Emerald Transportation Solutions is the leader in providing lightweight and efficient transportation vehicles. ETS designs, builds and sells complete and affordable solutions specifically designed for meat and deli provisioners, fishmongers, grocery stores , food banks and other charitable meal-delivery organizations, florists, craft brewers and other beverage distributors, caterers and vending companies. With over 60 years of cumulative expertise in the refrigerated transportation industry, Emerald is truly the reefer pros.

I have joined a team as the Director of Development and we are building a 200 ton per day waste upgrading facility at the Lamar County Regional Solid Waste Authority in Barnesville, GA. The plant will deploy a proprietary non combustion thermo-chemical conversion technology. The process creates by-products which are harvested and utilized to create renewable energy and materials. The first product launched is landfillament- see the product launch video link below!

As a Project Manager, I diligently manage renovation and rebranding projects for the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm. I also provide integral support with the management of many high profile projects for major clients including The Coca Cola Company and Cingular/AT&T. ► Some of my key accomplishments:>> Act as financial liaison to The Coca Cola Company on renovation project by managing monthly budget reporting, expense forecasting, funding requests, and anticipating necessary expenditures; incorporated value engineering to reduce estimated costs by 26%; researched and negotiated pricing to successfully decrease operating expenses by 15%.>> Functioned as point person in aggressive rebranding project for Cingular/AT&T Wireless; managed seven local market project managers and $10 million in capital spending budget for the rebranding of 1000+ franchise locations.>> Oversaw the interior and exterior rebranding of 35 corporately owned Cingular Wireless retail locations and 200+ retail locations.>> Assumed national support and financial analysis role for 350 AT&T retail construction sites ranging from $450,000 to $600,000.

As the Director of Healthcare, I exclusively built and managed relationships with hospitals as a healthcare recruiter for executive management positions.► One of my key accomplishments:>> Recognized in the Atlantic Region as “#1 Rookie of the Month” in November billings and “#2 Rookie of the Month” in December for cash in.

As Project Manager, I managed many successful process improvement projects for large clients within privately held consulting group. I also worked directly with front line managers in manufacturing environments to improve individual processes resulting in increased output and decreased waste.► Some of my key accomplishments:>> Successfully improved operational and manufacturing processes while collaborating on projects within airline and oil refinement industry; assisted managers in creating plans and goals to increase communication and efficiency; developed management systems and training while instructing managers how to implement and utilize KPI (key performance indicators) and reporting techniques to measure results.>> Reduced maintenance backlog for Motiva, a Texaco Oil partnership, by 18+% in 6 months by developing managers and implementing process improvements initiatives; selected as one of the first consulting groups to work with Motiva on both operational and manufacturing improvements; efforts resulted in plant operating at record production levels during project.>> Acted as Lead Project Manager for Air Canada Airlines; successful efforts resulted in subsequent referrals and an influx of new client projects.

As the Owner of Georgia Mountain Marble, I independently established and operated marble manufacturing and installation business averaging $25,000 to $35,000 in monthly sales.► One of my key accomplishments:>> Oversaw all operations including sales, distribution, product installation, budget and expense management, sales forecasting and financial analysis.

In this role, I individually performed market research and uncovered leads for commercial real estate broker.► One of my key accomplishments:>> Routinely explored commercial areas investigating leads and actively networking to stay informed of market developments; individually managed database while securing listings.

As the Assistant Branch Manager, I assisted in the successful management of bank branch operations for the 2nd largest location of seven branches.► Some of my key accomplishments:>> Led retail division as the #2 loan officer for credit insurance sales.>> Recognized as the youngest person in bank history to be promoted to assistant branch manager.