About

Basic Information

  • Name: Andrew Kennington Edson
  • Email: drew@drewedson.com
  • Phone: 541.221.2298
  • Address: Washington DC Metro

Professional Profile

Currently completing a Masters program in Sports Industry Management at Georgetown University and working as the Director of Team Business Operations. Upon completiion of the program will be looking to jump head first into a new project or position in the business of sports.

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Interests

I have a variety of interests spanning from time spent playing with my dog, skiing in the winter time, traveling to new places when possible, watching sporting events live and at home, assessing the value of a new gadget or technology, and of course, I am a fantasy football fanatic.

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Fantasy Football
  • Technology
  • My Dog

Strengths & Skills

Strengths and Personal Traits - ESTJ -T (Executive)

Achiever
Responsibilty
Significance
Context
Analytical
Organizer

Professional Skills

Project Management
Business Operations
Sales Analysis
Stragety
Team Building
Research

Experience

  • Director of Team Business Operations

    Georgetown Univeristy Athletic Department

    Jan 2019

    •Assist in the management of an $40M Athletics Department budget and with the general administrative management of 29 varsity sports programs
    •Reviewed internal requisitions to ensure competitive pricing and sufficient business purpose
    •Educating and updating all staff on fiscal and financial policies, procedures and budgetary progress
    •Managed all procurement and purchasing services for all sports programs
    •Assists Head coaches with budget management for all sports programs
    •Serves as GMS Requisitioner and Expense Preparer for all sports programs
    •Prepares requisitions for purchases, prepares the request for advances and reconciles cash advances
    •Allocates expenses in GMS for pro card users of all sports programs
    •Assists business office with monthly reconciliation of athletic cost centers
    •Assists the coaching staffs with preparation and coordination of recruiting correspondence
    •Complies with all NCAA, BIG EAST, Patriot League and Georgetown rules, regulations and policies

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    Business & Finance Internship

    Georgetown Univeristy Athletic Department

    Fall 2018

    •Reported directly to Business Manager for the Georgetown University Athletic Department
    •Gained experience in business and finance operations in a collegiate athletic department, preforming a broad range of administrative and financial services duties in the Business and Finance Office of a Division I NCAA program serving 29 varsity sports and over 750 student-athletes.

  • MLB All-Star Week Green Team Member

    Major League Baseball

    Summer 2018

    •Represented Major League Baseball during 2018 All Star Week as a member of the Green Team, actively contributing to MLB’s sustainability and legacy initiatives
    •Worked under the direction of MLB Executives & Washington Nationals Operations Staff at Nationals Park
    •Participated and staffed the 5K Color Run event, Boys & Girls Club Legacy event, MLB Futures and Celebrity Softball Game, MLB Home Run Derby, and the 2018 MLB All Star Game

  • Executive Director

    The Kennington Foundation

    2012-Present

    •Founder and executive manager the overall operation of a 501c3 non-profit organization
    •Gained experience in compliance, tax reporting, and organizational development.

  • Director of Operations

    Picartio Inc.

    2016-2018

    •Gained project management and product management experience in app development in a tech start-up
    •Managed social media marketing and web properties for the start-up
    •Directed development of 2 Apple iOS properties from start to finish
    •Contributed and collaborated with C-Level to focus company product and strategy

  • Sales Supervisor

    Franz Family Bakeries

    2008-2011

    •8 direct, 3 indirect reports, 100+ accounts, $3M annual sales division
    •Successfully managed a team of outside salespeople
    •Gained valuable leadership skills and personnel coaching and development experience
    •Accrued extensive experience in sales & KPI analysis, forecasting, budgeting and workforce management
    •Contributed to the development of divisional strategy
    •Managed ancillary projects as assigned by supervisor in addition to regular duties
    •Coos Bay was one of Southern Oregon’s most improved sales divisions, 2009 – 2011

  • Route Sales Representative

    Franz Family Bakeries

    2008

    •20-25 accounts, $55K annual route sales
    •Gained business to business sales and account management experience
    •Mastered outside sales cycle and accrued outside sales experience with a variety of account types including national retail chains, restaurants, and institutional customers
    •Honors: Southern Oregon Sales Division Rookie of the Year, 2008

  • Grocery Manager

    Albertsons

    1997-2008

    •10-25 direct and indirect reports, $18M annual retail sales
    •Mastered inventory management, retail ordering, sales & KPI analysis, and unionized workforce management
    •Gained cash handling and cash balancing experience
    •Accrued a vast amount of customer service and conflict resolution experience in a variety of scenarios

Education & Proffesional Training

  • Masters in Sports Industry Management (MPS)

    Georgetown Univeristy

    2019

    Concentration in Buisness and Operations, including coursework in:
    •Sports Leadership
    •Applied Ethics in Sports
    •Corporate Social Responsability in Sports
    •Facility and Venue Management
    •Applied Sports Economics
    •Sports Law and Contracts
    •Sports Business and Finance

  • Certificate in Sports Industry Essentials

    Columbia Univeristy

    2017

  • Masters in Public Administration (MPA)

    American Public Univeristy System

    2015

    Concentration in Human Resource Management, including coursework in:
    •Public Policy
    •Local Political Administration
    •Administrative Theory
    •Strategic Human Resources Management
    •Employment Law and Labor Relations
    •Law and Public Policy

  • Certificate in Competitive Intelligence

    American Public Univeristy System

    2012

    Coursework in:
    •Analytics
    •Counterintelligence
    •Threat Analysis
    •Industrial Espionage

  • Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

    American Public University System

    2012

    Concentration in Global Business Management, including coursework in:
    •Strategic Management
    •Qualatative Analysis
    •Quantativie Analysis
    •Marketing Managment
    •Coporate Finance
    •Managerial Economics

  • Bachelors in History

    Univeristy of Oregon

    2007

    Concentration areas in:
    •The American West
    •World War II
    •The Crusades

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