations of Kick Punch Studios (formerly Skip Film). Responsibilities include financial and operational analysis of pre-acquisition activities; development and execution of post-acquisition business plan and operations; legal services; and financial services. • Construct detailed financial models for El Rey Network containing breakdowns of projected revenues (i.e., distribution, advertising, and ancillary) and expenses (i.e., programming, marketing, engineering, G&A), as well as various financial statements and valuation sensitivities. • Prepare submission of RLO response to Los Angeles World Airports for VIP lounge (The Private Suite LAX); review Los Angeles World Airports scoring of submissions and work with legal counsel to reopen bid process; and negotiate and contract partnership with Gavin DeBecker & Associates leading to the construction and operation of The Private Suite LAX. • Operate FactoryMade Ventures’ day-to-day business activities. Responsibilities include legal services; financial services (budget construction and tracking, cash flow management, financial statement preparation, financial audits, etc.); office management; and human resources.

• Performed assessment of, and piloted with several advertisers, a system for a new talent compensation model for performers who appear in television commercials, including conducting interviews with all players in the television commercial ecosystem, developing business requirements for the system, solicitation and onboarding of pilot participants, and analyzing the financial impacts, including preparation of reports, and operational complexities of implementing the new system.• Conducted reviews of asset-backed securitizations for multiple film and television studios, consisting of examinations of their strategic plans, financial models, release schedules, by-window ultimates, cash timing grids, cash receipts, cash payments, etc.• Undertook a thorough research and analysis project studying the historical and forecasted performance of the film industry, including the slates and financing strategies of eight major studios, for a large media conglomerate. • Created a Detailed Market Assessment of the broadband, mobile, and VOD short-form content markets of major and emerging media companies for a large content producer. • Produced an in-depth financial model examining funding and payback mechanisms for the continued rollout of digital and 3D cinemas for a group of theatrical exhibitors.• Completed an in-depth analysis of the recent trends in the piracy landscape in multiple territories around the globe for a trade organization. • Developed report on the impact of digital cinema and trends in the window between theatrical and DVD release for a theatrical exhibitor.• Worked with the executives of major studios to prepare them for their Sarbanes-Oxley Certification while concentrating on the revenue and receivables and marketing and distribution functions.

• Coordinated audiences for The Tonight Show, The Other Half, and Last Comic Standing.• Guided tours of the NBC production facility.

• Constructed reports for tracking home video rentals and sales in foreign markets.• Ensured that exhibitors had essential materials during all contracted windows.

• Participated on research team that analyzed the impact of Internet movie sites on box office grosses.• Provided Creative Executives with weekly assessments of Internet-based reviews for upcoming films.

• Read screenplays, books, and plays to be considered for future development.• Wrote coverage of scripts determining whether the project should proceed through the development process.