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Greater Boston

Currently building operational, culinary, support, and technology infrastructure to facilitate growth create a scalable business, including customer and centralized recipe databases, billing/invoicing, scheduling, expense, and robust CRM systems.

Greater Boston

Providing strategic, financial and operational support for the growing team of personal chefs!

New York, New York, United States

Following Compass Group North America’s acquisition by Culinart Group in 2019, I was hand-selected by the company president to assume the reins as its first VP of Culinary. Spearheading our food first philosophy—from concept and menu design, to product sourcing and recipe development, to unit-level execution—with support from my regional executive chefs, I lead my organization to cover Private K12, Business and Industry, Colleges and Universities, as well as Leisure and Catering… Show more Following Compass Group North America’s acquisition by Culinart Group in 2019, I was hand-selected by the company president to assume the reins as its first VP of Culinary. Spearheading our food first philosophy—from concept and menu design, to product sourcing and recipe development, to unit-level execution—with support from my regional executive chefs, I lead my organization to cover Private K12, Business and Industry, Colleges and Universities, as well as Leisure and Catering divisions.  Leading post-acquisition integration, I delivered rapid top-line growth and improved ROI with a long-term strategy. Saving $2M, I introduced a purchasing initiative to optimize and rationalize our Managed Order Guide. Additionally, by creating a Waste Not program and assembling a team to create awareness and drive adoption of best practices, we decreased overall food costs 1%. Show less

Greater Boston Area

Called upon by Compass’ school dining division, Chartwells K-12, to improve a northeast culinary program that provides 30 million meals annually to 120 school districts in New England and New York State, I wasted not time in creating a strategy and action plans for food purchasing, culinary direction and food programs, and menu development.I traveled to 150 locations, oversaw 30 unit openings and school year start-ups, rolled out new food programs and promotions/LTO, and changed the… Show more Called upon by Compass’ school dining division, Chartwells K-12, to improve a northeast culinary program that provides 30 million meals annually to 120 school districts in New England and New York State, I wasted not time in creating a strategy and action plans for food purchasing, culinary direction and food programs, and menu development.I traveled to 150 locations, oversaw 30 unit openings and school year start-ups, rolled out new food programs and promotions/LTO, and changed the chef recruiting and onboarding process. The sales and image-building side, I improved branding, led sales presentations and trade shows, and appeared on the CBS Boston “Eye on Education” news segment to promote our modern, healthy school dining program across Norwood Public Schools.  Those efforts positioned the region to attain $100M in sales.  Not only that, we also cut 8% from YoY food costs after I introduced two break-through programs to optimize purchasing of local seasonal products for all large area of schools that I covered— 150 school systems across the entire Northeast. Show less

Greater New York City Area

After Morrison Healthcare acquired the Yale New Haven Hospital account, I was selected to step into a high-profile, high-priority leadership role. Now managing Morrison’s largest client with multiple facilities, I mobilized a large, 400-member team, introduced new processes, and collaborated with internal leaders while improving the Morrison brand across multi-unit retail operations. After transforming more than $9M in retail operations with a team of 12 managers and 100 union… Show more After Morrison Healthcare acquired the Yale New Haven Hospital account, I was selected to step into a high-profile, high-priority leadership role. Now managing Morrison’s largest client with multiple facilities, I mobilized a large, 400-member team, introduced new processes, and collaborated with internal leaders while improving the Morrison brand across multi-unit retail operations. After transforming more than $9M in retail operations with a team of 12 managers and 100 union associates, I was recognized for achieving best-in-class retail for the 4th largest hospital in the US and Morrison Healthcare’s largest account—$36M in total managed volume. Then supporting other major hospitals such as Kaiser Permanente. Show less

Greater Boston Area

A prolific tenure, I worked my way up in Compass’ healthcare division, Morrison Healthcare, in marketing, retail, and operations roles.Replicating my earlier division-level success at national level was key in this role, during which time I debuted and maintained marketing and merchandising standards as well as other programs and initiatives throughout the Morrison Healthcare division. Through strategic planning and implementation, I delivered 6% sales increase at focus… Show more A prolific tenure, I worked my way up in Compass’ healthcare division, Morrison Healthcare, in marketing, retail, and operations roles.Replicating my earlier division-level success at national level was key in this role, during which time I debuted and maintained marketing and merchandising standards as well as other programs and initiatives throughout the Morrison Healthcare division. Through strategic planning and implementation, I delivered 6% sales increase at focus accounts and added another 7% to sales with action plans and 15 on-site focus groups.  Streamlining 18 account openings and $3.4M worth of refresh projects at 28 retail accounts, I coordinated regional town hall meetings with key stakeholders for critical input on operational improvements, upgrades, and new standards. Show less

After driving regional success in my previous role, I stepped up to improve retail sales and programs at division-level retail operations, which contributed to fortifying Morrison’s position as a leader in the retail healthcare foodservice industry.  To enhance operational efficiencies and revenue outcomes, I worked with unit managers to develop best practices and retail concepts, thereby boosting revenues between 8.5% to 13.5% in account implementations (10 units) and customer… Show more After driving regional success in my previous role, I stepped up to improve retail sales and programs at division-level retail operations, which contributed to fortifying Morrison’s position as a leader in the retail healthcare foodservice industry.  To enhance operational efficiencies and revenue outcomes, I worked with unit managers to develop best practices and retail concepts, thereby boosting revenues between 8.5% to 13.5% in account implementations (10 units) and customer spending by $.50 per person. Appointed by the division president to improve retail dining in this healthcare environment, I steered critical, $650K projects to success, championed a sustainable culture change, and applied project management processes. In addition, I spearheaded the release and company-wide adoption of a benchmarking/pilot program that was implemented across 500 accounts in 4 retail operations divisions. Show less

Initially promoted to support and improve northeast and mid-Atlantic operations—including account operations and retail resets, I teamed with regional marketing champions to develop programs to increase sales.I also trained/coached retail managers and worked with regional operations directors and account-level food and nutrition directors to guide a 10-state region through account openings, retail resets, and remodels at northeast business accounts. Here, I learned innovative… Show more Initially promoted to support and improve northeast and mid-Atlantic operations—including account operations and retail resets, I teamed with regional marketing champions to develop programs to increase sales.I also trained/coached retail managers and worked with regional operations directors and account-level food and nutrition directors to guide a 10-state region through account openings, retail resets, and remodels at northeast business accounts. Here, I learned innovative retail techniques in contract food service and how to map a project plan to achieve phenomenal success.  After opening up 10 new accounts in 2 key regions—including smallwares, point of sales, interviews, concept, and station review and go-live support and schedule—our beta test was completed and I accepted another promotion to manage the process integration and learnings for the sector. Show less

I began my tenure with Compass at its Monroe Community Hospital, a 550-bed county hospital with >$4M in managed care volume.  I fueled operating revenue and profits by improving performance of a 12-person team, processes, marketing efforts, and operating performance (i.e., vending, cafeteria sales and cash operations totaling $550K annually, and catering events with 500 attendees).Earlier CareerBakers Best CateringHaving started out as a Director of Operations at… Show more I began my tenure with Compass at its Monroe Community Hospital, a 550-bed county hospital with >$4M in managed care volume.  I fueled operating revenue and profits by improving performance of a 12-person team, processes, marketing efforts, and operating performance (i.e., vending, cafeteria sales and cash operations totaling $550K annually, and catering events with 500 attendees).Earlier CareerBakers Best CateringHaving started out as a Director of Operations at Baker’s Best Inc. (one of the largest catering companies in New England), I led a 20-member team to increase sales 15% YoY and saved >$100K through vendor consolidation and negotiationsAdvantage SolutionsAs Director Retail Operations at Advantage Solutions, I maximized EBITDA and a $40M P&L, cut field OPEX 15%; increased live demo/video sales 20% for >300K annual events at 213 BJ’s Clubs across the East Coast Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bps, Food Service Management

Aos, Culinary Arts

Certificate, Dietary Manager

Certificate, Ice Cream

Certificate, Italian Food