Experience

Keipi

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  - Conceived and co-founded old-world, Eastern European restaurant to fund non-profit, First ThingsFoundation.- Generated $47,000 in revenue and twenty-one 5-star Google reviews in first two months.- Managed and executed budget of $162,000 from conception to launch.- Drove startup of restaurant including concept development, location scouting, lease negotiation,construction, design and layout, contractor management, and food health and safety compliance.- As General Manager, conceived, managed, and directed all areas of the restaurant including legal and taxes, kitchen management and operations, recipe development, bar management, customer experience, supply chains, financial management, taxes and legal, marketing, hiring, training, team leadership, and event management.- Curated environment in which people had significant transformative experiences through Georgian toasting dinners and old-world, communal culture.



Global Emergency Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction (GER3)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader, Hurricane Dorian Response

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  - Directed rehabilitation and reconstruction of 10 schools, 60 homes, and 3 businesses.- Managed and implemented $4M budget funded by UNICEF, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and Lyford Cay Foundations.- Directly executed all project areas including operations, financial management, timeline and goal setting, logistics and procurement, human resource management, MEAL, and donor reporting.- Led site team of 40 and managed contracts and workflow for ten contractors. - Directed rehabilitation and reconstruction of 10 schools, 60 homes, and 3 businesses.- Managed and implemented $4M budget funded by UNICEF, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and Lyford Cay Foundations.- Directly executed all project areas including operations, financial management, timeline and goal setting, logistics and procurement, human resource management, MEAL, and donor reporting.- Led site team of 40 and managed contracts and workflow for ten contractors.



Joshua 1:Nine Ministries

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Nonprofit Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  - Advised non-profit Joshua 1:9 Ministries during global grant process of $160K for water project in Dominican Republic on project start-up, local engagement, and community assessment and evaluation. - Advised non-profit Joshua 1:9 Ministries during global grant process of $160K for water project in Dominican Republic on project start-up, local engagement, and community assessment and evaluation.



FTF Journeys

• Co-Founder, Trip Leader

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2018

  - Launched international travel company, raising more than $20,000 for First Things Foundation.- Planned and executed logistics for 10-15 person groups in Guatemala, Cuba, and Georgian Republic. - Launched international travel company, raising more than $20,000 for First Things Foundation.- Planned and executed logistics for 10-15 person groups in Guatemala, Cuba, and Georgian Republic.



First Things Foundation

• Executive Field Director

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2018

  - Served as COO for all operations, coordinated four staff and six volunteers across three continents.- Created and institutionalized entrepreneur-consulting-process as core organizational service.- Built network of over 100 international and domestic collaborators to support local projects.- Developed Monitoring & Evaluation process for all entrepreneur projects and internal growth metrics.- Established operational practices for consulting and immersion, growth metrics, volunteer engagement, language acquisition, and community trust establishment.- Immersed for two years with 26 low-resource entrepreneurs, building organizational capacity and growth.



NPO Health&Help

• Guatemala
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nonprofit Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2018

  - Accelerated rural clinic construction, optimized medication inventory, expanded community network, advised on recruiting, leadership, and operations management, served as point man for 100+ lbs. of medical donations, streamlined volunteer onboarding for 15-person operation, performed daily translation services. - Accelerated rural clinic construction, optimized medication inventory, expanded community network, advised on recruiting, leadership, and operations management, served as point man for 100+ lbs. of medical donations, streamlined volunteer onboarding for 15-person operation, performed daily translation services.



International Development Project

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  - Partnered with local Zambian NGO to supply 30 families with access to clean water for first time.- Facilitated construction of high-efficiency outdoor stoves using only locally sourced materials.- Spent one month immersing in Zambezi to better understand cultural needs and user-design fit.A month-long immersive summer program provided opportunity to immerse in Zambian culture while gaining a deeper understanding of culturally intelligent leadership, a greater sense of self-awareness, and critical engagement with intercultural competencies.



2Excel Aviation Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  2Excel Aviation Ltd delivers bespoke, innovative solutions to difficult problems in the aviation sector by leveraging the skills of its hundred-strong, exceptionally experienced workforce. It operates across diverse sectors including defense, security, survey, engineering, agriculture, events, travel, and disaster response for the oil and gas industry. Participated in design for first external boom for Boeing 727 oil dispersant system, and designed rotational radar housing and fuselage-mounted antenna plate.



Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy

• Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Increased efficiency and decreased cost of post-flight data analysis for Trident II missile. Increased efficiency and decreased cost of post-flight data analysis for Trident II missile.