Led and worked alongside team of general contractors as liason with executive management. Helped make staffing and day to day decisions on work sites. Provided support and feedback to management for improvement and efficiencies throughout each project.

Direct sales advisor and consultant for local life insurance brokerage. Met, advised and led customers through personalized insurance options and decisions. Achieved sales goals while helping provide assurance and options for customers in need.

Oversee operations as co-owner of multi-unit local restaurant in the heart of downtown Louisville. Plan and carry out daily operations of restaurant, including building menu, managing personnel and training, catering prep and delivery, POS facilitation and management, inventory management and marketing.

• Manage P&L’s, pricing and operational control of three national branded restaurants throughout campus and five Sodexo branded units.• Opened award winning new Sodexo FOD dining concept. Created menu design, equipment layout and purchasing, POS programming, trained and staffed employees, and established P&L.• Held lead role in several catering events.• Held lead role for the bars for Night of Knights, Staff Christmas Party and other events.• Planned and executed several special events with Resident Life and Governor’s Scholars, hosted at The Palio FOD restaurant.• Opened new C-Store and Coffee shop on campus; developed pricing and product offerings.• Ensure all brand compliance for multiple concepts through franchise training certifications.• Staff and train new supervisors throughout all campus concepts.

• Supervised 16 wholly owned & partnered stores throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana with an annual sales over 24 million dollars.• Held training role in multiple new store openings.• Administered roll out of crew training cluster meetings for 70 locations.• Established yearly budget for assigned locations. Held area meetings to drive positive results.• Oversaw managerial development and staffing throughout area.• Created company-wide managerial development classes to increase system profitability. Built inventory tools to ensure efficiency.• Provided technical support at operation level throughout company.

• Managed Financial/Operational consulting of 35 Franchisee locations.• Developed relationship with franchisees to assist their sales growth and profitability.• Rolled out all American Dairy Queen yearly marketing strategies for area.• Established business plan to grow district sales.• Transferred and terminated contracts throughout district.• Held key role in activating local Designated Marketing Area meetings. Assisted in allocation of local marketing dollars.• Conducted yearly inspections to ensure brand compliance.