DARRIN STEELE 1631 Mesa Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 | 925-­‐550-­‐4210 | Dsteele@usbsf.com EDUCATION University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Ph.D. in Leadership, Research & Policy Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management Olympic Sport Leadership Certificate University of California – Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business Masters of Business Administration Eastern Illinois University Masters of Arts in Economics Eastern Illinois University Bachelor of Arts in Economics 2015 (Expected) 2011 2008 1993 1992 EXPERIENCE Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), AUT -­‐ 5084 Grossgmain Vice President Sport 2014 – Present Responsible for: •
FIBT Competitions for Bobsleigh and Skeleton •
Rules, races, tracks, juries, & safety standards •
Bobsleigh & Skeleton Sport Committees •
Bobsleigh & Skeleton Materials Committees Vice President Communication 2013 – 2014 Responsible for: •
Social media strategy •
Marketing support •
Negotiating new media agreements United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Colorado Springs, CO Chief Executive Officer 2007 – Present Responsible for: •
Sport Administration, Marketing, HR, Sales, Management, Fundraising and Leadership •
Negotiating sponsor agreements •
Oversight of skeleton and bobsled technology programs •
FIBT Special Advisory Committee (2009, 2012); Sport Committee (2010) •
USOC Committees: Athlete Relations; Athlete Career & Education; Diversity Key Initiatives: •
Sled Technology •
Strategic Planning •
Coaching Education •
Social Media University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, CO Lecturer – Sports Marketing, Sport Management, Business Home Depot, Atlanta, GA Call Center Manager •
Multi-­‐site, multi-­‐department management ($90M sales budget) •
Managed teams of field sales support, research, customer service and fabrications •
Training development and delivery 2011 – Present 2006 – 2007 DARRIN STEELE PAGE 2 General Manager 2004 – 2006 Responsible for: •
Operations, sales, profitability, merchandising, inventory management, personnel, customer service o Exceeded 2005 sales and profit goals and managed more than $50M in revenue o Led district in both sales and profitability for 2004 •
District Captain of the specialty business and High Potential Supervisor program Store Leadership Program 2002 – 2004 •
Retail Management •
Operations Strategy •
Finance Contemporary Pensions, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA Business Analyst •
Financial planning, insurance, 401(k) and pension management •
Licensed in NASD/FINRA Series 7 and NASAA Series 66 United States Army & Army National Guard, Rock Island, IL & Walnut Creek, CA Soldier •
Administration •
Public Relations •
Marketing 2000 – 2002 1987 – 2001 AWARDS Hall of Fame, Sherrard Academic Hall of Fame, Quad City Sports Hall of Fame, Eastern Illinois University United States Army Commendation Medal NCAA Division I All-­‐American – Track & Field 2010 2003 2001 1996, 1998, 2000 1996 RELATED EXPERIENCE United States Olympic Team Bobsled Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, CA Head Track and Field Coach Mt. Diablo High School, Concord, CA Assistant Track and Field Coach 1998, 2002 1997 1995 MEMBERSHIPS/BOARDS Omicron Delta Epsilon – Economics Honors Fraternity Pikes Peak Community College – Business Advisory Board Solano County – Workforce Investment Board (2006) Sports Plus Programs for Children with Autism – Advisory Board Autism Speaks – 2012 Colorado Springs Walk Chairman INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Soundbooth, Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign and Encore) Mac & PC platforms, SPSS, EndNote, NVivo