At the age of 36 I have over 17 years of experience in the food industry. Operating as a vendor and directly for retail distributors, I grasped an understanding of the retail and grocery supply side of the business. I learned the foodservice industry through managing high volume restaurants and delivering sales as a foodservice broker in Houston, Texas.In 2012, I co-founded Vantage Sales and Ventures LLC, a food sales brokerage and consulting firm, in Houston, Texas. I held the position of VP/CTO for the first year, then took on the role of Director of Sales and Marketing and now focus on maintaining corporate profitability and viability. in 2018, my partners and I launched our second venture, Vantage Logistics, LP. As logistics brokers, we create FTL, LTL, and intermodal solutions for any and all logistics needs. My wife Lindsay and I were blessed with our first daughter, Jordyn, in March of 2014. I work extensively as a volunteer with the Memorial Hermann Hospital System, mentoring young men who struggle with alcoholism and addiction.