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Kissimmee, FL, US

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Orlando, Florida

Atlanta, GA

Lead the Development Team, consisting of two Development Managers responsible for all aspects of design and construction for both new restaurants and remodels. Created and implemented all departmental goals, strategic initiatives and budgets, then measured the results against plan. Responsible for establishing the national account vendors for equipment.

Celebration FL

Established a restaurant design, development solutions and project management consulting firm focused on providing both established and start-up restaurant brands and their franchisees with specialized services. Developed site-specific concept plans, elevation designs, custom renderings, prototype designs and prototype value-engineering services. Clients.

Atlanta GA & Austin TX

Lead the FOCUS Brands Restaurant Development Team of three Store Development Directors and three Designers responsible for all aspects of development for the company including new restaurants, relocations and remodels for the portfolio of brands that included Schlotzsky’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Cinnabon and Carvel Ice Cream. Responsible for the conceptual.

Orlando FL

Successfully managed the design and construction document development for 20–25 new ground-up, free-standing restaurants per year for the Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Smokey Bones concepts.

Tulsa OK

Developed the conceptual design and managed the construction document development for a new 7,200 square foot Olive Garden test restaurant for Darden Restaurants. Researched traditional Italian design for the dining room and exterior and collaborated with a restaurant engineering consulting firm to design the next-generation kitchen.

Orlando FL

Responsible for successfully managing multiple Bahama Breeze brand projects from design inception through to construction. Responsible for the contracting and managing of consultants, development of interior design plans, FF&E purchase orders and assisting Construction Project Managers on each project.

Atlanta GA

Member of a three-person corporate restaurant development department focused on providing architectural design services and on-going support to franchise partners developing new domestic Church’s Chicken restaurants. Designed conceptual interior and exterior designs, signage, site plans and created bid packages for the FF&E vendors. Successfully managed.

Oak Brook IL

Responsible for co-brand restaurant site design and coordination between the McDonald’s Oil Alliance Team and its operating partners (Chevron, Amoco and Shell) for the western two-thirds of the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and the South Pacific.

Tulsa OK

Developed prototype designs and construction documents, coordinated CAD automation processes, managed prototype maintenance and change management for four separate McDonald’s Leaps & Bounds play center prototypes. Assisted in the design and construction document production for clients including Home Depot, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, KFC and.

Rolling Meadows IL

Working directly with the President and CEO of McDonald's, I co-developed the design of a new start-up McDonald’s concept called Leaps & Bounds. Created the initial conceptual designs, wire-frame walk-thrus, renderings and final architectural documents for the first three Leaps & Bounds play centers. Developed new, traditional McDonald’s restaurant.