Purchased and turned around three underperforming Meineke auto repair shops. Served as the architect of company vision, systems and processes, and strategic roadmaps - fostering enhanced communications and collaboration with site management and teams to achieve significant results. The transformation of the business improved the effectiveness of all locations, achieving long-term profit and guest satisfaction targets and delivering a YOY revenue increase of 304%.

Led the proposal and bidding process for over 200 projects to construct urgent care locations, tracking the progress of each site to maintain compliance with budgets and timelines. Supervised a 12-person team engaged in design and construction activities. Scope of accountability included master plans, feasibility reviews, program and service lines, physical structures, permits, and budget estimates. Assumed a lead role ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations governing healthcare facilities.

Effectively managed 4 directors and a thirty-four-person team dedicated to facilities design, construction, repair, and maintenance while collaborating with the executive team to build strategies to drive growth and lower costs. Oversaw construction budgets, including financial analysis and expense management. Created project schedules in partnership with colleagues in Marketing, Visual, Purchasing, Operations, and Store Planning.• Completed 235 major capital projects valued at more than $150MM while managing a $15MM repair and maintenance budget for the upkeep of 3,330 locations throughout North America.• Achieved $3MM in savings through negotiations and $2.6MM in general contractor cost reductions.• Maintained relationships with contracted vendors, with the authority to release payments after validating the delivery of services on-time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and expectations.• Strengthened project performance by introducing a performance measurement system and KPIs for time, cost, and quality to govern the work of project managers and general contractors.• Led a team implementing the Store of the Future design under the Zale’s and Jared brands.

Oversaw a department and team of project managers leading more than 100 remodel and 14 new restaurant construction projects with budgets exceeding $50MM. Oversaw project management, cost estimating, budget forecasting and planning, permitting, bidding, and post-project audits to build lessons learned. Trained teams to improve quality while lowering construction costs.

As a Combat Engineering Platoon Commander/Executive Officer, took full responsibility for the safety, management, training, and supervision of 40 personnel. Counseled personnel in job-related performance; made personnel assignments. Planned, organized and conducted the logistical movement of 140 personnel and $2 million of equipment between foreign countries with 100% accountability. Planned, directed and coordinated projects in excavation (heavy equipment), drainage, bulk fuel storage, bulk fuel pumping systems, utilities, construction (vertical, road and bridge), demolition (surface and subsurface) and defensive positions (design and breaching). Trained, managed and supervised 14 personnel for the safe training of 1,360 recruits per year. Conducted public relation programs that created and maintained a favorable image of the Marine Corps. Evaluated training requirements, formulated and implemented new ideas and methods in training personnel which increased overall unit performance by 13% in three months. Developed and presented briefs to U.S. and foreign dignitaries. Ensured project outcomes in keeping with prescribed priorities, time and resource limitations. Instilled knowledge and loyalty in subordinates to ensure proper response to instruction. Helped instill high trust among subordinates, peers, senior management, and local community. Implemented new procedures/programs for increased efficiency in both technical and educational areas.