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Greater Denver Area

Partner and Director of Operations for this Denver area based technology firm. Specializing in cloud-based Point-of-Sale solutions with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. Consulting partner drawing on over 20 years of hospitality experience to assist in the development of solutions for the hospitality professional leveraging the power of burgeoning technologies. Strategically positioned to take advantage of cloud-based technologies and the evolution of credit card merchant… Show more Partner and Director of Operations for this Denver area based technology firm. Specializing in cloud-based Point-of-Sale solutions with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. Consulting partner drawing on over 20 years of hospitality experience to assist in the development of solutions for the hospitality professional leveraging the power of burgeoning technologies. Strategically positioned to take advantage of cloud-based technologies and the evolution of credit card merchant processing security requirements, this “disruptive technology” is poised to become the standard in the non-proprietary Point-of-Sale industry.Responsible for national strategic partnership development with third party sales ISO’s representing interfaced, supportive and synergistic technologies.Products include:• The first to the market fully-interfaced EMV and PCI 3.1 compliant solution in the United States.• Cloud based back-end reporting and administration for all retailers allowing worldwide access to all reports and administration from any web browser, including smartphones• Enterprise based platform as a standard feature, no third party solution required allowing multi-unit operators to access up to the minute live reporting across all locations and disparate concepts• Engineered to alleviate the requirement of an onsite server of the legacy POS systems. This removes the “single point of failure” design creating stability and dependability• Developed the only fully-interfaced POS with PourMyBeer Self-Pour technology Show less

Greater Denver Area

Director of Operations and opening Project Manager for Denver Union Station. Responsible for developing $10.6 million in annual revenues of this $56 million high profile public project. Tasked with all facets of opening the Larimer Associates operations within this public-private partnership multi-operator facility.Developed, structured and implemented all operational elements for each of the eight (8) revenue centers under Larimer Associates responsibility including:• Union Station… Show more Director of Operations and opening Project Manager for Denver Union Station. Responsible for developing $10.6 million in annual revenues of this $56 million high profile public project. Tasked with all facets of opening the Larimer Associates operations within this public-private partnership multi-operator facility.Developed, structured and implemented all operational elements for each of the eight (8) revenue centers under Larimer Associates responsibility including:• Union Station Events - $1.1 million annually• Crawford Hotel Conference Services - $300k annually• Terminal Bar located in The Great Hall of the train station - $4.2 million annually• Cooper Lounge - $1.6 million annually• Pigtrain Coffee - $1.4 million annually• Acme Burgers - $1 million annually• Milkbox Creamery - $ 800k annually• Crawford Hotel Room Service – $220k annuallyResponsibilities included:• All phases of hiring and training up to and including Director level positions• Culture design and development• Design, development and implementation of all operational SOP’so Security including interface with TSAo Emergency preparedness systems and documentationo Retail tenant interoperability systemso Accounting and cash handlingo Human resources for 200+ person staff• Menu development and pricingo Product selection and sourcing – retail and F&Bo Menu development• MarketingLaunched all eight revenue centers on opening day of the project which experienced over 20,000 patrons with great success. Due to the nature of the project there was no opportunity for “soft opening” rehearsals. Citywide interest in the project maintained a daily guest flow of over 10,000 people per day for several months. Show less

Denver, Colorado

Director of Operations for this multi-unit, multi-themed, fine dining and event production restaurant group• Reports directly to ownership• Unit revenues range from $1.2 million - $3.4 million annually• Full responsibility of all aspects of $13.2 million total annual revenues including but not limited to weekly, monthly and yearly full P&L forecasting, monthly and yearly declining budgets, COG’s, banking, payroll and human resources.• Direct supervision of management and staff… Show more Director of Operations for this multi-unit, multi-themed, fine dining and event production restaurant group• Reports directly to ownership• Unit revenues range from $1.2 million - $3.4 million annually• Full responsibility of all aspects of $13.2 million total annual revenues including but not limited to weekly, monthly and yearly full P&L forecasting, monthly and yearly declining budgets, COG’s, banking, payroll and human resources.• Direct supervision of management and staff of 250+ subordinates including hiring, training, discipline and firing of all levels up to and including General Manager and Director level positions. Show less

Restructuring General Manager – Multi-unit• Reported directly to the Vice President of Operations in this thirty-eight unit corporation• Unit revenues ranged from $3.2 million - $8.7 million each annually• Units were multi-themed restaurant, game room, sports bar, bowling alley and night club venues. Tasked with traveling to deficient, under-performing units and restructuring operational and financial efficiencies and reinstituting team culture• Analyzed each unit for operating… Show more Restructuring General Manager – Multi-unit• Reported directly to the Vice President of Operations in this thirty-eight unit corporation• Unit revenues ranged from $3.2 million - $8.7 million each annually• Units were multi-themed restaurant, game room, sports bar, bowling alley and night club venues. Tasked with traveling to deficient, under-performing units and restructuring operational and financial efficiencies and reinstituting team culture• Analyzed each unit for operating inefficiencies including COG’s (waste and sourcing), FOH and BOH labor analysis and restructuring • Analyzing top line sales deficiencies, implemented marketing techniques through both purchased media and internal grass root• Mandated 120 day turn around, successful in all assignments including, Charlotte, NC., Youngstown, OH., Covington, KY., and Louisville, KY. Show less

Founder, President• Private equity firm focused on market strategies which utilized new technologies in the investment industry• Successfully grew investment group to approximately 1200 investors

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