Experience

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  Fairfield Plantation Country Club

  • Villa Rica, GA

  • Food and Beverage Manager

    • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016
    • Villa Rica, GA

    Responsible for all operational duties in managing the club's restaurant, lounge, pool concessions, bar cart, banquet, catering.and culinary for a gated community of 1750 residence. Cost consistently fell and were well controlled, but member participation was a constant challenge requiring co...

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  Dakota Dunes Golf and Country Club

  • Dakota Dunes, South Dakota

  • Food and Beverage Manager

    • Nov 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Dakota Dunes, South Dakota

    The Dakota Dunes Country Club is a young club located in the extreme southeastern quadrant of South Dakota boasting swimming, tennis and an 18-hole golf course designed by Arnold Palmer woven through an exclusive residential area. Listed as one of the top courses in the state and region, it also...

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  Biloxi Yacht Club

  • MS Gulf Coast

  • General Manager / COO

    • 2010 - 2013
    • MS Gulf Coast

    The Biloxi Yacht Club was originally established in 1849 and is listed as the forth-oldest Yacht Club in North America. After its complete destruction in Hurricane Katrina it was beautifully rebuilt and now consist of 480 members and a staff of 20-25 in a year round operation for sailing, swimmin...

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  Coconut Grove Sailing Club

  • Miami

  • General Manager / COO

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2009
    • Miami

    The Coconut Grove Sailing Club while member owned, is constructed on Miami city property on Biscayne Bay. Its 600 members are very active in Biscayne Bay regattas through both sailing and Race Committee. Through inter-working with the Miami/Dade School System, the CCSC taught hundreds of local sc...

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  Pass Christian Yacht Club

  • Pass Christian, MS

  • General Manager / COO

    • Jun 2001 - Jul 2005
    • Pass Christian, MS

    The Pass Christian Yacht Club shared the provenance of the New Orleans Southern Yacht Club and the two clubs split in 1849 sharing the age title of fifth and sixth oldest North American Yacht Clubs respectively. The PCYC was very active with the Gulf Yachting Association and enjoyed a very robust...

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  CA One Services

  • Houston, Hobby Airport

  • Terminal Manager

    • Jun 1996 - Jun 2001
    • Houston, Hobby Airport

    CA One Services (A Delaware North Company) operated the food and beverage and general concessions at Hobby Regional Airport, Houston, TX. I began with CA One at the New Orleans International Airport until promoted and transferred to full CA One terminal GM at Hobby. The position required close ...

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  KFC - New Orleans

  • Greater New Orleans Area

  • Unit GM, Area Training Manager

    • 1993 - 1996
    • Greater New Orleans Area

    GM of a million dollar venue while doubling as a KFC local area training manager of new market assistants.

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  Doubletree Hotel - New Orleans

  • New Orleans

  • F&B Director / Acting GM

    • 1989 - 1992
    • New Orleans

    Managed all F&B aspects of this 4 star property. Oversaw the hotels 150-seat full service restaurant and all F&B operations including Room Service, Culinary, Purchasing, Catering and Banquet facilities including sales, planning, and staffing and customer follow-up. I orchestrated a major ...