Experience

Avendra Group

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Sourcing Manager - Meat, Poultry, Specialty Distribution

  • Oct 2021 - Present



District Taco

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Product and Purchasing

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  - Develop, nurture and manage strategic partnerships with vendors, manufacturers, and farms to maximize cost-efficiencies and streamline operations. - Manage order guides and pricing to ensure accuracy and contract execution; coordinate with vendors to resolve product inaccuracies.- Oversee product development and menu optimization, including conceptualizing, testing, and implementing new products at scale.

• Senior Regional Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2018

  - Led all field operations, managed P&Ls, and set goals for food costs/labor to achieve monthly targets and maximize profitability.- Oversaw the opening of 11 restaurants across DC/VA/MD, including all hiring, training, food/product orders, inspections/compliance, and launch.- Led development of new policies, training programs, and tools designed to streamline and scale operations and ensure a productive, happy workforce.- Developed and managed relationships with vendors/manufacturers with a focus on building scalable partnerships for a rapidly expanding multi-state restaurant chain.- Led menu development and product innovation initiatives, from crafting recipes for new items, to sourcing vendors and overseeing R&D, to pricing and product rollout.

• Regional Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2016

• General Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  - Managed daily operations of restaurant, including cleanliness, customer service, staff management, restaurant organization, order accuracy, and food quality.- Met P&L targets for labor and COGS to ensure profitability.- Hired, trained and developed staff while building corporate training programs and best practices that were implemented company-wide.

• Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2013

  - Helped open first DC restaurant (second brick and mortar location).- Supported strategic operations and product development initiatives, including recipe book translations for corporate manual and recipe caloric analyses.- Managed daily operations and staff training.



DoD Inspector General

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Intern

  • Dec 2007 - Jan 2010