Promoted to manage wholly-owned subsidiary of Primo Water Corporation providing vended water services and wholesale bottle distribution primarily to large mass merchandiser and supermarket chains in the US. Served on Company’s Executive Committee and participated in Board of Directors meetings.Key Accomplishments:• Transformed a declining business unit by changing service model, managing costs, and implementing structural and operational changes that resulted in 24 months of strong comp sales and margins exceeding 62%.• Executed strategy and business plan to position company for significant M&A opportunity.

Responsible for distribution and bottling production facilities operations in 22 states servicing 3,000+ predominately big box retail stores - Walmart, Kmart, Lowes Home Improvement, Kroger, Winn Dixie, ACE, Safeway, Albertsons. Direct interaction with retail buyers and merchandising decision-makers. Fast paced/rapid growth, high volume environment. Key Accomplishments:• Increased Western region profitability to highest level in the Company.• Created efficient operations economic model by reconfiguring service territories.• Successfully recruited and managed independent bottlers to manufacture and distribute product and maintained lowest turnover rate of bottlers in the nation.

One of nation’s largest independent home & office delivery bottled-water companies with over 40,000 customers. ESIO Beverage Company was wholly-owned subsidiary that developed / manufactured multi-function beverage systems and consumables (water, coffee, teas and juices). OPW acquired by DS Waters.Promoted to COO within 6 months. Managed operations including production, quality control, manufacturing, warehousing, inventory, procurement, distribution and human resources. Developed performance culture. Held one of six seats on Company’s Board of Directors.

2500 employee national retail chain of health and fitness clubs. Company acquired by 24 Hour Fitness.Established first formalized human resources function, formulating and implementing policies, procedures and infrastructure to provide consistency across rapidly growing organization. Reported to CEO as member of senior management team. Designed and implemented staffing plan to build organization from 500 to 2500 employees in 24 months. Pro-active national manager of employee relations, organizational/management development, compensation, payroll, benefits, recruitment, training, grievance mediation and litigation. Directed corporate compliance with FLSA, EEO, ADA, OSHA, ERISA, FMLA, HIPPA and COBRA regulations. Responsible for corporate risk management, including property and casualty, general liability and workers comp.