Ralph Baird Email & Phone Number

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Sales associate representing Yacht Sales International and European imported luxury yacht brands including Greenline hybrid solar powered yachts, Fjord performance day boats, and Ryck performance center consoles. Also broker yachts for sale, aid purchasers as a buyers broker and attends International Boat Shows in Annapolis, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and West Palm Beach.

Prince William County, Virginia, United States

Responsible for supervising a team of full time environmental health specialists enforcing regulations during the inspection of public swimming pools, spas, and interactive water features; Food Establishment inspections; hotels; food borne illnesses; Environmental complaint investigations; Childcare facility inspections and Rabies control and prevention. Interprets and applies the law and complex regulations.

Arlington, Va

Responsible for the daily operation of large community aquatic centers including the supervision of lifeguards, facility use, water quality maintenance, front desk operations and customer service. Reconciliation of daily usage and income reports as well as the participation in the delivery of aquatics programming for school participants. Lead CPR certification programs for school personnel and lifeguard certification for program participants.

Administrated the City-wide Aquatics program to include organizing, supervising, evaluating, budgeting, planning, and advertising five revenue producing community recreation facilities. Participated in the daily operation of the facilities including front desk, and surrounding park area. Selected personnel for employment, trained and evaluated up to 80 staff members. Monitored and coordinated facility maintenance and capital improvements.

Warrenton, Virginia, United States

Plans, organizes, directs, and maintains the Town Parks and Recreation Department to include the aquatic facility, playing fields, skate park, and playgrounds. Evaluates programs, develops and implements policy. Provides public outreach and marketing. Conducts performance evaluations and provides technical direction. Assembles and delivers reports demonstrating objectives and efficiency to elected officials. Determines and oversees capital improvement projects. Prepares and administers department budget. Evaluated performance of full-time Building Engineer and Assistant Director.

Sterling, Va

Provide leadership to over 150 employees providing for the safe, clean, and secure operations of the 84,000 sq. ft. Claude Moore Recreation Center. Oversee operations of three indoor swimming pools, fitness center, climbing wall, track, party and meeting rooms. Diligently reconcile and report daily deposits amounting to over $250,000 in revenues each month. Continuously procure necessary supplies and services using FAMIS and credit card accounts. Administer and report budget performance. Recommend business plan and operating policy changes. Energetically market activities, programs and facility rentals in Activity Guide and through Loudoun.gov web page.

Franklin Park

Manage 203 acre passive and active regional park with a outdoor family aquatic center, tennis courts, picnic shelters, rectangle and diamond athletic fields, orienteering course, sledding hill, and perimeter trail. Directed and participated in snow removal, turf maintenance, landscaping, playground safety inspections, food concessions, swimming pool operations, and aquatic programming including a volunteer run seasonal swim team. Prepared performance plans and evaluations for 5 full-time Maintenance Technicians and a Park Assistant.

Chinquapin Park Recreation Center

Directed the Aquatics program to include organizing, supervising, evaluating, budgeting, planning, and advertising a revenue producing community recreation facility. Participated in the daily operation of the facility including front desk, and snack bar. Selected personnel for employment, trained and evaluated up to 25 temporary staff members. Monitored and coordinated facility maintenance.

Hamden, Ct

Supervised the YMCA Aquatics & Fitness programs to include organizing, supervising, evaluating, budgeting, planning, and advertising revenue producing recreation programs. Participated in the daily operation of the facility including front desk. Selected personnel for employment, trained and evaluated up to 40 staff members. Monitored and coordinated facility maintenance.

Hamden, Ct

Volunteer coordinator for the Pioneer District of the Quinnipiac Council. Managed special events, fundraising, youth development activities as well as leading the summer camp aquatics program.

Branford, Ct

Directed fitness center operations and maintenance, coordinated member orientation to fitness equipment, and facilitated membership sales and renewals.