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Burns & McDonnellProject Manager | Water & Transportation Program Management
Oct. 2024Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesLeading communications and public outreach for water & transportation infrastructure programs and projects across the US.
Burns & McDonnellSection Manager | Water Communications & Engagement
Dec. 2022 - Oct. 2024Kansas City Metropolitan AreaLeading communications and client engagement for the Water global practice.
The Independent MagazineContributing Writer
Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2023Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Burns & McDonnellProject Manager | Transportation
Apr. 2021 - Dec. 2022Kansas City, MO, United StatesDriving strategic communication for clients in the transportation and water sectors. Major projects include: Wichita's $500 million Northwest Water Treatment Facility; Kansas Department of Transportation's 10-year, $10 billion IKE program; KC Streetcar's $350 million Main Street Extension.
Centurions Leadership ProgramClass of 2020
Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2020Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesMy two years as an active Centurion was a formative time for me both personally and professionally. I was able to fine tune my leadership by focusing on service and giving back to the Kansas City community I live and work in. During my time, I led the planning, execution and logistics of the annual 3-day leadership retreat; I chaired the Tourism Task Force, the programs first-ever virtual task force thanks to COVID; served on the curriculum committee bringing awareness to Human Trafficking and the importance of Universal Pre-K; supported the Food & Agriculture task force highlighting food insecurity and urban agriculture; and gave more than 80 service hours to a variety of organizations focused on ending food insecurity, homelessness and supporting those with disabilities.
AMC TheatresDirector of Innovation
Jun. 2016 - Jul. 2020Leawood, KansasOversaw all innovation of food & beverage offerings for the company’s 650 domestic theatres, a $1.6B business serving >250M annual guests. Increased year-over-year food & beverage revenue by 17% - 2017-2019. Fostered internal and external partnerships to define, implement, communicate, and institutionalize stringent protocols aligned with food and guest safety. Partnered and collaborated with external vendors, operations, logistics, training and marketing teams to identify competitive gaps and translate industry trends into focused product development. Created new processes to monitor food quality, implementing twice-daily checks and automated date labels. Designed shelf life charts, storage hierarchy charts, numerous job aids and standard operating procedures to ensure the safety of the crew and 250M annual guests.
Clean Plate ConsultingPrincipal
Jan. 2015 - Mar. 2021Kansas City, Missouri AreaProviding innovation, operations, marketing and culinary support for a variety of brands. Clients range from global brands to local, single-location Kansas City brands, and everything in between.
Applebee'sSenior Innovation Manager
Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2016Kansas City, MissouriDesigned strategy, and partnered with in-house dieticians to grow and lead a transition to health and wellness menu items, including the Weight Watcher’s branded selections, kids’ menus and offerings with reduced sodium. Result: A 1% increase in gross operating income, including a 15% increase in kid's menu item sales. Impact: >2K restaurants and $3B in revenue. Led the development, launch and training of “All-In Burgers” increasing category sales by 78% at >2K restaurants during the marketing campaign. Maintained a 27% increase at 12 months. Fostered relationships with external partners and consumer insight teams to identify competitive gaps and translate industry trends into focused innovation and product development. Designed overall business strategy, and led speaking engagements with Applebee’s senior leadership and franchise principles. Topics included growing sales, increasing traffic and building brand awareness. Served as the subject matter expert on broadcast and photo shoots related to the merchandising of Applebee’s menu items in TV, print and digital media.
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