This expert is a food service and hospitality consultant serving as an expert witness. This professional has over 35 years of experience in food service operations across public schools, restaurants, concessions, and institutional environments. Their work focuses on the development, management, and evaluation of food service programs, including operational analysis, regulatory compliance, and safety procedures. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management.

Their experience includes management of large-scale food service operations with responsibility for personnel oversight, including supervision of up to 100 staff, and fiscal management of multi-million-dollar budgets. Areas of expertise include cafeteria design and layout, food service ergonomics, warehousing and purchasing, bid development for equipment and food supplies, and financial analysis and planning. Their work also includes development and implementation of sanitation control procedures, including HACCP-based programs, wellness plans, and safety protocols, as well as interpretation and application of government regulations affecting school nutrition and food service operations.

The expert’s consulting work involves improving food service programs in school systems, restaurants, and senior living environments, including evaluation of labor productivity, distribution systems, and cost control strategies. Their expert witness experience includes consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving food service operations, public school nutrition programs, product liability, sanitation practices, and regulatory compliance, as supported by the provided profile information.

Professional credentials include Food Safety Manager Certification through the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals and Applied Food Service Sanitation certification through the National Institute for the Food Service Industry. The expert has also been involved with organizations such as the National Restaurant Association and the School Nutrition Association and has participated in industry seminars and speaking engagements addressing safety procedures, operational analysis, and financial planning within the food service and hospitality sector.