Jim Wynkoop
General Manager at OVG Facilities at University of Houston
- Role
- Transition Director at Oak View Group
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jim Wynkoop
IAVM Certified Facilities Executive and Venue Manager with experience in operating arena facilities at all stages in the life cycle including opening new ones. Additional experience with community recreational facilities and programming,Specialties: Booking and Programming, Budget Development and Management, Staff Development, Client Relations, Contract Negotiation, Facility Operations, Event Management, Logistics and Planning, FF & E Procurement, Resource Allocation, Scheduling and Directing,Parking Operations, and Labor Relations and Management.
Experience
Transition Director
Jul 2025 — Present
Filling in for vacancies or as new accounts come on line for OVG’s Venue Management operation. Working with the team on the ground and helping move the operation forward.
Education
Certified Venue Executive
CVE
2012 — 2013
Temple University
BA, Communications
1982 — 1986
Skills
- Labor Relations
- Event Management
- Budgets
- Social Networking
- Social Media
- Sports Marketing
- Contract Negotiation
- Venue Management
- Corporate Events
- Project Planning
- Ticket Sales
- Customer Service
- Facilities Management
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Public Speaking
- Entertainment
- Trade Shows
- Event Planning
- Management
- Sponsorship Sales
- Sponsorship
- Process Scheduler
- Hospitality
- Budgeting
- Social Media Marketing
- Live Events
- Sports Management
- Sports
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