Provide overall operational leadership, strategic planning, and direction for a food-service organization or a group of restaurants within a region or entire concept in order to achieveboth operational and financial goals

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
Joll Enterprises, Inc	(Confidential)	3/1997 - 5/2006
Kravitz Deli, Inc.	(Confidential)	1/1996 - 2/1997
Pearce Food Enterprises, Inc.	(Confidential)	1/1986 - 12/1995

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
The Culinary Institute of America	Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management	1978	Associate Degree

TYPE	TITLE	URL	DESCRIPTION
Book	Built To Last	media url	After reading Good To Great which is about turning good results into great results; Built To Last is about turning great results into an "enduring" great company.
Book	Good To Great	media url	Talks about the details of research done on numerous companies, discovering why some companies move from good to great and others don't
Book	Jim Cramers Real Money	media url	Every investor,s guide to what you really must know to make big money in the stock market.

Highlights:

Co-owner, Vice President, and Corporate Executive Chef: Pearce Food Enterprises, Inc.-d/b/a- Mr. P's Cafe & Bakery - 10 years.

Companies I like:

Retail Brands Group, Sonic Corp., Falcon Holdings, Wendy's International, California Pizza Kitchen Inc., Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., McDonald's Corp., Burger King Holdings

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Operations Management
• Restaurant Development
• District/Area Management
• Regional Management
• Multi-Unit Management
• Franchise Development

In addition to directing the development of 12 restaurant/foodservice locations (from conception to launch) with gross revenues of $23M, I was responsible for the operational & financial management of all company locations and special events.