Book Your Block delivers an innovative technology and management solution to event housing. We geo-target hotels close to the venue, negotiate large room blocks at discounted rates, and provide a custom branded event hotel booking site for attendees to complete reservations. Our system is able to assign and hold sub-blocks of hotel inventory for groups or teams allowing them to conveniently secure rooms for families at the same hotel, pick a hotel catering to the groups preferred amenities and price points. The technology monitors the real-time status of all hotel inventory, builds in complimentary rooms and tracks room rebate payments. In addition to creating a secondary revenue stream for events, our turnkey system saves an organization the time, headache and expense of securing hotels for their attendees. Book Your Block offers the flexibility of four booking engine models accessible by computer, tablet and phone. We offer numerous innovative communication channels to enhance the flow of information with right holders, hotels, group leaders and guests. Book Your Block is the perfect fit for tournaments, special events, festival, weddings or group travel.

www.bookyourblock.com

Founder & CEO (2019 - Present)

A 200-acre sports complex and residential athlete village located at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains close to Lake George, NY, and perfect location for sports camps and tournament events.

I created, and led a team that executed a strategic plan for the underperforming facility that by year three of my tenure attracted over 50,000 visitors annually, achieved a 98% customer satisfaction rating, attained a 75% annual customer return rate, brought over $6.25 M to the local economy and had established partnerships with local government, community businesses and sponsors. Clients included international and domestic professional teams, colleges, youth clubs and individual teams, high schools, camp, and tournament operators.

In 2018, Golden Goal was nominated for the Washington County Business of the Year Award and is now recognized by sports organizations domestically and internationally as the northeastern United States premier residential sports facility.

www.goldengoalpark.com

Role: Chief Executive Officer (2017 - 18) & Business Development Consultant (2014 - 16)

A nationally standardized performance assessment testing protocol and web-based score analysis platform that enabled organizations, teams, coaches, parents and players to scientifically evaluate, track, analyze and compare the ongoing soccer-specific athleticism of athletes.

I created the concept and strategic plan, recruited performance experts to establish validity for the testing program and directed the technology team to build out the online platform. I established a Board of Directors with highly respected business leaders, recruited a former World Cup winning coach as the Sports Ambassador and a US National Team member as the Athlete Spokesperson. Completed class A & B rounds of funding soliciting $1.2 M in private funding.

I worked with the creative director to develop the brand and with the sales manager and performance department to solicit and implement testing events. T4 completed strategic partnerships with national soccer organizations including the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, United Soccer Leagues, Major League Soccer teams, and Women's Professional Soccer teams. The company performance assessment tested over 15,000 athletes at the professional, college and youth level.

www.t4soccer.com

Role: Founder and CEO (2009 - 2012)

An online platform designed to help clubs organize and simplify the college soccer recruitment process, by providing affiliated players and their families with online tools and information to help them communicate their academic and soccer backgrounds effectively to college coaches.

I formulated the electronic commerce business model, identified and recruited consultants to contribute platform content, resources, and expertise. I communicated ongoing business requirements to the technology team resulting in a completely automated online platform with an integrated Pay Pal processing system.

I planned and implemented an electronic marketing campaign to promote to youth soccer organizations and delivered complimentary education seminars to families of client clubs. Altogether, 32 youth soccer clubs utilized College Soccer Connector as their official recruitment partner subsequently providing membership to the platform to several thousand families.

www.collegesoccerconnector.com

Role: Founder and CEO (2009 - 2016)

The Miami River Art Fair is the first and only international contemporary art fair in the Downtown Miami-Brickell area during Art Basel Week, showcasing selected national and international galleries, special projects, and curated solo and collective exhibitions by renowned figures and emerging artists from around the world. The success of the project resulted in a subsequent World Tour with exhibitions in Dubai, London, Monaco, New York, Singapore, and Venice.

I served as a consultant to the project working on the big picture objectives, assisting with the business plan, financial budget, and marketing campaign.

www.miamiriverartfair.com

Role: Consultant (2010 - 13)

Nina Torres Fine Art is an 8,000 sq ft waterfront gallery in Miami, Florida, which offers an extraordinary setting for exhibitions and private functions. Recognized as one of Miami's most prestigious art galleries, and curated by owner Nina Torres, the gallery features contemporary and modern art exhibitions from international artists from around the globe.

I was the initial investor in the gallery and working with Nina created a revolutionary business model for art sales and the financial relationship between the artist and the gallery. Using this model as a platform, combined with the dedication, knowledge and execution capability of Nina, the gallery was able to promote successful bi-monthly exhibitions with extensive media coverage that created a circle of demand for ongoing exhibitions, and ultimately prestige within the art industry.

Nina was recognized as a Miami Women of Impact in 2013, received further honors in 2014 including the Top Entrepreneur by Negocios Magazine, the Best 100 Mexicanos en el Exterior, and was additionally selected as Art Ambassador Damas de Lincoln of Lincoln Motor Company. In 2015, Nina was named as an Honorary Member by Foedus Foundation at the Vatican City during her meeting with Pope Francisco.

www.ninatorresfineart.com

Role: Investor & Consultant (2009 - 13)

An Adult Soccer League, sanctioned by US Club Soccer, primarily for college players during their off season, that had grown into the largest and most rapidly expanding adult league in the NY metropolitan area before being sold in 2016.

Responsible for the complete oversight of the league, leading league meetings, directing scheduling initiatives and ensuring compliance from member clubs. Increased participation in the core New York Metropolitan area market and initiated a new expansion league in Florida, with a Texas league scheduled to commence the following season after my departure.

www.nalne.com

Role: Commissioner (2014)

Built in 2003, the Sports Factory is a 39,000 square foot climate controlled indoor soccer facility in Lincoln Park, NJ. The state of the art facility features four ‘field turf” indoor soccer fields, a two-lane 60-yard sprint track and a 2,000 square foot speed & agility center. It also houses a 3,000 square foot glass enclosed mezzanine with offices, an expanded snack bar, stadium-style seating, wireless internet, flat panel televisions, restrooms, and a glass-enclosed party room.

I was hired to turn around the underperforming facility in 2015. I produced and led a team that executed a business model to reinvigorate the company by establishing a sister soccer training company and an elite Academy, TSF Academy, to establish new revenue streams that created synergy between all components to thereby, increase utilization of the facility, expand revenues and maximize the efficiency of overall resources.

The plan increased assigned business segment revenues by 1,740 percent, established ongoing increased profitability and the overall company financial valuation. During my tenure, The Sports Factory completed major affiliate agreements with twelve clubs to supply instructional coaching services to over 5,000 players annually, filled the facility to 99% capacity during the peak season, and 76% in the off-season.

To support the growth, I built a 22-member full-time staff with one of the lowest employee turnover rates in the industry and created a marketing campaign to reinforce the brand. The established business model at the time was recognized as one of the most successful in the indoor facility industry.

www.thesportsfactory.com

Role: Vice President of Business Development (2005 - 2008)

TSF Academy is a private soccer club operating a player pathway exposing players from under six through to senior level, to a more professional format of soccer training and competition. The goal is to develop and maximize the potential of players within the program, thereby cultivating a 'progressive' climate. The club is a member of the prestigious US Development Academy and has won 6 National Championships, 7 Regional Championships and 15 State Championships.

I was the club co-founder, responsible for creating, documenting and implementing the strategic vision for a vertically integrated club model. I identified required resources and key partners, built relationships, hired qualified administrative and coaching staff and subsequently directed the team to complete the necessary logistics to achieve success. I established a robust sales and marketing campaign to highlight the ongoing success with the objective to recruit more players, teams and ultimately customers to the club. By 2018, TSF Academy had won its first national championship, had grown to include 23 elite teams and more than 450 registered players, with over $1.2 M in revenues and whose internal programming requirements filled a large portion of the capacity of The Sports Factory, our sister facility company.

www.tsfacademy.com

Role: Co-Founder/Former Executive Director

A soccer coaching company formed in 1992 that provided the New Jersey soccer community with instructional services and programs including camps, clinics, team training, coaches education and international tours. The organization expanded to add a small soccer specialty retail and online store, selling footwear and apparel.

I founded the company, formulated business plans, financial strategies and oversaw the growth of the business that at its peak delivered annual soccer instruction services to 6,000 participants with revenues of $1.25 million.

I developed and directed an online marketing and sales campaign to promote products and services, completed financial agreements with clubs, facilities, and sponsors. To service the growth, I developed an international recruitment campaign and internal education program to locate, train, manage and direct staff that grew to twenty-two employees, personally processing all foreign visa applications.

Role: Founder and President (1992 - 2005)

The New York Fever was a professional soccer club, based in New York, that joined the USISL in 1994, playing two seasons in the professional league. In 1996, the Fever merged with the New York Centaurs and the unified New York Fever team competed in the A-League before folding in the postseason. In 1998, one of the Fever owners moved the team to Staten Island and rebranded it under the name Staten Island Vipers, which rejoined the A-League. Many of the 1996 A-League franchises progressed to Major League Soccer including the Montreal Impact, Seattle Sounders, and Vancouver Whitecaps, and the teams in Atlanta, Colorado, and Minnesota joined MLS but rebranding under different names.

I was the Head Coach of the club and in my first year transformed the team from 9 wins and 11 losses in the prior season to 21 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw in 1995, winning the Capital Conference regular season championship, the Northeast Conference Championship and progressing the franchise to the semi-finals of the USISL National Championship, only to lose on penalty kicks. At the end of the season, more New York Fever players were selected by Major League Soccer teams in the inaugural 1996 league draft than any other organization. The following season, I was tasked with rebuilding the team under a challenging front office climate.

During my tenure, I was responsible for recruiting players, negotiating player contracts, all practice, and game coaching, selecting the game day roster, scouting opponents, media interviews and community appearances. I was offered the Head Coaching job at the Staten Island Vipers but declined the offer.

Role: Head Coach (1995 & 96)

The North Jersey Imperials were a professional soccer club based in northern New Jersey that competed in the Northeast Conference of the United Soccer Leagues between 1994 and 2001. The 1997 season was notable, as it featured 18-year-old Tim Howard, from North Brunswick, as the starting goalkeeper. Howard went on to the join the MetroStars of Major League Soccer for the 1998 season. He was then transferred to Manchester United in 2003 and played at Everton from 2006 to 2016. Howard is the most capped goalkeeper of all-time for the United States men's national team, with over 100 caps since his debut in 2002.

In the inaugural 1994 season, at the age of twenty-seven years, I was appointed the Head Coach of the club and led the team to 15 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, with the team finishing runner-up in the Northeast Conference regular season league and finalist in Northeast Conference postseason Championship. I was responsible for player recruitment, negotiating player contracts to the club budget, game and practice coaching, selecting the game day roster, scouting opponents, media interviews and community appearances. At the end of the season, my contract was purchased by the New York Fever professional soccer team.

Role: Head Coach (1994)

Fairleigh Dickinson University is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, multi-campus institution and is the largest private university in New Jersey with 11,500 students. The University offers over a hundred undergraduate and graduates degree programs at two New Jersey campuses and at two FDU locations outside the United States.

I was the Assistant Coach of the men’s soccer team, which competed in the Northeast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. My duties included assisting the head coach with bench and practice coaching, observing upcoming opponent games, scouting potential recruits and reporting my analysis back to the head coach. I additionally arranged the inaugural alumni game to encourage former players to increase stadium attendance and financial support for the program. I left the position to become the Head Coach of the North Jersey Imperials professional soccer team.

www.fduknights.com

Role: Assistant Soccer Coach (1992 & 93)

Newcastle United is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne that plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football that is recognized as the most competitive league in the world. Newcastle United was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St. James’ Park ever since. The ground was developed into an all-seater stadium in the mid-1990s and has a capacity of 52,354.

I spent seven months at the club as a non-contract player initially under Argentine manager, Osvaldo Ardilles, and subsequently England legend, Kevin Keegan. Keegan was seeking to loan me to the lower leagues so I would gain more regular match experience but I elected to decline the offer and returned to the United States.

www.nufc.co.uk

Role: Professional Soccer Player (1991 - 1992)

The New Jersey Eagles soccer club represented the New York metropolitan areas in the East Coast-based American Professional Soccer League (APSL) from 1988-1990.  At the time the APSL represented the highest level of professional soccer in the United States. The Eagles were considered a New York Cosmos alumni society with a number of ex-Cosmos executives leading the front office and former Cosmos players making up the Eagles coaching staff and playing roster.

I was signed as a professional player in the 1990 season, as one of the league allowed two foreign players. As a rookie, I started in every game. Additionally, I represented the club at promotional events in the community. At the end of the season, I was offered a three-year contract but unfortunately, the team folded in the 1990 post season.

Role: Professional Soccer Player (1990)

Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. is globally recognized as the leading name in transducer technology. Kulite has developed high-performance, state-of-the-art custom, and stock products, including transducers for extreme and harsh environmental conditions in myriad fields and industries around the world. Kulite holds over 350 patents and its ongoing investment in research and development has led to the pioneering of new sensing technologies as well as the improvement of existing products in the aerospace, automotive, military, marine and process control.

I completed internships in my junior and senior years of college and was hired as a Junior Computer Analyst after graduating. In that position, I attended meetings with department leaders to gather business requirements and worked as part of a small team of developers to create, develop and amend COBOL programs to ensure efficiency of data throughout the organization.

www.kulite.com

Role: Junior Computer Analyst (1989 - 91)

University

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Coaching Licenses

• UEFA “A” License

• US Soccer “A” License  

• US Soccer “B” License 

• NSCAA Master Coach Certification 

• NSCAA Premier License Coaching Certification

• NSCAA Director of Coaching Certification

• NSCAA National Goalkeeper Diploma