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United States

As SVP of Sports Operations for Bally's Sports Networks it's my job to lead all aspects of sports content creation and distribution. We are one of the largest, if not the largest, by volume distributors of sports content in America with 14 MLB teams, 16 NBA teams and 12 NHL teams.Annually we deliver 11K+ total live events and 2.7 million commercials aired on 40 playout channels to over 1,000 headend locations. Our Atlanta media operations center is one of the most sophisticated playout facilities in the world with 22K feet of dedicated space, 40 master control rooms and over 300 personnel. To go live we integrated 45 systems and developed 10 new software applications for seamless playout and management of over 217K media files.

Lead sales, pricing and planning strategy and sales operations for Bally's Regional Sports Networks with sales budgets exceeding $400M which includes 21 owned and operated networks consisting of 42 professional teams including 14 MLB teams, 16 NBA teams and 12 NHL teams. The Bally RSNs serve as the TV home to more than half of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States and produce over 4,600 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs.

Beverly Hills, Ca., Us

Led strategic planning, P&L and operations of all 6 of MGM Studios domestic networks. Managed team of 56 in marketing, operations, finance, technology and new business development toward time of rapid evolution in innovation strategy.Achievements:- Launched 3 domestic digital networks and added $44M in gross revenue at a division of MGM Studios and grew each of them to profitability in first year by leveraging new technologies- Created new hybrid advertising model that added $3M in gross revenue- Created and led internal innovation team that launched first SaaS/Cloud originated MGM network on Roku and other OTT platforms which is forecast to increase annual revenue by $3.2M- Collaborated with CEO on a joint venture project to partner with a large media company with $3B in revenue and create a unique hybrid content/distribution model- Identified and implemented key areas of domestic and international growth in SVOD, AVOD and TVOD models that led to new distribution and forecasted increases in revenue of $24M

Angel investor in the worlds first internet enabled pet feeder capitalizing on the IoT revolution.

Led strategic planning and design of revenue initiatives with focus on media clients. Initiatives targeted the $23B local television advertising industry and the $11B local automotive advertising industry with innovations in AdTech and MarTech.Achievements: - Instrumental in launch of Comet TV; a joint venture Sci-Fi channel of Sinclair Broadcasting and MGM Studios. Comet TV is the largest broadcast diginet launch to date with gross revenue in excess of $24M.- Led team that created DriveAuto; an internal division of Sinclair Broadcasting that focuses on leveraging television broadcasting and digital adtech to create 360 degree solution for auto dealers and the new customer funnel. Grew to over $20M in gross revenue in year three.

Key member of startup team overseeing PE and financing pitchesOversaw due diligence and pro-forma financials on potential acquisition targetsCreated high level strategy for acquisition of multiple broadcast television assets

Led PBC Broadcasting through capital raise, acquisition and divestiture of 3 broadcast stations over 5 years while increasing profit margins from low 20% to over 30% while increasing market share 5%. Partnered with larger broadcaster to lower backend costs, increasing profitability, producing higher-than-market revenue gains, winning advertising market share with local businesses, and delivering Broadcast Cash Flow growth. Achievements:- Led team that identified key areas of improvement and delivered year-over-year revenue growth of 5-7% and increased share of market in major accounts- Facilitated and guided general managers in formulating new vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned stations as full service marketing solutions in each market- Led stations from low 20% profit margins when acquired to 30%+ profit margin at divestiture, and 80% increase in EBITA and free-cash-flow performance

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Social network for the stock market and investor relations experts. Received PC Mags top 100 website of 2013. See where friends and experts are investing their money.

Helped lead and motivated teams comprised of more than 800 employees and managed P&L for business with $150 million in revenue.Achievements:- Increased profits by 24% between 2009 - 2010 through negotiations of retransmission agreements and streamlined cost controls- Oversaw restructuring in 2009 that lowered debt and restructured vendor and union contracts. All with no employee cuts and no loss to benefits- Instrumental in acquisition strategy for initial New Vision stations- Created the digital/new media strategy for entire group that averaged 17% growth YoY

- Instrumental in acquisition strategy for initial New Vision stations- Worked directly with CEO on business growth strategy and financing- Created the digital/new media strategy for entire group that averaged 17% growth YoY

Spearheaded design and implementation of technology solutions for startups and the media industry. Acted as liaison between businesses and outsourced developers. Clients included Ticketmaster, Deluxe, Ampd Mobile, and Yahoo! as well as startups such as EmergencyContacts.Achievements:- Lead company in customer acquisition for new projects- Created high level designs for key projects and was primary contact for outside developers- Developed projects using C++, C#, Java

Goleta, Ca, Us

Led a team of software developers working on a suite of large-scale cost estimating software tools used by the US Department of DefenseAchievements:- Consistently delivered updates and new products on time and on budget- Identified and trained key developers for leadership positions- Identified and pursued other commercial industries as possible candidates for the suite of tools- Extensive experience in object oriented programming and high level design- Languages: C++, C#, Java

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business

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