Howard Schwartz
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer Linda Bryant
Vice President, Operations Tammy Stagner
Senior Director of Human Resources Director of Marketing Linda Orienza
Director of Training Wayne Burke
Managing Director Steve Curry
Managing Director Albert Moreno
Director of Risk Management | 
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Howard Schwartz
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Howard Schwartz has well over 25 years of experience with retail, wholesale, Internet, E-commerce and manufacturing companies ranging in size from $50.0 million to $1.3 billion of sales. Schwartz is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Tatum CFO Partners, LLP, a national partnership of experienced CFOs, with offices in 28 major U.S. cities and over 350 partners serving emerging growth, middle-market and multinational companies. Schwartz previously served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Vibex Software, a privately held enterprise software company that develops collaborative B2B applications. Prior to Vibex, Schwartz served as Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer for The BoxLot Company. This Internet start-up provided a variable pricing destination site for consumers and businesses. During his tenure at BoxLot, he completed the acquisitions and integrations of several companies. He coordinated and directed the negotiations and due diligence leading up to an offer to acquire BoxLot for over $100 million by Infospace, Inc. Before joining BoxLot in Schwartz served as Executive Vice President Finance & Administration for Shopping.com, a publicly traded (OTC) E-commerce retailer offering over 2 million brand-name products. As the senior financial executive of a new management team brought in to turn the company around, he redirected the company´s advertising strategy, which increased sales by more than 500% and reduced advertising expenditures by 70%. Within six months the company was sold to Compaq Computer for $220 million. Mr. Schwartz has fifteen years of consecutive retail industry experience. Schwartz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Standard Brands Paint Company, a $200 million publicly held (NYSE) manufacturer, distributor and retailer of paint and related products, operating 100 stores in 6 Western States, Senior Vice President COO & CFO for Conran´s-Habitat, a $50 million national chain of upscale home furnishings stores (a wholly-owned subsidiary of London based Storehouse, Plc.), Vice President & CFO for Hoffritz for Cutlery, Inc. a $50 million national specialty chain of 180 stores with direct mail and wholesale operations, Vice President of Finance for TSS Seedman´s Inc., a $300 million full-line department store chain of 20 stores with a separate women´s off-price apparel division (15 stores) and a national wholesale operation and was group Controller for the WR Grace & Co. Specialty Retail Group, a $1.3 billion group comprised of 10 operating companies (Home Centers, Sporting Goods, Apparel and Jewelry) with over 550 stores nationally. Mr. Schwartz began his career in the audit department of Ernst & Young in their New York office after serving as an Intern during his senior year at Long Island University. His clients included banks, brokerage firms, retail, manufacturing and service companies. Mr. Schwartz attained Manager status during his tenure at Ernst & Young. Mr. Schwartz holds a BS degree in Accounting from Long Island University Brooklyn, New York. He is Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is also a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute.
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Vice President, Operations
Linda Bryant is a veteran of the Romacorp-owned Tony Roma´s system since 1981. During her tenure with Romacorp, she held a variety of posts in operations and training before moving into the Director of Human Resources position. Bryant gained valuable experience working with the franchise system as a result of supervising the openings of over 50 Tony Roma´s restaurants, both domestic and international. After a long professional relationship with the organization, Bryant joined the company in 1998. It was only natural for Bryant to bring her expertise in casual dining to assist in the growth plans for the Tony Roma´s. A native of Ohio, Bryant earned her bachelor´s degree in Liberal Arts at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to her entry in the hospitality industry she gained experience in the financial markets as a stockbroker and money market manager.
Tammy Stagner
Senior Director of Human Resources
With over 25 years of Human Resources experience, Tammy Stagner joined the company in 1996 as the Director of Human Resources. Tammy began her career in Human Resources in Tennessee and in 1982 relocated to Southern California to join Burger King Corporation as the Human Resources Manager for the West Coast Regional office. In her current position, Tammy is responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for over 2,500 employees. Tammy works closely with the Operations staff to ensure legal compliance in all areas, managing the recruiting and hiring of restaurant management and office personnel, employee relations, compensation, benefits and training functions.
Linda Orienza – Burger King
Director of Training
With over 25 years of food service management and training experience, Linda Orienza brings a wealth of knowledge to her position of Director of Training. Linda joined the company as a Training General Manager in February of 1991 and quickly advanced through the Operations ranks to her current position. She develops, implements and maintains all training programs, classes and seminars for the organization and oversees all management, district manager and hourly training functions. Linda has trained hourly employees as well as Burger King Corporation executives and potential Franchisees. Linda was previously employed with Marriot/Host LAX where she was the Training Terminal General Manager overseeing the $11.2 million dollar a year food and beverage department.
Wayne Burke – Burger King
Managing Director
Wayne Burke began his association with Burger King in 1977 working for a franchisee. He joined Burger King Corporation in 1981 where he worked in various capacities, most notably training and multiunit management. While at Burger King Corporation he worked one on one with franchisees, training many Burger King operators, as well as overseeing franchise operations as a Franchise District Manager. While serving as Company District Manager responsible for operations and profitability in the Los Angeles area, Burke gained great overall experience opening over 20 Burger King locations. Burke joined the company in 1991 as a multiunit supervisor; he became a Managing Director in 2000. Burke is operations focused and driven to maximize profits; he oversees 38 locations in California, emphasizing the Burger King Customer Promise. He takes pride in the fact that our company standards, from an operational, image, training and profitability standpoint are among the highest in the Fast Food Hamburger industry.
Steve Curry – Burger King
Managing Director
Steve Curry joined the company in 1988 as an Assistant Manager at the Burger King in Canyon Country, California. After the acquisition of a number of restaurants in the San Fernando Valley, Steve provided management support in the operations of the newly acquired restaurants. Curry served as Training Manager for a number of years before being promoted to District Manager in Los Angeles. Steve was promoted and relocated to Houston and currently holds the position of Managing Director for 23 Burger King Restaurants.
Albert Moreno
Director of Risk Management
Albert Moreno, Director of Risk Management, joined Bari Management, Inc. in 2000 and brings more than 20 years in the insurance and risk management industry with extensive background in loss prevention and self insurance. Prior to joining Bari Management, Mr. Moreno was a Sr. Claims Adjuster at Workmen’s Auto Insurance Company and previous to that, he was the Branch Manager for Custard Insurance Adjusters, Inc., the largest privately held multi-line adjusting company in the United States. He also served in the capacity of Sr. Litigation Examiner and Sr. Claims Adjuster at various adjusting and insurance companies, including Crawford and Company. Mr. Moreno obtained a B.A. in Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles and has completed Executive Education Sessions at the UCSD-OSHA Divison.
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