Tate Company, Inc, and Tate Consulting focus on Consumer and Retail Business Development, including owning and operating Ben & Jerry's franchises in the Memphis Market.In addition, consulting services include Retail Technolgies, Customer Skill Development, Site and Market evaluations, New product development and extension..

Retail and business background provides focus for new or exisiting busineses needing to expand and grow, by maximing owned or leased property.

Board Member and idea consultant for new products

Securitas CG provides managed IT Services, Disaster Recovery Planning, Operating System Restoration for all industries, focusing particular expertise in Retail, Legal, Accounting, Medical, Education, and Banking.

Managed the Operation functions of the Retail Network, which consisted of over 40,000 self service devices, 400 Staffed Service Centers, and 125 Service Centers located inside other Retailers Stores.Created business case and gained board approval for first system wide integrated point of sale system for 1,100 locations.Created alliance and managed the growth of the FedEx-Kinko's relationship for over 15 years.Developed concept and syllabus for a special training program for existing front line managers responsible for "retail" operations. This course received participant reviews among the highest in company history.Responsibilities included:Retail Data Warehousing; Incentive tracking and payouts to over 8,000 independent shipping centers; Field Training; Retail Site Selection, leases and renewals, location profit and loss.Served as lead negotiator for the FedEx - USPS Retail Alliance

Began career with Federal Express as p/t courier right out of high school, and continued during college. Progressed from courier to hub manager, to Senior Station Manager, Beaumont TX, to Sr District Manager for World Service Centers, Houston. Then to SFO Bay as Sr District Manager for Northern California. Moved back to Memphis HQ to assume position as Corporate Manager of Retail Product Design, responsible for staffed centers and the drop box programPromoted to Managing Director for all of Retail Operations, May of 1998.