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Professional Skills & Mindset

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Core competencies include:

  • Financial Analysis, Reporting, P&L Expertise, Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Highly Visible Communicator

  • Member Relations expertise

  • Extremely Member-focused, Member-centric leader

  • Community & Vendor Relations

  • Capital Project Management

  • Hospitality

  • Food & Beverage Expertise & Passion

  • Wine List Development

  • Strategic Planning

  • Capital Project Development & Mangement

  • Staff Development, Training, Team Building, & Mentoring

  • Human Resources & Labor Department Requirements

  • Well Organized & Detail Oriented

  • Excellent Leadership Abilities  

  • Proactive Leadership   

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Exceeding Member & Guest Expectations

  • Staff Motivation & Driving Positive Culture

  • Visionary, Collaberative Leadership

HIGHLY VISIBLE LEADER & PRIVATE CLUB PROFESSIONAL

 

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TECHNICALLY ASTUTE STRATEGIC PLANNER AND SKILLED GOVERNANCE AND TEAM LEADER 

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  • Twenty+ years of progressive leadership positions at clubs and restaurants recognized as being among the best in their categories

  • Experience working with HOA's and country club communities

  • Vast experience in providing elite service and unique member and guest experiences

  • Successful track record of planning and executing amazing events

  • Experience working with golf course architecture firms for golf course and practice facility renovations and construction 

  • Expertise in continuous team development, staff training, and a successful performance management system

  • Unifying and motivational team leader

  • Proven financial acumen supported by consistent financial performance, budget management, reporting, and forecasting

  • The ability to be proactive and driven to address financial variances

  • Focus on revenue expansion and operating efficiencies

  • Ability to cultivate and maintain lasting relationships in order to achieve operational goals and beyond

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to diffuse difficult situations

  • A true sense of empathy and caring with the ability to look at issues from all sides

  • A leader in multiple club focus areas, including golf, tennis, housekeeping, facilities, security, membership, events, fitness, aquatics, and food and beverage

  • A career-long passion for food and beverage and the ability to manage both front and back of house operations effectively

  • Mentor to numerous junior managers and hourly staff, many of whom have progressed to the General Manager level

  • Dynamic financial and results driven operational thinker and strategist

  • Experience operating the #23 ranked Golf Digest Top 100 rated golf course in the USA and Golf Magazine #28 ranked in the world - The Riviera Country Club

  • Experience operating both a Platinum and Distinguished Private Club - The Riviera Country Club and Big Canyon Country Club

  • Experience in equity, corporate, and independent operations

  • Experience in successful high -volume operations

  • Planning and execution of the Genesis Open PGA Tour event and the 2017 US Amateur Open Championship in conjunction with the Tiger Woods Foundation, the PGA, and the USGA

  • Planning and execution of the NCAA and ITA sanctioned Womens All American Tennis Championship

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