Experience CEO
CEO of RAD Restaurants, *** Employees
Negotiated the acquisition of 15 Rally's / Checkers restaurants
Organized stockholders meetings and issued quarterly reports
Established and oversaw credit lines
Interfaced between Checkers Corporate and stockholders
Established good relationships with 7 city municipalities in Hampton Roads
Identified key growth opportunities within communities
Lowered payroll by 9% by training area managers and store managers to
effectively utilize fewer crew members to achieve better service time
Lowered food cost by 2.5% by having area managers train crew members to
understand the cost of the products and how waste directly affected wages and
benefits.
Acquired and managed RAD Restaurants' commercial real estate for future
expansion
Purchased and oversaw the building of 3 prefab units.
Contracted the exterior renovation of 4 buildings, including the equipment
upgrades, to completion, on schedule
Obtained a Tidewater Community College commitment for a 25% tuition
discount for Rally's employees
Skill Highlights
Business operations organization Marketing development, research and
analysis
Multi-unit operations management Media producer and Media buying
Team building Developer
Human resources Superb communication skills
Budgeting expertise Commercial properties specialist
Product management Licensed Real Estate Agent in Virginia
Professional Experience
1995-Present Private Business Consulting, Commercial Real Estate
2009-2012 Owner of ACARS Classic Automobile Restoration and Sales & Used
Auto Dealership, Virginia Beach,VA
2003-2008 CEO of RAD Restaurants which owned 15 Rally's Restaurants 398
Employees, Hampton Roads, VA
1996-2002 Owner of 3 Gino's Pizzerias, 12 Mobile Canteens and a Mobile
Canteen Commissary
61 Employees, Hampton Roads, VA
1990-1996 Regional Franchisor / Director of Operations for Chicken Tonight
Restaurants, NY, VA
1981-1989 Owned and operated 5 Gas Stations each with Repair Facilities. 60
Employees, Long Island,NY
Negotiated and held repair contracts with Hertz, Avis, Budget, UPS, and
Unifirst Uniforms.
1981-1989 Owned and operated 4 Used Car Lots, 16 Employees Long Island,
NY
1978-1980 Director of Operations, Mitchell-Toomey Cadillac, 135 Employees,
Long Island, NY
1978-1981 Owned and opperated Bar resturant, 14 Employees Amittyville
long island NY
Education
BBA Business New York State University of Farmingdale Farmingdale, NY
Automotive Vocational Schools- 9 years
Alpha College of Real Estate - Licensed 1994- Present