Bio: I graduated from Southern University in 2005 with a bachelor of science in Rehabilitation Counseling. I began in the restaurant industry in 2004 as a waiter while finishing school for one of the most successful organizations in the food hospitality industry, the Pappas Restaurants! Over the years I’ve navigated my way through the front of the house management, kitchen management, and ultimately General Manager for three of the Pappas Family restaurants, a steakhouse and including their flagship Pappadeaux. In that time, I learned countless systems, procedures, organization, and tools that will help separate you from your competition.

My background with the different types of training in the front of house from server, hospitality, bartending, management, and a keen eye for detail will help your restaurant thrive. As a kitchen manager I learned various areas of the kitchen including prep, cook line, labor, food cost, and health inspections. As a General Manager, my ability to lead manager teams, develop managers, identify potential candidates made me successful. Various leadership training while in my position such as “Getting results through others” has given me the knowledge to teach others.