20 years of experience at Mackinac Partners serving as the Co-Head of the Turnaround & Restructuring practice and the Head of the Food & Beverage and Leisure & Hospitality segments
CEO, CRO, CFO, COO and Lead Restructuring Advisor for lower middle market companies including Real Mex, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Eddie Merlot’s, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Boston Market, Logan’s Roadhouse, Veggie Grill,Corner Bakery, Summerland Wine Brands, Windsor Steel, Quantum Fuels Systems, Pacific Monarch Resorts, and Long Meadow Ranch
Served on the Board of Directors of several companies differing in scale including Native Foods Café, Great Destinations, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Checkers and Rally’s, Sbarro and Mach Point
Founded Great Destinations Inc., a timeshare resale platform; sold to Interval Leisure Group (NASDAQ: ILG)
Founded Dividend Restaurant Group, restaurant acquisition platform with ~$130 million revenue
Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
Member, The Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)
M&A Advisor 40 Under 40
BA, Purdue University
