Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in hospitality management, this expert evaluates industry practices, operational management, and standards of care in disputes involving hotels, restaurants, resorts, gaming establishments, and related foodservice operations. His work includes expert witness services with consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony concerning hospitality operations, premises conditions, and guest safety issues. Areas of expertise include policies and procedures, employee supervision and training, brand and franchise standards, guest service protocols, and operational practices affecting lodging and foodservice businesses. He also evaluates safety and maintenance conditions within hospitality environments, including housekeeping operations, indoor and outdoor premises conditions, and issues associated with slips, trips, falls, and other guest safety concerns.

The expert serves as president of a hospitality consulting and management firm providing advisory services related to lodging, foodservice, resort, gaming, and mixed-use hospitality properties. Earlier roles included senior executive and general management positions overseeing hotel development, financial operations, marketing programs, and pre-opening planning for resort and conference properties, as well as leadership of restaurant, banquet, and convention facility operations. His experience encompasses hospitality management, operational audits, food and beverage operations, property repositioning, and evaluation of hospitality industry standards and practices.

Educational and professional credentials include certificates in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management, Receivership Administration, Procedures and Law, and Hotel/Motel Management, as well as certifications as a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), Certified Food and Beverage Executive (CFBE), Certified Foodservice Management Professional (FMP), and Certified Food Safety Manager. Professional affiliations include organizations such as Foodservice Consultants Society International, the California Receivers Forum, and hospitality industry associations related to hotel ownership, management, and foodservice operations.