Associate Athletic Director - Business Operations
Current• Member of Athletic Director’s Senior Staff providing fiscal and risk management guidance to Athletic Director • Lead a business & travel office operations staff of ten staff members, which includes business operations, finance and budgeting, accounts payable/receivable, and travel• In concert with CFO, give daily direction over a $175M operating budget (106% budget growth in 13 years) and building the annual operating budget for all 21 sports and 18 departments utilizing zero-based budgeting principles • Serve as UGAA’s Risk Manager, working with UGAA’s property/casualty & medical play practice travel insurance brokers to identify, assess, and provide guidance on risks; Member of University of Georgia Enterprise Risk Management Committee • Chief oversight over UGAA’s annual $6.4MM Nike product allotment through Nike’s all-sport apparel contract • Administrative supervision over Equipment Operations consisting of 4 Football Equipment and 3 Olympic Sports full-time equipment staff in charge of distributing and storing 200,000+ Nike apparel items annually• Front-line director for reviewing all UGAA contracts pertaining to the purchase or lease of all products, software, and services, travel, and game guarantees, working in concert with the UGA Legal Affairs office; one of only six UGAA senior administrators with official signature authority to execute contracts• Prepare and execute quarterly end-of-year fiscal projections for CFO to present to Athletic Director and Athletic Board • Facilitate and plan $3M+ annually in team air charters for all sports, maintaining safety, insurance, and legal requirements