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Texas, United States

Irving, Texas, US

Greenville, South Carolina, US

Plano, Texas, US

Houston, TX, US

• Supervised Director of Process Improvement and Operations Excellence, Director of Training, Director of Operations, Manager of Operations Services and staff of 5 to deliver Strategic Planning and Implementation.
• Designed, developed and implemented a fixed management reduction program that will result in greater than $2MM in expanded margins.
• Created and implemented a new service model that increased capacity utilization on peak shifts while delivering increased guest satisfaction by reducing average visit time by 25%.
• Designed and implemented new menu implementation process that resulted in higher levels of consistency in execution while shortening proficiency curve resulting in higher levels of execution and reduced comps related.
• Partnered with procurement, culinary and marketing teams to deliver more than 150 basis points margin improvement related to cost of sales through product and menu innovation.

Houston, TX, US

• Supervised 2 FP&A Managers and total staff of 5 to support all Strategic Planning, Budgeting, M&A Due Diligence, Re-Capitalization, Forecasting, Proactive Analysis, Reporting, Investor Relations, Public Filings and.
• Developed, managed and maintained perpetual rolling forecast model that rolled up to complete financial statements including capital expenditures and cash management that allowed for effective decision support and.
• Created long range model used both internally and externally for strategic decision analysis as well as strategic and credit transactions.
• Built and managed the maintenance of a short time horizon cash flow model that provided greater visibility to organizational cash flow and resulted in ability to aggressively manage cash balances and revolving credit.
• Managed systems and reporting integration of financial planning and analysis as well as regular reporting systems related to acquisition of 180 unit restaurant concept.
• Instrumental on small team of individuals tasked with acquiring and maintaining $150M credit facility.

Houston, TX, US

• Supervised analysis team of 3 to in all aspects of Operations Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting and Analysis including all corporate functions and supported M&A and re-capitalization due diligence, Investor Relations.
• Developed statistical models to analyze and plan variable costs such as labor, cost of sales and supplies that used a pacesetter system to set budgets and manage performance that aided in delivering greater than 300.
• Created and managed marketing analysis and testing models that analyzed and reported impacts of media and other marketing programs and tests by measuring incrementality and returns on investment that gave increased.
• Designed and implemented pricing models that assessed commodities and provided leadership team with pricing scenarios for neutralizing risk.

Houston, TX, US

• Supervised an analyst to support Operations Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting and Analysis including all corporate functions and support M&A due diligence for 120 restaurants with $400M in revenue.
• Created a declining budget program that helped control supply and maintenance costs through a restaurant level dashboard.
• Designed, developed and implemented a staffing model program and wait efficiency program to manage staffing to maximize sales and profitability through appropriate staffing.
• Designed, developed and implemented an Economic Value Added and Return on Invested Capital Model that materially improved insight into development results and planning.
• Designed, developed and implemented new budget and forecasting models using statistical seasonal forecasting methodologies to materially improve the planning of labor deployment and variable expense planning.

Houston, Texas, US

• Supervised 3 person management team and more than 60 staff in all aspects of the execution and management of a $2M restaurant operation.
• Developed and trained 5 managers in all aspects of the business from basic leadership skills to operational and financial skills.
• Turned unprofitable and declining restaurant into a profitable and growth restaurant that experienced 4 years of sustained growth in sales and profit.

• Responsible for site management, concept development, catering and special events including music festivals, negotiation of national and international performance artist contracts and project management for large.
• Played integral role in the development of 2 new catering and restaurant concepts that continuing to be successful operations.
• Played pivotal role in brand development and marketing plans for new and existing brands that led to the formation of new logos and recognition tactics.