BRIAN A. DIXON
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Mobile Phone: 240-***-****
E-Mail: **********@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Columbia Association, Columbia, MD 2017 – Present
Elite Trainer
Consultant and fitness expert to association business partners and local community agencies
Focus on rehabilitation therapies to improve physical function, fitness, and cardiovascular health
Create monthly business plans that ensure meeting monthly sales goals in personal training revenue
Apply principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, reporting on, and executing the budget, and the relationships among the training program, budget, and reporting systems
Direct consultations and fitness assessments with members to implement the most optimal fitness path
Conduct facility safety, health, and compliance inspections, and in monitoring compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations
Develop operational reviews, specifications, and scopes of work, and budget analysis to support programs
Perform multiple administrative support functions to support facilities management and payroll operations
Gold’s Gym Bowie, Bowie, MD 2015 – 2016
Fitness Manager 3
Promoted from Personal Trainer to Fitness Manager in four months of service, based on performance
Strengthened group interaction which encouraged the culture and increased revenue and client retention
Performing multiple administrative support functions to support facilities management and payroll operations
Coordinated with agencies to promote fitness and generate revenue to fund charities and outreach programs
Compel Fitness, Bowie, MD 2015 – 2015
Training Director
Achieved a weekly position on the company leaderboard for hitting or exceeding training sales revenue
Hired and trained a staff that became the highest revenue-generating club within the company
Planned, distributed, and monitored work assignment, evaluated work performance and provided feedback to others on their performance
Prepared, justified, and administered the program budget. Managed procurement and contracting
Health/Works – Gannett/USA Today, McLean, VA 2008 – 2015
Fitness Professional/Recreation Coordinator
Implemented a 12-company corporate recreation program that grossed over $200,000 annually in revenue
Created a year-round sport/fitness program calendar that led to lower insurance premiums for the company
Monitored expenditures and applies cost-benefit analysis to set priorities
Provided personal training, group exercise and educational seminars to encourage healthier lifestyles
Washington Sports Club, Washington, DC 2008 – 2010
Group Exercise Coordinator
Managed Group Exercise Program which included staffing, scheduling and promotion of program
Instructed diverse group exercise programs that ranged from kickboxing to flexibility and relaxation
Consistently worked with staff to develop monthly personal business plans to ensure their success
Boys & Girls Club of Danville, Danville, VA 2004 – 2005
Branch/Outreach Director
Solicited, received, reviewed, and processed proposals, awards, and administered grants and agreements
Supervised the restoration of a historic sports facility that enhanced community morale and economic relief
Managed the building of a state of the art teen center that focused on computer technology and education
Directed one of only three state funded community outreach program focused on youth gang prevention
Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation Department, Harrisonburg, VA 2001 – 2003
Recreation Specialist II
Successfully planned and implemented diverse programming that increased community participation
Completed a grant proposal that funds the area’s largest national affiliated youth program
Solicited, received, reviewed, and processed proposals, awards, and administered grants and agreements
Managed community-feeding program, which provided economic relief for members of the community
YMCA of the Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, VA 1999 – 2001
Program Coordinator/Office Coordinator
Increased community health awareness with coordination of a targeted wellness program focused on seniors
Focused on rehabilitation therapies to improve physical function, fitness, and cardiovascular health
Managed front office, which included advertising and member engagement that improved member retention
Instructed various group exercise programs that piqued community interest and increased monthly revenue
Roanoke City Parks and Recreation Department, Roanoke, VA 1999 – 2000
Fitness Coordinator
Coordinated and instructed Golden Gloves Boxing fitness program for area’s youth gang intervention program
Gained community rapport and support through an innovative fitness initiative focused on childhood obesity
Successfully managed a state of the art fitness facility and staff that achieved monthly membership increases
EDUCATION
Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC – B.S., Physical Education/Sports Science; Minor in Biology 1994 – 1998
CERTIFICATIONS
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer; First Aid/CPR; Certified Medication Technician
AWARDS
Captain of Chowan University Football Team; Dean's List; Guffie Scholarship; Gordan Coleman Scholarship
REFERENCES
1.Ed Steele, Center Director, Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation Department, Harrisonburg, VA 540-***-****
2.Lee Forester, Recreation Director, Harrisonburg Parks and Rec. Dept., Harrisonburg, VA 540-***-****
3.Roy Jackson, Program Coordinator, Edge Sports Performance Complex, Roanoke, VA 540-***-****