Hotel Expert Witnesses in Florida

This expert brings 28 years of furniture industry and seating experience (including development and catalog introduction of 250+ seating and table collections and 100+ custom designs), with hands-on expertise in all aspects of furniture development, collaborative design, frame construction, commercial use and hospitality environments, warranty, care and maintenance, user inspections, all types of field issues and product support. He spent many years working right alongside many of the world's premier independent product designers and factory resources, from the initial concept rendering stage, through the entire prototyping process, then coordinating with the component suppliers, conducting product testing in laboratory environments and then making sure the products are properly manufactured for their targeted markets, intended use and specific types of customers.

This restaurant industry expert has 30+ years of experience in hospitality. He earned a B.S. in Restaurant Management from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and an M.B.A. in Hospitality from Lynn University. His experience ranges from corporate training to independent entrepreneurship. Presently he operates a thriving consulting buesiness and currently serves as the Lead Restaurant Instructor in Restaurant and Bar Management for Florida International University. Feigenheimer was recently awarded the NAC Eminent Scholar Chair at FIU. In addition, this expert is recognized as an expert restaurant witness with experience in cases ranging from Dram Shop, contract issues, landlord tenant issues to slip, trip and falls.

This highly qualified expert has experience managing properties including resorts, hotels, and condos. His experience includes all operational aspects of reorganizing, quality control, risk management, and project management. He is particularly experienced in hospitality safety, and has dealt with issues ranging from slip and falls to hurricanes. He is a member of associations such as SKAL International and ARDA and is currently a board member of the Cocoa Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau. He has worked as a general manager for properties such as Crowne Plaza, Marco Island Hilton Beach Resort, and Wyndham Ocean Ridge. This expert is currently a general manager and director of operations at a resort company in Florida.

This qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in hospitality management and golf operations. He received his BS in accounting from St. Joseph's University and his MPS in applied statistics from Hodges University. He also completed coursework in supervisory management at the Wharton School of Business and a master's level course in operations management at the University of Wisconsin. He is quite active in his field, having conducted golf research, authored publications, and given presentations on his research. He has received several awards for his work, including Best Paper Award at two international academic conferences and the Horton Smith award from multiple PGA chapters. His former positions include the head golf professional at Glades Country Club, the director of golf at Heron's Glen Country Club, and the emeritus director of gold at Glades Country Club. He has also served as the manager of cost accounting at Scott Paper Company, the CEO and CFO of Micro Business Solutions, and an adjunct professor in the PGA Professional Golf Management program at Florida Gulf Coast University. This expert currently serves as a Level I instructor for the PGA Professional Golf Management program at a university in Florida.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in security and premises liability, with experience in the following settings: hospitals & healthcare, hotels, corporate, churches & places of worship, offices & buildings, restaurants, retail, and colleges. He earned his BA in justice and law administration from Western Connecticut State University and later earned his JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law. This expert holds several certifications including being a certified protection professional and a certified healthcare professional associates. In addition, he holds a FEMA certification in hospital incident command systems. This expert holds several professional memberships including being a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute, the American Society for Industrial Security, and the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety. Formerly, this expert has held several roles including a senior associate attorney at McIntosh, Sawran & Cartaya, PA, an administrative security supervisor/chief investigator at Danbury Health Systems, the director of security and emergency m management at Kootenai Health, and director of security and transportation at Spectrum Health. Currently, this expert is the executive director of safety at a major health system and president and chief consultant at a security management consulting firm in Florida.

This well-qualified expert received his BS in hospitality management from Nova SouthEastern University and his MBA from Barry University. He is a member of the American Society of Appraisers, Antique Automobile Club of America, Sports Car Club of America, and Veteran Motor Car Club of America. He has been involved in the collector car and restoration hobby for over 50 years and has formerly served as a body shop technician at Macmetals Body Shop. Currently, this expert works as an auto appraiser at an appraisal network in Florida.

This expert specializes in hotel operations, hospitality industry franchising, management company operations, and guest safety issues. He has more than 40 years of experience in the field. He is a certified hotel administrator. He started his career as the youngest general manager of the Holiday Inn chain at the age of 18. He served as President & CEO of The Equity Hotel Corporation which operated approximately 45 hotels in 14 states including economy, mid-tier and luxury resorts. He eventually took the position of President & CEO of the Ramada Hotel chain and Executive Vice President of the Cendant Hotel Division, now Wyndham Worldwide. This expert is currently a private hotel consultant as well as CEO of Vimana Franchise Systems which franchises Centerstone Inns, Hotels & Plaza Hotels as well as Key West Inns, Hotels & Resorts.

This expert is recognized as one of the country's top food safety trainers and has 25+ years experience as a food safety consultant in the food industry. Currently, he has recently retired as president and founder of an independent food service practice which provides consulting and training to food service and lodging companies throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. The expert was involved in the creation of the ServSafe instructional series which is endorsed by the National Restaurant Association. This expert is a member several professional organizations including the Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Official and Florida Association for Food Protection. Former positions have included Chair and Professor of Hospitality Management at Essex Community College, President and Chairman of the Board of the Council on Hotel. This expert earned a BS from Kent State University, a MS from The Johns Hopkins University, and an honorary Doctorate of Food Service from the National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers.