Experience

Atticus Franchise Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Development Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Fitness Connection USA

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Development Officer

  • 2007 - Dec 2021

  One of several founding partners for this high-growth, private equity backed, health club chain with locations in Texas, North Carolina, and Nevada. Led real estate, construction, and acquisitions. Built or acquired over 2.4 million square feet of leased real estate with stores ranging in size from 25,000-73,000 square feet. Managed team covering construction, real estate, brokerage, legal, lease administration, architecture, engineering, contracting, and procurement. Primary negotiator for all new leases, renewals, expansions, and acquisitions. Coordinated a pipeline of over 100 projects in various stages of development. Led projects in 41 of the largest 50 markets in the U.S.. Partnered with Buxton to develop a proprietary business intelligence and site selection model. Authored the original business plan for the company and heavily involved in raising equity in 2007, 2013, and 2019, including investment bank selection process, working on confidential investment memorandum, management presentation, bid process, market tours, data room preparation, and review/negotiation of legal agreements. Met with grocery and big box chains to identify upcoming dispositions within their portfolio. Regular presenter to the Board of Directors, lenders, strategic partners, and landlords. Designed and managed the build-out and furnishing of new headquarters buildings in Dallas, Texas and McLean, Virginia. Show less



Foundation Partners

• McLean, Virginia, United States

• President

  • 2006 - Dec 2007

  Foundation Partners provided comprehensive real estate services to the fitness industry with expertise in market selection, market strategy, site selection and brokerage, lease negotiation, development and construction, sale-leaseback financing. • Real estate consulting for health club operators. Preferred developer for Gold’s Gym. • Advised clients with site selection, negotiating letters of intent, leases, and coordination with broker networks. • Collaborated with real estate developers to identify and acquire sites. Show less



Gold's Gym

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Development

  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2006

  Led real estate, construction, and acquisitions for Gold's Gym International, at the time, one of the largest health club brands in the world. • Responsible for all aspects of real estate, design, construction, and acquisitions. • Managed site selection, lease negotiation and design of new company stores including ground-up and second-generation projects. • Managed a team of Director of Construction, Construction Coordinator, and Financial Analyst, along with outside general contractors, architects, engineers, attorneys, brokers, lease administrators, and equipment vendors. • Built out the development team and rolled out over 50 new corporate locations through organic growth and acquisitions. • Advised franchisees on market strategy, real estate, and construction. • Assisted with the private sale of the company in 2004 by putting business plan together, marketing to prospective buyers, and management presentations. • Frequent presenter to Board of Directors, lenders, strategic partners, landlords. • Designed and built out the new corporate office in Dallas, TX after purchase of the company. • Prepared strategic plans for the overall company and several departments and the company budget for three years. Show less



Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Associate

  • Jun 1999 - May 2000

  PG&E National Energy Group developed, built, owned and operated electric generating and natural gas pipeline facilities and provided energy trading, marketing and risk-management services. Modeled cost/benefit of several technology alternatives to support a $400 million capital investment decision. Prepared 10-year forecast of compliance costs for generation assets, responsible for monthly variance analysis and coordination between operations and trading groups to ensure commodity position was optimized. Developed cost budgets in support of acquisition bids Show less



Arthur Andersen Business Consulting

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 1995 - Aug 1999

  Led or participated on teams that provided management consulting services including performance measurement, planning, budgeting, due diligence, facilitation, training, benchmarking, database requirements analysis, and physical audits. Led or participated on teams that provided management consulting services including performance measurement, planning, budgeting, due diligence, facilitation, training, benchmarking, database requirements analysis, and physical audits.