Responsible for the programming, brand, strategic vision, overall profitability, and growth of various sports, entertainment, recreation, and events venues from the business planning stage to opening day and ongoing operations.Conceived the strategy for and led the execution of multiple million-dollar turnaround and optimization projects involving capital improvements, organizational placement and development, brand development, business planning, and content development and production.… Show more Responsible for the programming, brand, strategic vision, overall profitability, and growth of various sports, entertainment, recreation, and events venues from the business planning stage to opening day and ongoing operations.Conceived the strategy for and led the execution of multiple million-dollar turnaround and optimization projects involving capital improvements, organizational placement and development, brand development, business planning, and content development and production. * Venue in TN: Opened with a goal of $10M/year economic impact in year one, achieved $17M/year in year one, and over $20M in year two. * Venue in TX: Had performed for 5 years (since opening) at $2.1MM/year, led it to $3.1MM/year in two years’ time. Was unprofitable, led to profitability including debt service. * Venue in PA: Had been unprofitable an average of $500k/year since opening, led to $500k profitable in one year. * Venue in IL: Opened with a goal of $720k/year membership revenue, instead had $1.3M/year membership revenue booked at grand opening. * Venue in SC: Opened with a planned operational subsidy from the city of $1M+ over five years, but exceeded plan and after four months from opening, the venue has never needed a subsidy again.Thought leadership, consulting services. Teach and lead panels in various industry conferences. Consistent industry innovation. Joined SFA (Advisory) in 2012. Led three venues to their best year since opening, and then led the development, home office support, and field operations of the new brand 'SFM' (Management.) Have overseen various administrative and operational divisions and regions since as the company has developed. Current role oversees all of the venues in the SFM portfolio, currently 23 venues. Show less

•Responsible for the overall revenue, profitability, and strategic vision of a live entertainment venue •Responsible for entertainment programming from the offer to contract negotiation and execution, including local, regional, and national acts. •Built brand awareness through strategic partnerships, increased online, radio, and TV presence, music videos, etc. •Drove year over year improvement of $1.5M in revenue in 2010. Profit margin increased year over year from 36% to 40%… Show more •Responsible for the overall revenue, profitability, and strategic vision of a live entertainment venue •Responsible for entertainment programming from the offer to contract negotiation and execution, including local, regional, and national acts. •Built brand awareness through strategic partnerships, increased online, radio, and TV presence, music videos, etc. •Drove year over year improvement of $1.5M in revenue in 2010. Profit margin increased year over year from 36% to 40%. Perfect score guest satisfaction surveys up 15% for 2010 vs. 2009. Reduced staff turnover year over year from 37% to 11%. One of only 3 venues in the world to achieve top 100 status in Pollstar (live music venues) and Nightclub and Bar Magazine rankings (nightclub venues) in the same year.•Created, programmed, and executed unique events to drive brand loyalty and interaction with the local community.•Improved venue from unrated on the Pollstar worldwide rank for club venues to 20th in 2011.•Responsibilities include: programming, marketing, promotions, budgeting, forecasting, revenue and profit growth, cost control, meeting operational standards, license and ordinance compliance, quality of guest experience, staff training, performance and disciplinary processes for the venue.• Introduced new points of sale, seating, and space use concepts, recommended and implemented over $800K in capital improvements. • Helped plan and open 10 acre water attraction and including restaurant/bar complex• Venue www.glasscactusnightclub.com o $9 million dollar annual revenueo 2100 Capacity Music Hall o 39,000 square feet indoors, 11,000 square foot covered decks Show less

•Responsible for the daily operations of a $21 million dollar restaurant and live entertainment venue.•Directly manage the operational departments within the venue: Restaurants, Kitchen, Music Hall, Retail, Box Office, Foundation Room (members only ,) and Facility Maintenance (R&M). o 1625 Capacity Music Hall, 400 Capacity Concert Room, 300+ concerts annuallyo 275 seat full service restaurant and Special Event spaceo 60 seat fine dining restaurant and upscale… Show more •Responsible for the daily operations of a $21 million dollar restaurant and live entertainment venue.•Directly manage the operational departments within the venue: Restaurants, Kitchen, Music Hall, Retail, Box Office, Foundation Room (members only ,) and Facility Maintenance (R&M). o 1625 Capacity Music Hall, 400 Capacity Concert Room, 300+ concerts annuallyo 275 seat full service restaurant and Special Event spaceo 60 seat fine dining restaurant and upscale lounge•Responsibilities include: forecasting, P&L reviews, revenue and profit growth, cost control, meeting operational standards, quality of guest experience, inventories.•Responsible for all venue management and hourly staff training and manage the performance and disciplinary processes for the venue•Member of Opening Team that planned, organized and executed the opening of the Dallas Venue in May 2007 •Dallas Venue nominated by Pollstar as Club of the Year Worldwide in it’s 1st year open Show less

Signals Intelligence and Ground Electronic Warfare.Top Secret SCI Codeword Clearance.Coursework and experience in intercept and analysis.Qualifications and Fieldwork with weapons systems, counter-terrorism, land navigation and survival, first aid and rescue including aloft or at sea.