Passionate, motivated, experienced builder and leader of businesses. I have 15 years of experience leading a holding company from concept creation and launch to profitable exit. Among other businesses, our holding company operated as a multi-unit franchisee of one of the leading quick-serve restaurants (QSR) in the world. Led the acquisition and greenfield development of multiple retail stores, managed a staff of over 100 employees across multiple sites, and received the highest accolades from our corporate franchisor for business performance. Oversaw the acquisition of commercial property and store construction at new sites and negotiated two long-term contracts with the U.S. Federal Government to conduct business on U.S. / DOD military sites.- Experienced business operator and manager-