Leveraging my business and consulting experiences to help businesses achieve more.

Box Lunch delivery and Catering

A small but growing fast casual, family owned chain of 8 Restaurants- Mediterranean style cuisine. Our food is 100% fresh, never frozen and we have made a strong commitment to keep it that way. It is prepared fresh daily by using only the finest ingredients. We never use cans, freezers, microwave ovens, preservatives, or artificial ingredients.

Planning•Plan the delivery of the overall program and its activities in accordance with the mission and the goals of the organization•Develop new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization•Develop and implement long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the program•Develop an operating plan to support the program •Develop a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for improvement•Develop funding proposals for the program to ensure the continuous delivery of servicesOrganizing•Ensure that program activities operate within the policies and procedures of the organization•Ensure that program activities comply with all relevant legislation and professional standards•Develop forms and records to document program activitiesStaffing•Recruit, interview and select well-qualified program employees•Implement the human resources policies, procedures and practices of the organization•Establish and implement a performance management process for all program staff•Engage volunteers for appropriate program activities using established volunteer management practices

Providing Insurance and Financial Services: Auto-Home-Business-Bank-Vehicle Loans-Life-Health-Mutual FundsOur mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams. Life is a wonderful gift to treasure & enjoy, but it can also be demanding and challenging at times too. Let us take away the worry so you can focus on the living! Our motto at our Agency is, "Life's a Journey, Enjoy It!...and let us help you insure each step and reach each goal along the way."

Completed an 8 month internship program with a target date of a September 1st opening date for my Insurance Agency!

Ensured product solutions for new business sales layers (breakfast, snacks, desserts, specialty beverages) executed consistently and effectively in every Taco Bell restaurant by providing broader business thinking and strategic insights to new product implementation cross-functional teams, leading field testing/national implementation process and providing restaurant training materials to ensure consistent execution of products/programs. Leveraged existing systems sensibly, changing systems when improvements possible. Brought senior leadership along and gained brand alignment on new business solutions by holding regularly scheduled meetings, creating reports, and presenting team’s recommendations.• Rolled out first frozen beverage platform (Fruitista Freeze line and equipment) in 2008 and Limeades in 2009 by ensuring restaurant teams executed consistently at all company and franchise Taco Bell Restaurants.• Supported various national food and beverage promotions and sponsorships by planning and staffing portable kitchens to provide 20,000 free samples to fans during various sports sponsorship events (BSC bowl games, MLB All-Star events, Los Angeles X-Games) around U.S. Executed Taco Bell's first “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” MLB World Series promotion. • Served as key operations member of FRANMAC beverage committee (Taco Bell franchise/corporate joint marketing sub-committee), with goal to build Taco Bell’s profitable beverage business through innovation, variety, and building awareness, with key deliverables, including suggestive sell program, team beverage incentives, innovation strategy and operations impact, and testing and implementation of beverage programs.

Served as national account representative for corporate IT solutions licensed to Taco Bell franchisees/licensees. Held responsibility for selling, on-boarding, and training franchise restaurants onto Taco Bell’s Back Office Solution. Provided business solutions and enhancement requests to IT staff. Increased franchise Back Office restaurant participation from 40% to 60%. Established Back Office Solution training program.Project Manager, National Systems Trainer, 1995-1997. Provided on-site training to franchisees within U.S. and Canada on Taco Bell’s Back Office Solution.Market Training Manager, Restaurant Manager, 1991-1995. Held accountability for opening new Taco Bell restaurant, hiring/training entire team; successfully opened restaurant on schedule.

Worked in men’s division for three different stores: Winter Park, Florida (training), Vero Beach, Florida (first assignment, three years), and Miami, Florida (largest volume). Held responsibility for largest men’s division ($4,500,000) in South Florida at Omni Mall, Miami. Held responsibility for all sales and operations of men’s department, including sales and profits, hiring, inventory management, buying, floor merchandising, and reporting. Oversaw entire store, with accountabilities, including customer service, cash handling, and opening/closing duties.