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Brian Barnhart
Executive Manager
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Accomplished Senior Executive offering 20+ years of progressive experience in professional motorsports entertainment. Adept at managing operations, logistics, and events, as well as developing and maintaining supplier relationships with partners.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
President and Team Strategist
Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Racing
Indianapolis, Indiana
12.2017 - Current
- Supervised full-time, professional participant in North American open-wheel racing series.
- Managed staff of 20+ employees (direct/indirect reports) including engineers, mechanics, and transportation specialists.
- Created logistics plan traveling employees to race events across North America.
- Developed strategies competing in high-profile races, including Indianapolis 500, against world-class competition.
- Negotiated sponsorship agreements.
- Negotiated technical alliance improving on-track performance utilizing state of art components.
Senior Vice President
Indycar
Indianapolis, Indiana
10.1994 - 12.2017
- Executive manager with 20+ years experience in professional sports entertainment.
- Oversaw day-to-day operations, supervised staff of 100+ employees (direct/indirect reports) in multi-million dollar industry of Indycar racing.
- Created logistics plan to conduct open-wheel race events in North America.
- Negotiated multi-year contracts with promoters, suppliers, vendors.
- Established official rules and procedures conducting Indycar race events, including drafting rule book for on-track competition.
- Developed industry-standard safety protocols.
- Officiated 200+ Indycar race events as Race Director/Chief Steward.
- Improved efficiencies in logistics and staff travel reducing expenses.
- Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, support sustainability objectives.
- Developed new strategies in collaboration with executive partners to establish long-term business objectives, providing company with sustainable organizational leadership.
- Cultivated productive relationships with community members and potential partners.
- Represented company to vendors, external stakeholders.
- Provided briefs to board of directors, improving knowledge and awareness of operational programs.
- Evaluated future program plans to forecast expected resource needs.
- Presented and discussed strategy with senior executive leaders of business partners and vendors.
- Headed teams in managing implementation and training on strategic initiatives for entire company.
- Orchestrated positive media coverage and stakeholder relations as a public face of Indycar.
- Generated comprehensive reports regarding incidents, events and important business matters.
- Established operational objectives and work plans, delegated assignments to subordinate managers.
- Created and made appropriate documentation for annual budgets and senior leadership goals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University Of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN 08.1979 - 05.1983
Skills
Business Operations
Logistics
Contract ManagementPolicy and Procedure Development
Strategic PlanningProgram oversightStaff Management
Budgeting
Consulting
Work Availability
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Interests
Providing foster home for animal rescue
Timeline
President and Team Strategist
Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Racing
12.2017 - Current
Senior Vice President
Indycar
10.1994 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University Of Indianapolis
08.1979 - 05.1983