Experience

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  Florida International University

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Faculty

    • Aug 2013 - Present
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Full time faculty position at Florida International University, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Classes taught include; Introduction to Restaurant Management, Purchasing and Menu Planning, Ethics, Hospitality Operations, Profit and Loss Management and other industry topics.

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  realEats.org

  • Owner

    • 2010 - Present

    Restaurant Expert Witness pertaining to the hospitality, food service industry. Cases include contract disputes, slip and fall, liquor liability/dram shop, employee relations and vendor disputes.

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  China Grill Management

  • Director of Purchasing

    • Feb 2002 - Jun 2010

    Responsible for purchasing food, beverage and table top products for luxury restaurant company. Oversight of U.K. and Mexico purchasing programs as well as all concepts in the U.S. Increased department revenue via strategic procurement policies, lean supply chain management, contract evaluation systems, auditing procedures, cost reductions and improvements in product sourcing. Developing a sustainability program featuring "green" products. Authored all procurement policies and procedures for a multi concept, international fine dining chain in three countries.

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  Power Purchasing

  • Vice President Purchasing

    • 2001 - 2002

    Co Founded a Group Purchasing Organization focused on Country Club Food Service. Developed and implemented a concise business plan to source food and beverage products for the Country Club market in the State of Florida. Built a marketing function to attract non aligned clubs while simultaneously sourcing product and building supplier relationships.

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  Cranberry Bog Restaurant

  • CEO

    • 1985 - 2001

    President and CEO of the then, highest volume, independently owned, single unit operation in upstate New York. Over time, built the company into three separate outlets. The Cranberry Bog was a white tablecloth steak and seafood restaurant located in Albany N.Y. Bog Banquets operated the 300 seat Shaker Ridge Country Club. This operation specialized in exclusive weddings and corporate functions in a luxury country club setting. In 1998, Feigenheimer purchased The Coffee Roaster in Boca Raton Fl. This local icon served high end breakfast and lunch to Boca's rich and famous. Feigenheimer operated all three units independently for several years, building a skilled operating team across two states. During that time he helped build the Restaurant Operator's Co operative. A Group Purchasing Organization that helped local operators in the Albany NY area compete w/ national chains from a buying perspective.

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  Restaurant Operators Co operative

  • Vice President

    • 1995 - 2000

    While owning and operating my own restaurants, myself and two competitors built a non aligned Group Purchasing Organization for independent restaurant operators. The organization (ROC) became a 100 unit buying group that literally changed the balance of power in the upstate NY region between distributors and independent operators. As Chairman of the primary vendor committee, ROC negotiated contracts for products from produce to paper. The ability to convince 100 independent operators to change their purchasing habits and join a new organization was both brutally tough and rewarding.

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  TGI Fridays

  • General Manager

    • 1979 - 1981

    Complete oerational responsibility for multi million dollar corporate store.

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  Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.

  • Manager

    • 1979 - 1981