
Profit-driven Restaurant Operator with multi-outlet experience; proven success leading startup, turnaround and high-growth operations; with strengths in building cohesive, top-performing and customer-centric teams. High-energy F&B professional with a history of achieving record-setting P&L gains.
General Manager with expertise in floor design and staging. Develops effective displays that visually enhance a variety of retail products to increase sales. Provides supervision and development opportunities for hourly Associates and Crew Members in assigned areas by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, evaluating performance, providing recognition, and ensuring diversity awareness. Also, goal-oriented and consistently seeking opportunities for growth and increasing merchandising knowledge.
Business-oriented and versatile professional with an extensive range of logistical and procurement experience in slow, high paced, and hostile environments. Proven ability to work cohesively with diverse individuals in climatic and austere atmospheres.
o 8 years of Honorable service with the US Army as a Chemical Operations Specialist, and Instructor for the Weapons of Mass Destruction program (WMD)
o Successfully managed $1.13M in Haz-Mat equipment, with 46 personnel in Kuwait City from December 2007 - March 2009 with no loss or damages
o Deployed to Iraq, and Kuwait a total of 3 times, but awarded 19 times. 4 (four) Army Achievement
Medals, 2 (two) Good Conduct Medals 2 (two) Army Commendation Medals, Army service Ribbon,
Combat Action Badge, Joint Service Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest
Asia Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award,
Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, and The Presidential Unit Citation