Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
A Senior Analytics and Operations Manager with 20+ years of experience optimizing processes for nonprofits, sporting institutions, and the US Navy. Converts unrefined consumer, business, and performance data into actionable strategies while bridging knowledge gaps between technical & non-technical stakeholders. Interfaces with athletes, coaches, board members, and other core business functions to incorporate analytics into training regimens, game strategies, and operational decisions.
Leading Twin Cities nonprofit dedicated to developing outstanding people through sport.
• Assumed leadership during a critical organizational transition, stabilizing operations and morale. • Spearheaded financial recovery efforts, reducing losses by 76% in the second half of 2024. • Cultivated relationships with private donors and corporate partners to drive long-term funding strategies. • Streamlined operations and optimized resource allocation to enhance organizational efficiency. • Strengthened community impact by realigning programs with stakeholder needs and mission objectives.
• Raising & allocating funds, strengthening community ties, and equipping nonprofit staff with best practices in empowering underserved youth. • Assembling a team of 70+ educators responsible for delivering impactful after-school programs focused on expanding at-risk students' horizons, promoting health & wellness, and reaching academic goals. • Securing resources from grants, private & corporate donors, and government agencies to boost revenue by 62% in FY20-23. • Steering the organization through change by migrating from a centralized location to multiple school sites during the pandemic to comply with health & safety regulations and make services accessible when needed. • Growing the endowment by 79% to ensure that programs had sufficient resources to maintain continuous operations if revenue faced disruption. • Establishing a healthy & productive environment with clear KPIs where team members are encouraged, engaged, and can achieve a meaningful impact.
• Managed a $160M annual basketball operations budget for a $2B NBA team and mobilized 90+ personnel in admin, coaching, athlete care, scouting, and analytics to sustain rigorous performance standards. • Recovered $10M+ in sponsorship revenue at an incremental cost under $200K by facilitating secure sporting conditions at the pandemic's height and striking compromises with regulatory bodies, unions, and all team representatives. • Championed DEI+ by investing in underrepresented talent and overhauling the organization's hiring philosophy. • Leveraged state-of-the-art facility features to gather performance data and tailor regimens to players' needs.
• Pioneered analytics & strategy in athlete training and performance by hiring top data scientists, engineers, and UI experts to scale the department by 550%. • Guided leaders to make analytics-driven decisions by presenting intuitive data sets and accessible reports. • Increased on-court performance & competitive success and propelled the Philadelphia 76ers to bounce back from its worst season in recent years and contend for the NBA Championship.
• Sparked the premier analytics-driven transformation for an NBA team and converted novel data sets from various sources into recommendations for key decision-makers.