William Berger Email & Phone Number

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Provide strategic direction and executive oversight for enterprise resource planning project.

Oversee operations for digital transformation company with 800+ associates serving industry leaders across the globe. Foster strategic coordination and collaboration among all companies within the corporate family (Innive, EdBrix, Red Pill Analytics, and Blue Orbit Solutions). Manage relationships with industry partners like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and MicroStrategy. Develop and support strategies for sales and customer relations.

Office Of Management & Budget

Manage staff of 30+ employees in Office of Management & Budget for local government with $3 billion annual budget. Develop, implement, and report on federally funded COVID financial assistance programs. Oversee implementation, development and maintenance of Hyperion Public Sector Planning and Budgeting and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition software applications.

Project Sponsor - Oracle Project Unified Solution Provide strategic direction and executive oversight for enterprise resource planning project that integrates the financial, human resources, budgeting, and procurement software systems onto an Oracle software platform. Motivate diverse community of stakeholders to include organization executives, project team members and end users. Encourage commitment to adapting business processes to leverage software and create organizational efficiencies. Facilitate team environment where business owners with competing interests adopt solutions that benefit the entire organization. Manage $17 million project budget including administration of implementation services and independent verification and validation services contracts with external vendors. Develop and deliver presentations to Board of County Commissioners, Business Technology Services Board, County department and division directors, and all other levels of the organization. Coordinate internal resources from multiple independent organizations. Lead and facilitate meetings of project executive committee and project sponsors committee comprised of representatives from each business owner and technology support organization.

Manage assigned departments through annual budget process for local government with $2 billion budget serving nearly 1 million citizens. Lead and manage Resource Enhancement & Sponsorship Team comprised of director-level staff with goal of identifying, soliciting, and attracting alternative resources that will allow Pinellas County to leverage its assets to the benefit of taxpayers and the community. Lead and manage Cost Savings Team comprised of director-level staff with goal of identifying and analyzing opportunities to optimize resources via efficiencies, consolidations and other improvements in business practices. Manage budget process related to annual Board of County Commissioners approval of user fees for all departments and agencies. Identify, evaluate and develop new revenue-generating opportunities and manage and monitor existing revenue-generating and sponsorship contracts. Support strategic planning initiatives for assigned departments and multi-departmental strategic focus area team. Complete special projects and develop policies such as countywide Naming Rights and Sponsorship Policies and Recruitment, Incentives & Awards Policy. Develop training programs and provide additional support for sponsorship and naming rights initiatives. Develop financial analysis to support management decisions, including proposed revenue and cost-saving opportunities, feasibility studies for proposed marina acquisitions, and cost recovery model for Building & Development Review Services Department. Manage development, redesign, and maintenance of external and internal department web pages to include Citizen Budget website, intranet website, Budget Instruction Manual, and Revenue Manual. Develop and administer internal customer satisfaction surveys. Motivate and supervise assigned staff.

Manage membership division of regional chamber of commerce representing over 1,600 businesses. Manage division budget and sales goals and supervise and; Manage increase in total membership to highest level since 1997, increase in membership revenues and increase in member retention rate while exceeding budgeted revenues, holding expenses below budget and successfully soliciting sponsorships that span all divisions of chamber. Manage advertising sales increases in all publications. Represent chamber of commerce at meetings and events throughout the community. Develop positive working relationships with Board of Directors, trustee-level members, sponsors and additional stakeholders. Coordinate activities of ongoing ambassador committee and increased involvement from ten to over 40 active volunteers. Coordinated all aspects of successful membership recruitment campaign in August 2004 with over 80 volunteers yielding 177 new members, $65,780 in gross revenues and reduced costs from prior year's campaign. Develop sales and marketing collateral pieces. Initiate and maintain new mass communications vehicle (e-mail updates) that reaches entire membership and other stakeholders bi-weekly at no cost to chamber. Manage production and coordinated re-design of monthly Voice of Business membership newsletter and quarterly membership directory. Manage updates to web site.

Manage and implement all aspects of sales, marketing and advertising for Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Baseball and Dunedin Blue Jays Minor League Baseball. Increased overall corporate partnership revenues by over 36% and effectuated increases in all revenue categories for Dunedin Blue Jays to include ticket sales, group sales and concessions. Develop new revenue sources and new sales outlets. Develop sales and marketing collateral pieces. Manage design of creative elements of marketing and advertising plan to include television, radio, print and direct mail. Manage production of souvenir game program and daily game program insert, including writing and editing copy and oversight of design and printing. Develop and manage community-based programs, including literacy initiatives in schools. Manage development, redesign and maintenance of web site. Manage game-day operations to include pre- and post-game events, promotions, entertainment and press box operations. Supervise interns and game-day employees.

Manage and implement all aspects of marketing for publicity firm serving nationwide roster of clients. Write, edit and oversee design and printing of all marketing materials. Develop sponsorship packages and marketing materials for sponsorship sales for several national amateur sports organizations with combined memberships exceeding 500,000.

Oversee all aspects of operations of Minor League Baseball team with annual revenues exceeding $3M. Manage sales including corporate partnerships and group, season and individual tickets. Negotiate radio broadcast rights package and manage radio broadcasts. Develop new advertising and ticket packages. Develop and implement multi-platform marketing, advertising, public relations and media plans. Manage production of souvenir game program and daily inserts. Develop and manage community-based programs, including literacy and curriculum-based initiatives in schools. Manage design / rollout of new identity program. Manage development and maintenance of web site. Develop and maintain e-mail distribution lists for dissemination of information to media and fans. Manage game-day operations to include promotions, entertainment, game program sales and press box operations. Supervise full-time staff, interns and game-day employees.

Design, write, edit and disseminate media guides, press releases and game programs for 18-sport NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Department of Athletics (completed transition from Division II in fall, 1998). Design athletic web site and maintain presence in electronic media via internet and e-mail distribution lists. Manage office budget and production of athletic department brochures. Supervise assistant, interns and student staff. Serve as liaison between athletic department staff, coaches and student-athletes and media, alumni, parents and college community. Compile current statistical and historical information on all intercollegiate varsity sports. Serve on committees responsible for Division I transition, development and implementation of new identity program and development of new web site for institution.

Bachelor Of Arts, Natural Sciences

Masters (Candidate), Business Administration, Marketing Concentration

Graduate Assistant, Sports Information, Athletic Department