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Mountain Village, Colorado

Lewisberry, Pa

-Day to day and Strategic Management of Roundtop Mountain Resort offering year round outdoor recreation to guests in the Harrisburg, Lancaster, Baltimore, and Washington DC markets -Financial responsibilities included creating and managing the resorts income expense and payroll budgets-Directly managed 15 departmentment managers over Mountain Operations/Maintenance, Human -Resources, Accounting, Information Technology, Marketing, Ski School, Food and Beverage, Guest Services and Cashiers, Tubing, Mountain Adventures, Summer Camp, Sales, Retail, Ropes Course, Risk Management, and Patrol. -Developed five new annual events. This resulted in additional revenue and marketing exposure for the resort.-Review and update the resorts Emergency Action Plan and Crisis Communication Plan -Conduct Contract review negotiation and approval for third party contractors. -Oversaw capital improvements and projects to remain on budget and on time.

Tannersville Pa

-Analyze claims history to create focused safety initiatives.-Conduct root cause analysis, files claims/reviews medical reports/witness statements/department investigation results/other documentation for all accidents/incidents. Authorizes payment of medical bills/temporary total disability benefits/transitional duty benefits upon receipt of proper documentation.-Create and propose corrective actions to prevent repeat incidents.-Maintain, submit and post OSHA 300 log.-Conduct periodic inspections of property, FOH and BOH areas to address hazards and liability concerns.-Work with insurance company Risk Consultant.-Advise management on compliance with federal, state, local and company regulations.-Responsible for the record-keeping and archival storage of documents .-Review, maintain and update the Emergency Action plan and Crisis Communication Plan.-Respond to emergency situations as necessary.-Participate in resort MOD rotation.

Girdwood Alaska

-Build new Risk Management department, policies and procedures from ground up-Analyze claims history to create focused safety training initiatives.-Conduct root cause analysis, files claims/reviews medical reports/witness statements/department investigation results/other documentation for all accidents/incidents. Authorizes payment of medical bills/temporary total disability benefits/transitional duty benefits upon receipt of proper documentation-Manage employee return to work restricted duty and full duty-Create and propose corrective actions to prevent repeat incidents-Maintain, submit and post OSHA 300 log-Conduct periodic inspections of property guest and employee areas to address hazards and liability concerns.-Work with insurance company Risk Consultant to improve workers compensation, liability and property. -Advise management on compliance with federal, state, local and company regulations-Conduct post accident and suspicion related drug and alcohol screenings-Respond to emergency situations as necessary-Review liquor laws and operations policies and procedures to make recommendations to ensure compliance with the law-Participate in resort MOD rotation-Develop Resort SWPPP and conduct routine inspections-Act as Liquor Control Officer.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsibilities include planning, promotions, and operations of all on and off campus sponsored events through the Activities Office. Manage the intramural and club sports program which includes scheduling games, officials, writing rule books and creating new sport opportunities for students to participate in. Manage a residential area consisting of twelve duplex buildings with living space for up to 56 residents and three resident advisors as direct reports. Assign Housing for 380 students living on campus using Datatel system. Instruct the First Year Experience Class, orienting first year student to college life. Participate in planning development of new student orientation. Create student identification cards using win-pac system.

Hire, train, staff, lead, motivate, and manage a staff of 70 employees with a focus on guest experience and employee development. Create a consistent work environment to raise morale. Developed full 40 hour new hire training for all lift operations staff. Responsible for the operation of the lift from preoperational maintenance checks to closing procedures on 19 lifts. Worked closely with the lift maintenance department to train staff and improve relationship between the two departments. All ticket checking staff was responsible for scanning all day ticket and season passes to ensure that all guests had a valid ticket for the day.

Mountian Creek NjHire, train, lead, motivate, and manage a staff of 120 employees with focus on guest experience and employee development. Create a consistent work environment to raise morale. Developed full 16 hour new hire training for all lift operations staff. Was responsible for the safe operation of 11 lifts. All ticket checking staff was responsible for visually checking all day ticket and season passes to ensure that each guest had a valid ticket for the day. Recruited 170 employees from South America for seasonal positions at the resort. Worked hand in hand with lift maintenance department on summer maintenance.

Masters, Business Administration And Management, General

Bs, Recreation And Leisure Management

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Rho