Responsible for managing properties and tenants in Brooklyn, NY and Clifton, NJ along with running the profitable operations of a home heating oil provider in LaGrangeville, NY, Buy Rite Oil Company.

Responsible for the operations of two dynamic and growing full service home heating oil companies in the Metropolitan New York City area. Services include home heating oil, burner service, new equipment installations, and HVAC.

Professional consulting organization providing services to small to medium-sized retail service companies. Services include growing sales, margins, while adding total business value and designing an ultimate exit strategy. Praxis has most recently been focused on the retail home heat business, specifically #2 Home Heating Oil and Propane Gas marketers.

President & C.F.O.Increased sales from $7 million to $55 million through improved business processes and customer focus.Implemented fully functional call center to handle up to 1500 inbound and outbound sales calls per day.Acquired small home heating firm in upstate NY in 1999, designed & moved business to new bulk plant.Grew business four fold in new acquisition via marketing and by providing additional products and services.Took Company public in 1999 (NASDAQ) raising $7 million which was used for business expansion.Started Able Propane, a high margin residential service business, in 1996 & sold for $4.3 million in 2004.

Full service retail propane gas company providing quality liquified petroleum gas to homeowners and businesses in Northern New Jersey.

Sourced and closed propane acquisitions to develop new market area.Designed customer service improvement plan which enhanced net income by 22%.Joint venture with local short-line railroad to design and build petroleum rail through-put terminal to provide domestic and Canadian product to lower costs and increase supply. Created and implemented successful sales strategy for home builders which resulted in $300% increase in commercial sales the first year.

Developed & directed plan which successfully led to the decertification of teamster represented facility while improving customer service level. Developed and implemented cross dock delivery system to lower direct delivery costs by 19% and increase service level to major supermarkets. Successfully managed $130 million distribution operations of a Fortune 50 corporation in a multi-state warehouse distribution system.