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• Planned, organized and controlled a campus budget and P&L in excess of $50 million dollars.
• Oversaw the key metrics of the institution to include new student enrollment/sales, persistence/retention, and average quarterly starting student body, revenue, operating income, risk management, audit operations, accreditation standards adherence, operating margin, new programs, program roll-out and management, employment rate, graduate starting salaries, and student, graduate and employer satisfaction.
• Acted as an Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees.
• Successfully led Executive Committee meetings.
• Ensured executive committee members had a clear understanding of campus and system initiatives and were able to communicate and message those strategies to front line staff in spirit and scope.
• Fostered interdepartmental relationship building between Executive Committee to eliminate silos which resulted in improved communication and understanding of new policy roll-outs among the committee.
• Collaborated with local and regional college presidents on various issues impacting the City of Philadelphia during multiple Regional College of University President's Council meetings in support of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council of Presidents Projects.
• Negotiated with multiple unions, vendors, business and technology teams regarding campus technology and union regarding fixed price vendor contracts, hardware and software decisions which resulted in reduced costs, improved productivity and enhanced student experience, 
• Monitored SOX compliance which resulted in zero findings on most recent campus audit.
• Collaborated with corporate legal team and outside counsel to ensure timely and compliant adherence to all policies and local, state and federal legal requests.
• Championed campus campaign Gainful Employment Rule in opposition to gainful employment in an effort to thwart passage of the rule in its current form.
• Spearheaded campus visits by two Philadelphia City Council members and the Mayor's Higher Education Adviser.
• Introduced testimony to Philadelphia City Council in support of Councilman's resolution opposing the proposed gainful employment rule which led to the unanimous approval of the resolution.
• Collaborated with the Dean of Academic Affairs and Corporate Services to prepare for the upcoming Middle States Accreditation 2016 Self -Study, Substantive Change Project and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC) Campus Submission Project.
• Oversaw human resources management through proper hiring, headcount management, developing, leading and evaluating performance of staff, and faculty while adhering to local, corporate and state HR policy and law.
• Managed campus succession plan and professional development program to ensure adequate headcount and qualified, productive personnel were retained.
• Developed and implemented the strategic and operating plans for required to ensure academic excellence while maximizing the return on invested capital.
• Guided the development and implementation of new academic processes, programs and delivery models, as well as improvement of current offerings through the development and ongoing assessment of weekly, monthly and yearly academic affairs metrics.
• Spearheaded the on campus roll-out of the new innovative Management Operating System in support of the Student Affordability Project that resulted in marked improvements in campus admissions process, accountability, production and performance.
• Instituted the persistence strategy project that led to a quarter over quarter improvement in persistence of 300 basis points creating a foundation for year over year campus persistence improvements moving forward.
• Ensured compliance with federal, state and accrediting body standards and regulations, as well as adhering to all organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintains a desirable, attractive and safe campus environment.
• Collaborated with CBRE to ensure facilities were well maintained and were aligned to specific lease requirements.
• Reviewed campus resource needs and ensured that the resources were planned for, acquired and properly implemented; provided input on utilization of resources.
• Headed and completed a 3 million dollar campus building consolidation from 2 buildings to 1, on time, and within budget despite multiple project obstacles.
• Lead and executed campus communication efforts in support of multiple reduction in force/headcount actions in a professional and respectful manner, without incident or issue which resulted in a 2 million dollar cost savings to the organization.
• Out-performed like sized campuses through prudent budget management to include admissions/revenue generation, headcount tracking and management, process improvement in student financial and accounting services.
• Initiated and maintained effective internal and external stakeholder relationships and alliances, including positive relationships with vendors, students, alumni, faculty, staff, the educational community, government officials, local faculty members, the local campus community and business leaders.
• Led successful on campus investment investor tours on behalf of parent organization designed to generate good will, financial and brand interest.
• Launched multiple on and off campus community events and activities that resulted in an increased awareness of campus program offerings and presence both locally and nationally.

• Planned, organized and controlled a campus budget in excess of $25 million dollars. 
• Directed overall revenue, profit, enrollment, compliance, employee relations, retention, academic quality and public image and branding for the campus.
• Successfully lead, communicated and executed multiple organizational initiatives and strategies that transitioned campus grad team personnel from a matrix based environment to a competency based environment while also improving year over year campus performance. 
• As a as a change leader, inspired director team to execute performance coaching, management and accountability strategies throughout each functional area to improve employee engagement and morale which resulted in a significant year over year improvements in overall campus performance despite significant regulatory pressures and outside influences.
• Consulted with military team executive leadership on  the future strategy of the military division's support of the local campuses and how to improve existing relationships with local military bases in support of our troops.
• Mentored and developed campus admissions and finance personnel which resulted in a significant increase in student retention and profit margin.
• Collaborated with PR and marketing to launch multiple media and marketing campaigns to promote the University's brand and commitment to student success.    
• Partnered with multiple local organizations to create community awareness about local University program offerings and resources available at the local campus.      
• Spearheaded and participated in multiple volunteer activities and supported initiatives to give back to the student community and Tampa Bay area.

• As a faculty member, instructed Bachelor's and Master's level courses in business, leadership, management, communications, organizational development, human resources and managing change.

• Exceeded revenue goals at 75.4% over prior year.
• Exceeded profit goals at 240.8% over prior year.
• Exceeded total enrollment goals at 66% over prior year.
• Reduced overall expenses by 21%.
• Proven leadership, expert hiring and assessment skills.
• Increased campus retained percentage by 4% - 60% to 64%.
• Reduced bad debt by 23%.
• Reduced overall aging by 50%.
• As Project Lead, conducting significant marketing analysis, public relations and community outreach efforts that increased local awareness of campus and University program offerings.
• Consistently performing within the top 5% campus directors nationwide.
• Strong implementation of coaching skills and professional development/career planning with director and management team in an effort to prepare staff for next level opportunities.
• Extreme willingness to learn, develop and ready self for the next level VP/Director position through guidance and mentoring from senior leadership.
• Strategized with director team and CEL Manager to increase CEL lead conversion rates by an additional 25%.
• Chosen by State VP of GA to Co-facilitated multi-day training sessions on lead conversions to enrollment staff for 19 separate campuses at RVP/CD meeting.
• Chosen by RVP to co-facilitate multi-day sessions on the Campus Director/VP Dashboard application to executive staff at RVP/CD meeting.
• Consistently performing within the top 5% of all Tier IV and V campus directors nationwide.

• Exceeding new enrollment budget at 168% of plan.
• Consistently performing within the top 10% of all enrollment directors nationwide.
• Exceeded new enrollment goals at 103% of plan.
• Drove enrollment team and coordinated with director team to make up a campus deficit of 106 enrollments to exceed Campus' total enrollment budget at 108%.
• Proven leadership, expert hiring, headcount management and assessment skills - yielding top honors at RVP/CD/DOE meeting for lowest enrollment counselor turnover in company 10%.
• Initiated and streamlined template submission process for campus reducing application turnaround by 50%.
• Successfully aided in the reduction of bad debt and increased campus retained percentage through the development of monthly metrics and institution of a registration deadline program to ensure counselors were submitting t templates to REG by the 15th of the month.
• Strong implementation of coaching skills and professional development/career planning with enrollment manager and counselors in an effort to groom manager for ADOE and counselors for their next level career step - SR EC or Management.
• Extreme willingness to learn and develop and ready self for the next level through guidance from senior leadership.
• Worked with director team and Corporate Education Liaison (CEL) to successfully improve CEL lead conversion rates by 20% through the implementation of a new CEL/EC call blitz lead program process.
• Chosen by State VP to spearhead Master of Arts in Education (MAED) project to include teleconferences to track and improve MAED enrollments, best practices and adherence to regulatory programs within the State of GA.

• Met and exceeded new enrollment goals at 158% of plan.
• Met and exceeded campus enrollment goals by performing within the top 10% of all enrollment managers.
• Ranked #1 Enrollment Manager in the State of FL.
• Spearheaded WFL Campus HR project to ensure the recruitment of qualified students to exceed enrollment goals while tracking daily counselor metrics, inquiries, enrollments and departmental trends.
• Tracked counselor progress and assisted senior leadership with the resolution of exceptions and retraining.
• As an enrollment , drove team enrollments and supports learning center training and development of enrollment colleagues in achievement of their performance goals through the sharing of best enrollment practices, new processes and accountability measures.
• Multiple time recipient of the enrollment "Own It!" award in recognition of taking ownership of performance on West Florida Enrollment Team.
• Maintained a well-developed knowledge and solid understanding of business acumen and educational programs of study within the local and national higher education markets and readily supports changes as in accordance with growing corporate and learning center business needs.

• Served as Platoon Commander/Transportation/Logistics Operations Officer and oversaw the tactical command, operations, talent management and safety of 100 plus Marines under my charge.
• Planned organized and controlled an operational budget in excess of $50 million dollars to include monthly financial planning, business analysis, forecasting and statistical analysis responsibilities in both a stateside and overseas/combat environment.
• Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for leading the Port Deployment Project that transported $150 million dollars in fixed assets and 500 Marines overseas to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Storm.
• Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Promoted to 1st Lieutenant and then Captain.
• Active Duty, Reserve Duty and Individual Ready Reserve Duty service.
• Gulf War Veteran Selected from a group of 30 Officers to serve as a Special Staff Officer to the Group Commander advising on logistics and transportation operations throughout the Gulf War.
• Commendations: Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

Promptly served all food courses and alcoholic beverages to guests.

Prepared various cocktails, drinks, etc, and maintained the bar.

Maintained knowledge of current menu items, garnishes, ingredients and preparation methods.              

Deployed to Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Acted as subject matter expert in job field for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit from February-October of 2016 while deployed over seas.

Managed an eight man work section and maintained accountability of over 2.5 million dollars worth of weapons and equipment from September of 2016 until August of 2017.

Tuned and prepped skis for customers.

Delivered and fitted ski gear to various hotels and residences across the Vail/Beaver Creek Area.

Provided satisfactory customer service to over 300 guests.