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Provided Interim Executive Management services. Experience in the purchase and the sale of companies. Participated in the preparation an IPO of a multi-location food enterprise. Worked exclusively with three public and four private companies.

Michigan

President and Chief Executive Officer of a Multi Concept Restaurant Company. Developed and executed business plans for each brand. Organized and managed team of professional restaurateurs, directed the implementation of finances, human resources and marketing,

Atlanta, Georgia

Held various positions (Chief Financial Officer, Regional Director and President). Participated in the growth of the company from fourteen restaurants to over one hundred restaurants all with the Arby's brand. Trained in all restaurant and field positions. Developed budgets, oversaw construction and training for additional restaurants, arranged financing and shared in the development of the company strategy. During the period of January 1980 to September 1981 as EVP of Steak N' Shake, Inc. Implemented turnaround strategy and increase the value of the publicly traded stock by 100 percent. During this period the company consisted of a beef processing plant, wholesale grocery distribution company delivering restaurant food and supplies to over 200 outlets, over 150 company owned and operated Steak N Shake Restaurants in addition to several Franchise operations.

Saginaw, Michigan

Managed and performed audits of municipalities, school districts and manufacturing entities; prepared business proposals based on current tax law for corporate and individual clientele; trained newly hired accountants to prepare year end financial statements, tax returns and auditing procedures.