Experience

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  Warnick + Company

  • United States

  • Senior Management Consultant

    • 2013 - Present
    • United States

    Hospitality Consultant with Warnick + Company specializing in Food and Beverage operational reviews, diagnostic analyses, asset management, development and financial analyses.

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  Nilan Hospitality Consulting

  • Portland Oregon

  • Owner

    • 2010 - Present
    • Portland Oregon

    A hospitality consulting firm that provides experienced feasibility studies, operational reviews, finanical analysis and projections, expert witness analyses and litigation support, development and strategic planning for hotels, resorts, restaurants, food and beverage operations, visitor destinations and airports.

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  JoPa Hospitality Group

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • CFO

    • 2007 - 2010
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    CFO with an ownership interest in this Portland, Oregon multi unit restaurant company that includes the concepts of 50 Plates; Jopa Northwest Grill; Jopa Catering; SIDEplate at Wieden+Kennedy; and Jopa Café at Tuality Hospital.

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  Typhoon Restaurants

  • Pacific Northwestern United States

  • CEO Chief Executive Officer

    • 2003 - 2006
    • Pacific Northwestern United States

    In charge of all financial, accounting and restaurant operations. Position involves financial statement, accounting, tax and management report production, cash flow management, restaurant operations, financial, business and feasibility planning for Typhoon expansion and new projects, development and construction management of recent new development projects, marketing and advertising planning and execution, investor and landlord relations. Tasks include financial modeling, financial projections, establishing operating restaurant budgets, cash flow planning, management reporting, marketing, market and feasibility analysis, financial planning, capital raising, investment analysis discounted cash flow and internal rate of return, develop business and development plans for new development and recent company recapitalization

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  Seahawk Stadium, Seattle Seahawks and Cutting Edge Concepts

  • Seahawk Stadium and Exhibition Center

  • General Manager and Business Manager

    • 1998 - 2003
    • Seahawk Stadium and Exhibition Center

    Served as the primary Food and Beverage Project Manager for five years planning and developing Seahawks Stadium & Exhibition Center, oversight of F&B operations for Seattle Seahawks for two years at Husky Stadium, the initial Stadium Exhibition Center F&B General Manager and then the SEC Food and Beverage Business Manager & Contract Administrator overseeing all aspects of F&B operations at Seahawks Stadium the first two years of operation. The Paul Allen family of companies includes First and Goal Inc, Vulcan Northwest, Seattle Seahawks and Cutting Edge Concepts

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  Cini Little International

  • Pacific Northwest and Western Canada and national US for Airport Practice

  • Manager Food and Beverage Hospitality Consulting

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Pacific Northwest and Western Canada and national US for Airport Practice

    Served as the Regional Manager for the Pacific Northwest U.S. and Western Canada consulting practice and also National Airport Practice Director. The airport practice element involved all aspects of terminal food and beverage concessions financial and concept planning, feasibility and investment analysis, redevelopment, managing contract RFP process and leasing for airport ownership municipalities and port authorities.

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  Pacific Crest Hospitality Group

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • President and Founder

    • 1992 - 1995
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Founder and President of this Hospitality Consulting Firm specializing in hotels, resorts, food and beverage operatons and airport terminal concessions.

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  KPMG Peat Marwick

  • Phoenix Arizona and Southwest United States

  • Manager of Real Estate and Hospitality Consulting

    • 1987 - 1991
    • Phoenix Arizona and Southwest United States

    Manager, Hospitality and Real Estate Consulting ServicesManaged a staff of consultants who prepared market and economic feasibility studies, financial investment analyses, operational reviews, valuation, expert witness testimony and other analyses for clients in the hospitality and real estate industry.One specialty area was operational and diagnostic reviews for Hotels and Resort's food and beverage operations.

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  PKF - Pannell Kerr Forster Hospitality Consulting

  • Los Angeles and Phoenix

  • Manager of Hospitality Consulting

    • 1980 - 1987
    • Los Angeles and Phoenix

    Manager, Hospitality Management Advisory ServicesManaged a staff of consultants who prepared market and economic feasibility studies and operational reviews, valuation, expert witness testimony and other analyses for clients in the hospitality industry.