Patrick O'Brien

Senior Vice President of Venue Operations

Blythewood, South Carolina, United States

About

Experience

  • The Sports Facilities Companies (Full-time · 3 yrs)
    • Sr. Vice President Venue Management
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Vice President Venue Management
      Jul 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Strategic leader cultivating successful client relationships, venue performance, and General Manager and Team development. Maximizing the positive impact our venues have for the clients/communities that we serve.

  • General Manager at Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Director of Operations at Carlisle Sports Emporium
    Nov 2018 - May 2019 · 7 mos

     Manage all SOP’s related to day-to-day operations  Assist with recruitment, hiring and training Team members  Manage the food & beverage pricing, product and service strategies  Manage all operational supplies and food & beverage product inventory  Manage all attraction operations including go-karts, batting cages, mini golf, skate and arcade/redemption  Manage the product ordering and purchasing processes

  • Spooky Nook Sports, Inc. (Lancaster, PA)
    • Director of Facilities
      Jul 2013 - Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 4 mos

       Was directly responsible for achieving company-wide guest readiness  Led the Facilities Team which consisted of 40 – 50 team members and four departments (Security, Maintenance, Sports Services and Shipping & Receiving)  Coached, developed and disciplined my direct reports consistently to ensure our Team standards and company goals were being achieved  Consistently achieved field/court and event setup/tear-down objectives that positively impacted the Athletic Operations and Event Services/Sales Teams  Served as project manager for numerous capital budget/improvement projects including tenant/office buildouts, HVAC additions, building improvements/renovations and equipment purchases  Successfully managed an annual departmental expense budget of $2M+ for five years  Worked effectively as a Team with other SNS departments and tenants/partners to develop critical operational strategies and scheduling decisions  Served as the operational liasion for Spooky Nook Sports to our five tenants: Orthopedics Associates of Lancaster, USA Field Hockey, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Infinity Eye Care and Verizon Wireless  Created and managed effective company-wide risk management strategies  Chaired the Safety & Security Council which focused on facility-wide OSHA compliance, injury/incident reviews and SOP improvement  Served as the operational liaison to our insurance carriers  Helped negotiate effective contracts relating to equipment leases, preventative maintenance and contract labor  Assisted with the development and management of the company-wide Emergency Operations Plan  Sucessfully developed and cultivated effective relationships with key stakeholders including East Hempfield Police Department, East Hempfield Township and Hempfield Fire Department

    • Director of Sports Programming
      Oct 2012 - Jun 2013 · 9 mos

       Assisted in the development of programming strategies, marketing strategies and operations procedures during the pre-opening phase  Assisted in the creation and development of the Fitness, Sports Performance, Tennis, Adventure, Youth Programs and Soccer departments  Executed media interviews and assisted with media inquiries  Assisted in the decision-making process of capital projects  Assisted in the development of programming strategies, marketing strategies and operations procedures during the pre-opening phase  Assisted in the creation and development of the Fitness, Sports Performance, Tennis, Adventure, Youth Programs and Soccer departments  Executed media interviews and assisted with media inquiries  Assisted in the decision-making process of capital projects  Created Standard Operating Procedures for the Sports Programming Department  Assisted in developing and improving marketing strategies for all departments under my direction  Integral participant in the development of the company website design and copy

  • Sports Marketing Adjunct Instructor/Track & Field Advisor at Chattahoochee Technical College
    Aug 2008 - May 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos