Oversaw fishing, camping, footwear and used gun departments of major market large box retailer of outdoor sporting equipment. Trusted key holder and floor leader. Acted as manager on duty on a regular rotating schedule. "Go to" guy tasked with regularly working outside of traditional role in order to make the business go. Drove business in accordance with established acceptable practices in order to achieve daily goals. Trained, mentored and motivated diverse staff of associates challenging them to excel and supporting them in their efforts to succeed. Rated top in every performance metric used to measure success and productivity.

Largest conservation organization in the world with a mission of conserving and restoring the habitats of waterfowl and other animals. Ducks Unlimited holds 4.5K fundraising events annually and has an annual unrestricted income of $200M; 650 employees, 60K volunteers, and 734K members across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.Charged with developing and implementing strategies for fundraising in the #1 ranked region for donations in the US encompassing Minneapolis – St. Paul, Duluth, and the communities of Western Wisconsin. Restructured regional organization to increase strength and financial sustainability. Created and orchestrated fundraising events in collaboration with local committees. Directed the 2nd largest annual fundraising promotion in the state. Accountable for collaborating with corporate underwriters to procure donations, launching new committees, revitalizing dormant groups, and recruiting, assigning, and mentoring volunteers. Managed $320K in annual fundraising revenues and 800 volunteers organized into 40 committees.¨ Raised $140K in donations by devising and implementing a fundraising promotion that leveraged merchandise donations from corporate sponsors; utilized these merchandise donations as incentives to revitalize / promote annual event and expand participation of the membership.¨ Grew State Convention net revenue from $2K to $12K, an increase of 600%, by transforming the annual convention into a revenue generating event with 350 attendees. Empowered volunteers to apply creative solutions to grow attendance and encourage participation.¨ Boosted donations by turning around an annual fundraising promotion; acquired the support of major corporate players in the industry, enhanced exposure of corporate sponsors, and gained greater participation of target demographic. Channeled unused underwriting monies from the event directly to conservation efforts and furthered the mission of the organization.

Leading news and traffic information gathering and dissemination service for Clear Channel radio and television stations in the US. Clear Channel Communications is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. Total Traffic Network serves 125+ metropolitan markets across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand. Clear Channel has $6.82B in annual revenues, $940M in annual income, and 18.1K employees worldwide.Directed the traffic and breaking news information center for 9 markets in the Northeastern region of the US that encompassed Boston, MA, Springfield, MA, Worcester, MA, Hartford, CT, Manchester, NH, Portsmouth, NY, Syracuse, NY, Providence, RI, and The Maine State Network. Oversaw information distribution systems that streamed real time traffic information to client radio stations and GPS traffic data subscribers such as Garmin, BMW, and Toyota. Key member of elite data quality management team that ensured accuracy of real time traffic data and reliability of delivery systems. Accountable for recruiting, hiring, and training personnel, salary administration, performance appraisals, and mentoring staff. Managed an annual budget of $1.2M and 15 direct reports comprised of an assistant regional director of operations, producers, and traffic reporters.¨ Spearheaded construction of facilities and design of state-of-the-art information delivery systems that won the approval of company executives and were deployed in all company locations across the US.¨ Created a system that enhanced employee scheduling, training, team building, and motivation by developing an online portal using Microsoft Office SharePoint.¨ Reduced costs and increased efficiency by identifying personnel with high potential and then training and motivating them to become more efficient and assume greater responsibility; decreased equipment costs by purchasing and implementing systems that eliminated the need for future capital equipment expenditures.

Metro Networks is the traffic / news division of Westwood One and the world’s largest supplier of short form information programming to broadcast media. Metro Networks operates in 200 metropolitan markets. Annual revenues of $150M with 2K+ employees in 65 operation centers.In full charge of the traffic and news center for Tampa, FL which is the 19th media market in the US and encompasses Sarasota and surrounding smaller markets. Oversaw all news and traffic information gathering and delivery services including a helicopter, fixed wing aircraft operations, camera network installations, computer networks, and phone systems. Increased revenues by negotiating service contracts with local radio and TV stations. Managed an annual budget of $2M and 28 direct reports comprised of an assistant director of operations, news director, producers, anchors and reporters.¨ Ranked #1 in the history of the company for profitability; generated additional production capacity while reducing costs by instituting efficiency strategies.¨ Succeeded in putting every media outlet in the market under contract in the 1st year.¨ Procured 18 multiyear contracts with local CBS stations by cultivating professional relationships and networks.¨ Negotiated $30K+ annually in cash compensation from all contracts by improving the quality and value of services.

Managed local office in 48th media market with staff of 17 on-air talents. Compiled and executed $1.2 million annual operating budget. Contracted news and traffic reporting services, news wire, and short form feature programs to broadcast media clients. Oversaw maintenance and operation of all internal and external information gathering and distribution systems.¨ Presided over the successful takeover and merger of a competing company; streamlined operations by eliminating duplication of personnel, services, and equipment.¨ Reduced costs by renegotiating 9 contracts with an independent station group to eliminate cash compensation.