This hospitality management expert witness has more than 30 years of professional experience in casino operations, hotel and lodging management, food and beverage administration, and hospitality-related human resources and labor relations. For over 15 years, he has provided consultation and courtroom testimony in matters involving hotels, restaurants, casinos, catering and event facilities, and related hospitality properties. His litigation work focuses on operational standards, premises safety, food service practices, alcohol service policies, and compliance with industry procedures within hospitality environments.

His industry experience includes executive-level leadership roles in large casino hotel properties, including Director of Hotel Operations for a Hotel Casino, where he oversaw front office operations, concierge services, housekeeping, environmental services, retail, health club operations, budgeting, labor supervision, and union relations. Additional leadership roles include Director of Rooms and Director of Guest Services at a 759-room convention hotel, with responsibility for security, reservations, revenue management, yield management, and adherence to company standard operating procedures. These responsibilities included supervision of large management teams and line-level employees, budget oversight, quality assurance initiatives, and service standard implementation.

Within food and beverage operations, his experience includes executive oversight of beverage operations, food court and buffet operations, banquet services, room service, sanitation quality assurance programs, cost control systems, and compliance with health department standards. He developed and implemented sanitation quality assurance programs that improved inspection ratings and established internal controls and budgeting systems. These operational areas are directly relevant to matters involving slip-and-fall incidents, food-related injuries, alcohol-related service disputes, and premises liability claims, as reflected in prior cases involving hotels, casinos, restaurants, quick-service establishments, catering facilities, and country clubs.

In addition to his industry leadership, he serves in senior academic administration as Interim Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor within a School of Business Administration. He previously coordinated a Tourism and Hospitality Management program and worked with accreditation standards through the Accrediting Commission on Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA). His academic scholarship includes research and presentations addressing hospitality operations, casino industry practices, customer service, and responsible gaming initiatives.

He holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), a Master of Science in Human Resources Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Professional credentials include Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE), Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA), Certified ServSafe Food Safety Instructor, and ServSafe Alcohol Instructor. He is active in professional hospitality organizations, including the Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE) and the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA).