Erica Helphand Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

As Managing Partner and COO, I'm thrilled to continue OP3's exceptional work with our inspiring client partners and phenomenal staff. While it's exciting to have purchased OP3, taking literal ownership is the natural progression, the clear next step at the company I'm proud to have helped build. Much of my day-to-day oversight and management is similar to my years as part of OP3's Senior Leadership--I provide guidance and support to our incredibly hard-working staff and strategize with clients to help them achieve their growth and expansion goals, all while improving OP3, pushing us onward and upward.As Vice President for nearly 10 years, I hired, trained, supervised, developed, managed, and evaluated the Production Team--responsible for the logistical development, production success, and overall on-event participant experience--for all OP3 events. I built and managed project and event budgets, acted as project manager and main client liaison, reviewed and enforced Event Production Timelines, pursued and developed new clients and business, and was responsible for all logistical and production elements of every OP3 event. I directed and oversaw the management of event production elements of all OP3 events with a strong focus on participant, Volunteer, and Staff safety, a high level of customer service to ensure great guest experiences, relentless expense control, and budget management. In addition to my management responsibilities, I was directly involved in many of the tactical activities required to meet the overall goals of the company. I served as OP3's day-to-day leader, providing guidance and support to our National Directors, Managers, Clients, and field staff.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed all elements of event production for each city with strong focus on participant, volunteer, and staff safety as well as great guest experience.• Hired, supervised, developed, and evaluated Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Events logistics staff.• Created, implemented, and managed an Event Production Timeline for each city; planned, organized, and directed logistically successful event series.• Managed Logistics Budgets to help achieve Event’s net income goals; solicited in-kind donations for the Event that had budget-relieving impact.• Established criteria and oversaw all Route element selection and approval as well as site planning for route and anchor sites.• Managed all equipment and supplies for event; developed equipment manifests and procured all necessary supplies.• Secured bids, negotiated, and contracted National event vendors, oversaw bid, negotiation, and contract development for local vendors, and oversaw invoicing and timely payment for all vendors.• Determined structure and organization of Event Crew Teams, including training processes, materials development and distribution, and event operations.• Provided weekly data reports, updates, and status presentations to Avon management staff.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Produced safe, on-time, and on- or under-budget 2002 events including the European AIDS Vaccine Ride, African AIDSTrek, and several smaller scale events with sole budget and project accountability.• Proven leader and effective manager of 8-person event production team located throughout the country.• Managed multiple event budgets totaling over $12 million.• Negotiated local, national, and international vendor contracts.• Planned and implemented new operational procedures that resulted in over $1.7 million divisional budget savings.• Instrumental in reorganizing the 2001 Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day NY due to September 11-related postponement.• Wrote, secured sponsorship for, and passed legislation in the NYS Assembly and Senate to allow temporary reciprocity for licensed professionals to practice in New York on participants for all of our events in 2000 and 2001.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed $28 million domestic and overseas knitwear production for two labels within the women’s division as well as private label knitwear programs.• Traveled to Peru to develop relationships with new knitting mills and created new programs for junior and men’s divisions with new Peruvian resources.• Acted as liaison between showroom and all areas of $11 million domestic production.• Oversaw yarn vendors, knitters, and finishers to create efficient production schedule and accurate deliveries.• Worked with design team on forecasting to develop product for large accounts as well as men’s, women’s, and home divisions.• Created private label programs for ABC Carpet & Home, Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Saks Fifth Avenue, Shabby Chic, and Victoria’s Secret Catalogue.• Determined initial specifications, revised, and corrected fit samples using knowledge of knitwear gauges and yarn construction.