Antonio Oppi

• Oversee operations for a leading US-based luxury tour operator & event management/hospitality agency with a focus on revenue growth, relationship building, business development and key project supervision.
• Restructure operational model to better position company within industry.
• Develop actionable business strategies that ensure alignment with organizational vision, mission and annual objectives across all global offices.
• Optimize current revenue streams by adapting/increasing our offerings, partnerships and technology solutions - Qatar Airways, F1 Team McLaren, FIFA.
• Improve / implement organizational policies and programs by strategically adapting to market and clients needs.

• Led operations for the VIP Guest Experiences Leisure Program during 2022 FWC Qatar.
• Oversaw end-to-end operational planning for all V/VIP guests journey and integration of guest services delivery with all service providers (Travel, Transport, Accommodation, Protocol, Access Management, Security, etc.) in coordination with FIFA and all relevant functional areas and stakeholders
• Developed site operation plans for all key operational venues (Stadiums, VIP Hotels, Airports, Leisure Program venues).
• Supported defining the Guest Services concept, including guest experience components and service level definition per guest group, for a total of approximately 60k guests.
• Coordinated procurement / support development and management of suppliers as well as IT and guest application tools.
• Develop full operational budget and staffing plan (180 staff) for Guest Management function for FY 2020-2023.
• Plan and integrate the Event Services Operations Centre into the 2022 FWC Main Operations Center.
• Developed Terms of References and support integration among key stakeholders for FWC 2022: FIFA, Q22, Amiri Diwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Event Operations - LOC Deputy Director of Event Services & Guest Operations
• FIFA ARAB CUP 2021 & FIFA ARAB CUP 2021 QUALIFIERS
• FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2019 & 2020
• AMIR CUP 2019 & 2020

•Responsible for planning, monitoring and assessing organizations performance against organizational KPIs and reporting to executive management.
• Coordinated development of Program Roadmap in close collaboration with all Host Country & FIFA departments and functional managers.
• Led the coordination/ production and delivery of concepts of operations, official operational proposals, budget and staffing allocations, key contractual milestones and strategic reports.
• Implemented program management & knowledge transfer solutions, in alignment with FIFAs Project Knowledge Management division.

• Performed integrated technical reporting for a 10-year, USD 150 billion+ program; monitored program baseline and milestones, analyzed data streams related to planning, cost control, change & risk.
• Coordinated with Programme Controls, PM and Construction Supervision teams to provide accurate progress/performance reporting and risk assessment to facilitate decision-making and issue escalation/resolution.
• Defined and developed organizational governance and procedures, with a focus on strategic, high-level coordination among multiple stakeholders.
• Monitored and managed fee-based organizational KPIs via a structured performance management system for contractual execution across the SC supply chain. Led negotiations of contested milestones.

• Standardized, implemented and managed all technical and executive reporting for a USD 20 billion portfolio of mega construction projects across MENA.
• Coordinated and led preparation / presentation of multi-billion dollar mega Programme Management bids, including for the FIFA World Cup™.
• Planned, executed, and delivered all Executive Reports to internal and external stakeholders, including His Highness the Amir of Qatar.

• Led proposal preparation for contracts with US government agencies.
• Developed and managed winning proposal of three year operational/cultural awareness program; oversaw 30+ staff (SMEs, analysts, software engineers, graphic designers, etc.) in the development of 750 hours of accredited, university level computer-based courseware for the USMC and other DoD agencies.

• Led proposals for fiction and non-fiction book concepts to major publishing houses in the US and UK. Reviewed / negotiated foreign and domestic contracts Event Operations - Organized book launches and other national PR events (Kennedy Center, Politics & Prose, American University, Johns Hopkins University).