1253 Rookwood Drive - Cincinnati, OH 45208-3350 - (513) 871-7009 - e-mail address: amatthey@aol.com

 

PROFILE
 
Public Assembly Management - Sales/Marketing - Public Relations
 

Well-qualified Facility Manager combining practical experience in combination with strong academic qualifications. Facility experience includes major league multi-purpose arenas, convention centers, ice skating rinks, and indoor clay tennis courts. Handled NHL and NBA sports, professional wrestling, concerts, and ice shows. Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational ability. Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and stress and under severe budget restrictions. Computer proficient (Windows Operating System) in field.


ACHIEVEMENTS

Member of the first class graduated from the Public Assembly Facility Management School (PAFMS) run by the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM). Also a member of first class graduated from the PAFMS Graduate Institute. Member of the  first classes in ice arena management, operations, programming, design, construction and renovation run by the Ice Skating Institute(ISI) and the Ice Arena Institute of Management (IAIM). Also Certificates from the School for Ice Technologies (SIT) run by the IAAM and IAIM.  Also supervised facility construction and renovation in Grand Rapids, Michigan of an arena back into an arena after twenty plus years.
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Public Assembly Facility Management (Arenas and Ice Skating Facilities)
 

Managed all aspects of day-to-day running of $4M volume business. Responsible for operational budgets, bookkeeping and accounting reports, and payroll. Determined work activities necessary to operate facility. Hired, trained, and supervised 30+ employees. Hired workers to make needed facility repairs. Maintained extensive vendor communication regarding purchasing equipment and supplies and negotiations. Managed event scheduling. Ensured all licensing and taxing regulations were met. Acted a liaison between city and facilities. Listed in 'Who's Who in Executives & Professionals: 2008-2009 Edition'.


WORK HISTORY
 
MENCO MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, Cincinnati, OH
  Director and Consultant 1978 ; 1980; 1984 - Present
M.C. BENTON CONVENTION CENTER, Winston-Salem, NC
  Manager, Ice Skating Rink 1983-1984
SPECTRUM ARENA, Philadelphia, PA
  Assistant Building Superintendent 1981
CYCLONE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER, Ames, IA
  Director 1980-1981
STADIUM ARENA, Grand Rapids, MI
  Assistant General Manager 1974 -1978

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING

  • M.S. Sport Management: United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL - 1984
  • B.S. Business Administration (Finance): Nichols College, Dudley, MA - 1971
    Outstanding Student Athletic Team Manager, 1970-1971 Season
  • Certification of Graduation: Public Assembly Facility Management School
    IAAM and Oglebay Park District, Wheeling, WV - 1988; Graduate Institute 2006
  • New Managers, IAAM: Seattle, WA - 1980
  • Ice Arena Institute of Management: Certificates of Ice Arena Management, Operations, Programming, Design, Construction and Renovation.
    ISI and Oglebay Park District, Wheeling, WV 2001, 2002; Milwaukee, WI 2001; Adrian, MI 2007
  • School for Ice Technologies(SIT) (IAAM) and (ISI) Columbus, OH 2007

    Operations and Risk Management 2003 Rosemont, IL
    Programming, Marketing, and Promotions (1) 2004 Rosemont, IL; (2) 2008  Rosemont, IL.

AFFILIATION

  • International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM) Ice Skating Institute (ISI)
  • Northeast Ice Skating Managers Association (NEISMA)

  

REFERENCES
  1. Mr. John Childs
    The Gould Group
    Rome Plaza
    1471 Route 9
    Clifton, New York, 14431
    (518) 371-3039
     
  2. Mr. J. Michael Cooney, Attorney
    Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP
    900 Chemed Center, 255 East Fifth Street
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
    (513) 977- 8470
     
  3. Mr. James R. Collins
    1215 Shelter Cove
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106
    (336) 768-5468
     
  4. Ice Skating Institute and Ice Arena Institute of Management
    6000 Custer Road, Building 9
    Plano, Texas  75023-5100
    (972) 735-8800
    (972) 335-8815 Fax
     
  5. United States Sports Academy
    One Academy Drive
    Daphne, Alabama 36526
    (252) 626-3303
    (800) 223-2668
     
  6. Mr. Terry Morris
    Allen and Company
    711 Fifth Avenue
    New York, New York 10022-3111
    (212) 832-8000
     
  7. Mr. Dennis Magruder, CFE
    WesBanco Arena
    Two 14th Street
    Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
    (304) 233-7000
     
  8. Mr. Dennis Janson, Sports Anchor
    WCPO TV
    1720 Gilbert Avenue
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1450
    (513) 852-4005
     
  9. Mr. Jack Nicholson
    President, Facility Consulting Services
    1203 Forest Park, Suite 55
    Auburn, Massachusetts 01501
    (508) 832-8685
     
  10. Mr. Charles A. Neustadt
    Charles A. Neustadt and Associates
    127 West Lee Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    (410) 528-1995
     
  11. International Association of Assembly Managers
    635 Fritz Drive, Suite 100
    Coppell, Texas 75019-4442
    (972) 906-7441
     
  12. Mr. Ron Neal
    1237 Kentland Court
    Hebron, Kentucky 41048
    (859) 586-4427
     
  13. Mr. John F. Gunn
    17230 31st Drive
    Phoenix, Arizona 85023
    (612) 863-1762
     
  14. Mr. Don Schumacher
    Don Schumacher and Associates
    9916 Carver Road
    Blue Ash, Ohio 45242
    (513) 281-1200
     
  15. Dr. Jack R. Vivian, PhD
    JRV Consulting
    1134 Stone Run Court
    Lancaster, Ohio  43130
    (740)681-1292