Dale E. Burner
Senior Vice President
dburner@profungroup.com

Dale’s extensive background in all facets of Operation, Human Resources and Facilities Management has made him an invaluable resource on ProFun projects. He was instrumental in the Pre-Opening and Opening stages of uShaka MARINEWORLD in Durban, South Africa. Dale incorporated Best Practices in the development of Operations Guidelines, Procedural Standards, Training Materials and Performance Criteria with Relevant Measurements. Additionally Dale was instrumental in, and made significant contributions to, the rigorous Pre-Opening and Opening activities assisting with Operational Planning, Guest Service and Show, Facilities Maintenance, Food and Beverage and Security.

During Dale’s 35-year career as a senior executive with the Walt Disney Company he oversaw a $60 million renovation of the Disneyland Hotel, a $50 million dollar renovation of Fantasyland, partnered with the Disneyland Entertainment Division to design, engineer, and construct, FANTASMIC, a 30-million dollar multimedia entertainment event, and acted as Resort Liaison with Walt Disney Imagineering on new project design and construction on multimillion dollar projects such as Splash Mountain, The Adventures of Indiana Jones, Mickey’s Toontown, and Disney's California Adventure. As Vice President of Resort Administration, he was responsible for integrating the logistic and technical support with the operational requirements needed for a 1.4-billion dollar Resort expansion.

Leveraging more than 35 years of service with the Walt Disney Company, Dale offers value-added expertise in Facilities Management, Operations and Human Resources. He is a creative problem-solver with the demonstrated ability to improve financial performance. With an extensive background in all facets of Operations and Facilities Management, he is expert at approaching business from the perspective of customer satisfaction.