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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Yakima Restaurants, Inc. (“YRI”) owns and operates 9 restaurants in Central Washington, earns over $22MM in annual sales, supports and develops over 250 employees, strives to exceed customer expectations on nearly 5,000 orders/day, and provides over $75,000/year to local youth-serving organizations. YRI’s mission is to create a workplace where every employee feels safe, supported, and encouraged to grow in their role and responsibilities. Fueling this mission is a belief that the team member’s experience should always exceed the customer experience. Beyond running great restaurants, YRI is passionate about helping its employees be the best that they can be, and about having a positive impact on the communities it serves. YRI accomplishes this through a daily focus around training and development, and through community outreach efforts.Since its inception in 2014 and over my 10+ year tenure, YRI grew its average annual unit sales volumes (“AUVs”) from $1.3MM to >$2.5MM. This performance outpaced the performance of Taco Bell’s equity restaurants, which saw increases to AUVs from $1.3MM in 2014 to $2.0MM in 2023. Additionally, the value of YRI more than doubled during this 10-year period.Through a people-first, process-focused, and data-driven approach, we also achieved operational results that exceeded DMA and National averages. Strong workplace culture rooted in recognition and employee-centric flexibility, mixed with robust training and development programs, led to brand- and industry-leading turnover percentages, among other things. As President, my key responsibilities included:- Managing the company's strategic direction and ensuring its financial success.- Accountability for the overall performance of the business and operations.- Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of initiatives impacting all restaurant and above-restaurant teams.- Executing the company's mission and role modeling and acting in accordance with company guiding principles.

Bellevue, Wa

The Vacation Internationale Program is a points-based, right-to-use timeshare club consisting of over 40,000 members, over 40 resorts, and over 400 employees throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. As General Counsel, I encountered many areas of law and had various duties and responsibilities, including:- Advising the Company's board, management, and staff on general business and corporate matters, on all aspects of real estate and business transactions, and on regulatory compliance.- Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including AIA contracts, affiliation agreements, management agreements, property rental contracts, and commercial leases.- Reviewing and approving material program changes.- Resolving consumer complaints, sometimes involving state consumer protection agencies.- Managing and assisting outside counsel in litigation and other legal matters, including commercial financing, real estate acquisition, and corporate mergers.- Advising HR on a wide range of personnel and employment issues. - Developing and training staff on Company policies, including policies covering privacy, PCI compliance, information security and social media. - Maintaining corporate records, business licenses, and other corporate documents for the company and its affiliates.- Registering and maintaining intellectual property rights.- Preparing initial and amended timeshare registrations, and corresponding with all timeshare regulators regarding the same.- Advising and serving on various boards of common interest owners associations. Served as Director at Large for the Association of Apartment Owners of The Sea Village, a 131-unit condominium project located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.Prior to serving as the Company's General Counsel, I served as the Company's Staff Counsel (from October 2006 – November 2009).

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing, Entrepreneurship