Senior executive providing best in class experience in all phases of operations, including food and beverage expertise, an elevated hospitality culture, revenue growth, best in class margin improvements, talent selection and team development. Thirty-five years experience from manager to vice president operations and vice president beverage and bar innovation provides needed leverage for your brand. Expertise includes: FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPERTISE: Proven track history leading iconic casual dining brand. Consults on trends in food and beverage from the quick casual to the luxury dining segment. CULINARY EXPERTISE: Ability to provide expertise in the change model from implementation to integration so that new products, recipes and improvements are embedded into your culture. GROW REVENUE & GUESST COUNTS: Best in class and award winning methods to assist in achieving sales and guest count improvement. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING: Programs customized to establish a presence to meet and exceed today's demands with strong emphasis on growing the millennial segment. MAXIMIZE PROFITS: Utilize methods that will meet and exceed margins in food, beverage and labor costs without sacrificing the guest satisfaction.TEAM BUILDING: Will provide a winning recipe for selection, training and retention. Provide best in class performance management appraisal tool. DINING ROOM FOCUS: Teach how to keep your managers in the front of house to insure the right level of hospitality provided to drive intent to return. NEW STORE OPENINGS: Experience with over 50 new restaurant openings in casual dining to support your brand. VENDOR RELATIONS: Demonstrate the critical importance to help build a plan to maximize vendor and supplier relationships. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Assisted and supported numerous front and back of the house design layouts from quick casual to fine dining that supports revenue and profit growth. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN.