Thomas Barker Email & Phone Number

Centreville, Md, Us

Lanham, Md, Us

Lanham, Md, Us

Lanham, Md, Us

Canton, Ohio, Us

• Responsible for owning the planning and forecasting rhythms for the publicly traded Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and its subsidiaries—including Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls, Hall of Fame Village Media, and Hall of Fame Gaming while providing value-added analysis to aid in decision making.• Drove financial planning for all Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls venues: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Village Food and Beverage venues, Merchandise, Youth Sports Camps, Hotel, Water Park, Constellation Center for Excellence, and Center for Performance.• Established 5-year Strategic Planning process, working with cross-functional teams to align key assumptions.• Lead capital spending budgeting, tracking, and reporting; developed a tool to track by key asset.• Direct the monthly forecast update, working with each of the teams to ensure the latest assumptions are currently captured.• Work with Investor Relations to provide timely and accurate reports to assist in preparation of filings and investor materials.• Established reporting rhythms, including systems set-up to provide P&L visibility by main areas of the business.• Owned cash flow and debt modeling for the business, including a deep understanding of all sources and uses of cash, report to executive leadership on cash flow.• Provided event-level and business unit financial statements, enabling evaluation of the profitability of each event and comparison vs. budget.• Direct the annual budgeting processes for all Company entities, including building the calendar for submissions and reviews with executive leadership.• Developed a new forecasting tool to efficiently capture cross-functional inputs and produce P&L and summarized output to be presented to leadership.• Recruited, supervised and developed a team of Analysts aligned with, and embedded in, different parts of the organization.• Presented financial results to Senior Management monthly.

Canton, Oh, Us

• Responsible for owning the planning and forecasting rhythms for the publicly traded Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company and its subsidiaries—including Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls, Hall of Fame Village Media, and Hall of Fame Gaming while providing value-added analysis to aid in decision making.• Drove financial planning for all Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls venues: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Village Food and Beverage venues, Merchandise, Youth Sports Camps, Hotel, Water Park, Constellation Center for Excellence, and Center for Performance.• Established 5-year Strategic Planning process, working with cross-functional teams to align key assumptions.• Lead capital spending budgeting, tracking, and reporting; developed a tool to track by key asset.• Direct the monthly forecast update, working with each of the teams to ensure the latest assumptions are currently captured.• Work with Investor Relations to provide timely and accurate reports to assist in preparation of filings and investor materials.• Established reporting rhythms, including systems set-up to provide P&L visibility by main areas of the business.• Owned cash flow and debt modeling for the business, including a deep understanding of all sources and uses of cash, report to executive leadership on cash flow.• Provided event-level and business unit financial statements, enabling evaluation of the profitability of each event and comparison vs. budget.• Direct the annual budgeting processes for all Company entities, including building the calendar for submissions and reviews with executive leadership.• Developed a new forecasting tool to efficiently capture cross-functional inputs and produce P&L and summarized output to be presented to leadership.• Recruited, supervised and developed a team of Analysts aligned with, and embedded in, different parts of the organization.• Presented financial results to Senior Management monthly.

Lanham, Maryland, Us

• Directed the Corporate FP&A Team to develop comprehensive line-level profitability to drive enterprise-wide financial models. • Responsible for providing business insights based on deep and thorough analysis of corporate financial results to drive the strategic direction of the business. • Supported C level executives to empower them with facts to drive profitable growth, while minimizing the emotional aspect of decision making. • Built and implemented companies yearly financial operations plans and budget. • Prepared and participated in mergers and acquisition negotiations and assessment of business value and growth prospects.• Developed and implemented Event Collaboration Process and Project P&Ls to improve EBITDA by 6% and improve overall company workflows.• Drove on-going focus and efficiencies on cost optimization and expense management across the global segment of $100M of revenue and EBITDA improvement.• Performed Top-Down and Bottom-Up forecasting.• Owned the Company financial models (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Equity), including budgeting and forecasting.• Managed monthly and quarterly reporting by analyzing operating and financial results, distilling/synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risk, and communicating key messages to senior management.• Lead and developed a team of highly skilled analytical talents.• Engaged with key stakeholders to promote and advocate the role of analytics in decision making processes.• Partnered and drove project prioritization of Business Analytics team.• Organized analytically ready data requirements and built proven data structure with the Information Technology team.• Generated incremental revenue and profit by leading cross-functional teams. • Fostered a continuous test and learn environment where varying offers or price points are routinely executed. Build up an inventory of promo cost/benefit knowledge.

Hanover, Md, Us

• Lead the Project Analysts in gathering accumulated historical data for over 300 projects annually to predict financial outcomes for future years to plan for the forecasting and budgeting process.• Create and control financial income reporting and proper invoicing for $584 million annual revenue in the US and $1.3 billion annual globally.• Lead monthly revenue and analysis reviews with the Global Delivery Directors to discuss key performance indicators.• Review and reconcile deferred revenue, pre-billed and unbilled reports.• Advanced experience of revenue recognition principles for projects including fixed price, time and material, time and material not to exceed, unit pricing, and sprints.• Work with Global Delivery Directors to develop compensation plans for delivery team. • Identify process gaps and needs, and drive change for effective and efficient regional operations.• Evaluate contracts for proper billing and revenue recognition requirements for project creation in PeopleSoft, Salesforce, and Oasis systems.• Interviewed, assessed talent, and selected candidates for the Project Analyst and Manager of Operations Support.• Created reporting to help analyze company risks such as FLEX Burden Report, Spread vs. Gross Profit Report, Contract Performance Report, and Financial Income Summary Report.• Directly developed Managers of Operations support and Project Analysts personally and professionally.

Hanover, Md, Us

• Reviewed and negotiated client contracts; ensuring compliance for invoicing, revenue recognition, and all contractual terms.• Mitigated Contractual and Company risk to ensure profitable business totaling $110 million annually.• Developed and implemented the Partnering Agreement in which helped mitigate risk and allow for the business to work with other niche companies to meet our customer’s needs.• Organized the implementation and knowledge transfer of customer’s contracts such as Statements of Work, Master Service Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Partnering Agreements.• Researched laws to ensure contractual compliance with all federal regulations (i.e. per diem rates, HIPAA, export controls).• Approved expenses and managed profitability reporting as it related to field metrics.• Created various pricing models in Excel for our Education Services and Enterprise Applications Analytics divisions in which lead to more consistent pricing and profit analyses.• Subject Matter Expert for Proposal Management and Enterprise Applications Analytics team in companies $25 million-dollar Transformation Management Initiative.

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Stevensville, Us

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Cary, North Carolina, Us

Regional Area Scout for USA Baseball NTIS (National Tournament Invitational Series) in ages 11-18U.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

Barker's Baseball is designed to help players reach the next level. We set out to help players not only become better physically as baseball players but also mentally. Barker's baseball provides instructional help in all aspects of Baseball. Hitting, pitching, infield/outfield, catching, and conditioning are all offered and guarantee results in the physical and also psychological aspects of baseball.Owner Tom Barker created an organization with the goal to help baseball players improve their physical and mental baseball skills. www.barkersbaseball.com.Currently providing professional instruction to over 200+ players. Barkers Baseball offers various camps, clinics, and team workouts year round including: Hitting, Infield, Outfield, Catching, Pitching, Strength Training, and Speed and Agility• Provided professional instruction for players to reach high-level performance, with 14 current players in professional baseball• Designed and developed a website to market the company• Create and utilize financial reports in Excel to project current and future earnings• Developed a database to schedule and maintain clients• Networked with various organizations, ranging from the National Amateur Baseball Federation to USA Baseball to increase company clientele from 4 clients to over 200+

General Manager/Instructor for Rawlings A's Prospects Baseball program and player development

Director of Player Development for PG Select Bluesox organization.

Lynchburg, Va, Us

• Served as a liaison between the sales and operations teams to ensure timely and accurate deliveries for customers• Managed all Inside and Outside sales exceeding $5 million a month and participated in monthly Sales Efficiency Program(SEP) reviews• Developed pricing systems and processes for contracts, special price files, matrices, customer price sheets, and enterprisevs. regular accounts• Served as an on-site Pricing Coordinator, responsible for inventory exceeding $5 million and for forecasting sales acrossthree branches• Partnered with Sales Managers to establish and execute branch standard operating procedures• Managed 16 Account Managers and 20 Operations Associates spanning over three branches for all sales, operations, orcontractual concerns• Collaborated with management on execution and maintenance of various sales reports, such as open orders, accountsreceivables, and branch financials• Resolved all IT and Pricing issues at the branch level, and coordinated with Senior and Executive Management at corporate• Leveraged business acumen and relationships to drive results in the residential and commercial sales sector, resulting in anadditional $5 million in revenue annually

Springfield, Missouri, Us

Hitting Coordinator for top ranked national baseball program. 2009 18U National Champions, 2010 18U Runner-up National Champions, and 2012 18U National Champions.

Maintained the facilities schedule, which included entering activities in the database and scheduling appointments for teams. Directed and instructed various camps and tournaments by arranging logistics of each event and helping coach players. Ensured the facility and sports equipment stayed in proper condition before and after teams would utilize them. Instructed the "Hit Club" daily. which was a 2 hour baseball clinic focusing on mental and physical improvement of players. Filmed specific sports events/players using the technology called "Pro-Mirror" and "Elite Motion Coach" Opened/closed the 18,000 square foot facility; ensuring all doors were locked and all equipment was set up for the next day. Contacted and networked with different sports programs/teams to market the events occurring at Mid-Atlantic Sports Academy.

Managed the schedule for the baseball facility - Scheduled teams, tournaments, and lessons to take place in the facility. Head Instructor for individual lessons, camps, and clinics; instructions included physical playing techniques and mental toughness. Managed a group of 14 employees; delegating tasks and job duties. Maintained equipment in facility, including fixing and tuning of cages. Monitored credit card batch outs and overall finances daily for the company. Regulated and ensured the safe and deposits were accurate. Marketed upcoming events and promotions held at the facility. Frequently contacted the Corporate Office to ensure the facility met the franchise requirements. In attendance during the opening and closing of the facility, including closing out the cash register and enabling the alarm system.

Accounting And Finance

Sports Management/ Business

Business

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