A career spanning more than 40 years in the hotel and hospitality industry has provided this expert with experience in hotel operations, hospitality real estate, hotel financing, real estate development, resort and timeshare development, hospitality consulting, franchise and management agreements, due diligence, standards of care, premises liability, lost profits, economic damages, business interruption, property management, and hospitality-related dispute analysis. He also has more than 20 years of expert witness experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony. His experience includes matters involving hotels, resorts, motels, timeshares, fractionals, condo hotels, private residence clubs, mixed-use developments, hospitality franchising, franchise disputes, developer issues, operational performance, and director and officer conduct.

His professional background includes service as President of a hospitality consulting firm, Managing Director, Director of Real Estate Administration, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Operations, Manager of Systems Planning, Director of Management Services, Financial Analyst, Chief Accountant, Assistant Hotel Manager, Food and Beverage Cost Controller, Credit Manager, and Staff Planner. In these roles, he directed hotel operations, resort asset management, hospitality finance, real estate development, acquisitions, project management, construction oversight, financial feasibility analyses, operational planning, strategic repositioning, management and franchise agreements, and property performance evaluations for hotels, resorts, and shared ownership developments. His consulting experience includes hundreds of hospitality assignments throughout the United States and 18 foreign countries involving development planning, project financing, operational management, market repositioning, distressed properties, standards of care, franchise relationships, management company disputes, and damage analyses.

In addition to his hospitality consulting experience, he has served as an Adjunct Professor teaching graduate-level finance and strategic planning and has authored and contributed to numerous publications addressing hospitality finance, resort development, and the timeshare industry. His qualifications are further supported by a Master of Business Administration in Finance, a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration, the Registered Resort Professional (RRP) and Certified Master Hotel Supplier (CMHS) designations, a California real estate broker license, and professional affiliations with the Forensic Expert Witness Association, the Urban Land Institute, the American Resort Development Association, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and the International Association of Hospitality Accountants.