Special projects manager and sales support for account managers specifically related to the grocery, restaurant and food service industries of complex refrigeration systems.

• Develop new and refresh current customer relationships by introducing new marketing strategies to improve their business through graphics and interior design.• Work with clients to develop and implement personal “store brand” to differentiate and compete with larger chains.• Review “store brand” concepts on multiple levels to verify trademarks, web domains, usage and availability.• Create new ways to improve store interior, including cabinetry, wall treatments and implementing various graphic media.• Engineer new displays or merchandisers to meet specific customer needs, such as presentation, packaging and labeling.• Build relationships with food manufacturers to leverage their abilities and provide services to end users through the services offered by FCI.• Work with food manufacturers or wholesalers to implement their product in specific business niches that allow end users to compete against similar products.

• Reviewed existing store layouts, proposed new ideas for new building, expansion or remodels and worked to evaluate, improve and execute plans to upgrade current space.• Worked with design staff to develop and improve floor plan layouts, new “store brand” graphics, and additional marketing tools or equipment.• Prepared custom quotations for store fixtures, food service equipment (hot and cold), and interior graphics.

• Accomplished a 360 store roll out of White Hen Pantry coffee and soup station roll-out in the Chicago-land area and Maryland in a three-month period.• Managed 17 full convenient store installations at once within a four-month period without one being late.• Primary liaison between sales staff and customers throughout full term of project cycle from initial ground breaking to store opening.• Managed all aspects of projects for new construction and/or remodels through completion valued up to $250,000.• Collaborated with multiple trades to determine installation timelines and schedules.• Had primary procurement responsibilities for negotiating pricing with vendors, ordering materials and equipment, and verifying costs for proposals.

• Managed preliminary start up $33M contract for the Tooele Chemical Weapons Disposal Facility and oversaw operations on a $1.2M/yr contract for hazardous waste disposal from Hill Air Force Base and other military installations located throughout Utah.• Solicited, negotiated and managed all logistics for shipment of various Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA and Non-RCRA) waste streams locally and nationally in compliance with local and federal regulations.• Responsible for all field operations, including identifying, classifying, manifesting and scheduling of all hazardous waste shipments to disposal facilities via multiple transportation modes.• Managed two separate field teams to properly dispose of hazardous waste from military installations. Administered field training for new field chemists and ensured compliance with OSHA training, CPR and company health and safety program.