Qualifications

30 Years Experience in the Food and Beverage Industry, including the following job functions:

Internal Audit Manager
Director of Internal Audit
Director of Receipts and Disbursements
Controller
Director of Operations Support.

29 Years with Delaware North Companies, one of the leading Food and Beverage Companies in the United States, specializing in Fine Dining, Stadium Concessions, Hotel Management.

Certifications:

Certified Public Accountant,
Certified Internal Auditor.

Education:

Masters in Business Administration – University of Buffalo
Bachelors in Accounting – Canisius College

Publications:

Auditing the Food and Beverage Operation, An Operational Audit Approach (PublishAmerica – 2008)
A series of articles about Restaurant Accounting and Internal Control in The Restaurateur, the monthly newsletter of the WNY Restaurant Association. To read this series, please see PUBLISHED ARTICLES.

Member:

Western New York Restaurant Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Internal Auditors