President and owner of an electrical contracting company providing comprehensive service work, as well as installation for solar panels, generators, and lighting upgrades for residential and commercial clients.

~ Responsible for all aspects of a multi-million-dollar public facility in the heart of a downtown tourism district~ Manage a broad spectrum of responsibilities from business and sales operations, to public programming, facility maintenance and horticulture~ Serve as the business manager, facilitating the annual budgeting process, maintaining daily and monthly financial reporting~ Implemented revenue strategies that increased overall cash reserves by more than 26% from Q1 2022 to Q2 2023, while overseeing record capital reinvestment into building mechanical systems and ADA accessibility

~ Responsible for sales and contract fulfillment for all facility rentals~ Daily and Monthly financial reporting and accounting for department funds~ Tenant recruitment and relationship management~ Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable ~ Outreach to attendees, renters, and volunteers~ Member relations and fulfillment~ Manage Retail Sales ~ Media Relations via TV News and Newspaper Interviews~ Manage & design e-commerce site (shop.botanicalconservatory.org)~ Project Manager: Riverfront Fort Wayne & Botanical Conservatory café vendor acquisition; Riverfront, Conservatory & Salomon Farm catering vendor management; Parks Alcohol Commission~ Foellinger Theatre Steering Committee Member

Chairman, Development Committee (2023-2024)

Chairman, Governance (2020 - 2023)Chairman, Festival Entertainment Committee (2020 - 2023) Vice President, Programming (2018 - 2020) Chairman, Children's Events Committee (2016 - 2019)

~ Responsible for collaborating to ensure patient experience expectations in locations across the Northeast Indiana region were exceeded~ Worked alongside more than one-hundred employees in an effort to better office environments and soothe transitional periods~ Offered personal assistance to aggrieved patients, working towards suitable solutions~ Liaised positively between central and medical offices to communicate changes and recognition~ Facilitated the training of new opticians in the company, ensuring new hires were set up for success~ Assumed roles in accordance with five managing buckets of business: Staff Management, Performance Management, Asset Management, Risk Management, and Financial Management

~ Took ownership of store operations responsibilities, implementing training techniques and streamlining processes~ Adjusted the visual perspective for area locations, reflecting brand goals and consumer needs - owning/coaching the display visuals~ Coached boutique Stylists and Leaders across responsibilities to facilitate growth, and a guest-focussed environment ~ Attracted, interviewed, and retained top industry talent to better staff the business - while leading an internal development and cross-training focus that improved area hiring practices and morale~ Drove sales, increasing metrics, raising UPT, $/tran, conversion, and total gross~ Minimized negative product return impact on the business by providing excellent product knowledge across all areas of the brand and understanding/guiding the client and their needs/desires~ Directly supported stores across the volume spectrum within the district based on the staffing needs of the business

The Real Estate Center at the Driehaus College of Business~ Maintained the contact database for DePaul's Real Estate programs~ Worked within curriculum requirements for the MBA in Real Estate, MSRE, and BSRE programs~ Coordination of special events ~ Provided essential administrative support~ Reviewed faculty information and credentials for accreditation evaluation ~ Coordinated panelist registration and assignments for an annual conference~ Made travel arrangements for students and faculty~ Webmaster