Regional Director-Florida/Caribbean
Current• Regional Director of Operations responsible for 85 retail stores in Florida and the Caribbean’s major airports and a hotel, including Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Sarasota, Pensacola, Orlando, Gaylord palms Hotel, Montego Bay, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas.• Revenue exceeded 155 Million• Business Development Director for the Caribbean and Gaylord Palms. Negotiated with airport executives to extend and protect existing contracts- avoiding any costly RFP processes, resulting in revenues of over 200 Million, while saving the company millions in capex.• Collaborated with airport and hotel executive vice presidents, directors, and CEO’s to negotiate incremental revenue opportunities while facilitating the pro forma process to elicit a positive IRR that resulted in millions of dollars for the company.