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Bruce Gulbas Bruce Gulbas attended the University of Texas at Austin where he received a B.B.A. He was honored by Foley's Department Store as the Outstanding Senior in Marketing. After graduation Bruce joined his father, and company founder, Irving, in National Restaurant Supply. He became president of the firm in 1977. Bruce's involvement in the industry includes former president of Allied Buying Corporation, Hobart Dealer Council and is currently a member of the FEDA Executive Boards, where he serves as president. Bruce also serves on the Advisory Board of J.P. Morgan Chase/El Paso. |
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Brent K. Gulbas Brent attended Arizona State University where he played baseball and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1994. Upon graduating Brent served as an intern for Senator Jon Kyl and later as an account executive for an advertising agency in Scottsdale. He joined the NRS team in the summer of 1996 where he worked in the sales department for NRS in Albuquerque. Two years later he relocated back to Arizona where he served as General Manager of the Phoenix branch. Brent also completed course work at the University of Industrial Distribution and is active in local restaurant associations as well as the Allied Buying Corporation. In January 2004, Brent moved back home to El Paso with his family and currently works in the new corporate office location. |
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Donna M. Minear, CFSP Donna M. Minear, CFSP, is Marketing Director; has a B.S., in Business Administration from the University of Kansas and is a Certified FoodService Professional - Level 1. Donna holds a ServeSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Course - Certificate; and is a Certified Food Management Program Instructor - Texas Department of Health. |
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R.H. (Rick) Levis Rick Levis hails from St. Louis, MO where he entered the food service industry in 1977. His next stop in the industry was to learn manufacturing as National Sales Manager of SerVend International, the largest manufacturer of ice & beverage equipment. He then accepted a position with Engster Marketing, one of the top rep firms in the Rockies. Covering New Mexico & El Paso from Albuquerque, Rick called on the dealer community for three years. NRS had a need for a Sales Manager, and Rick joined National in 2000. After one year, he was promoted to General Manager. Rick is a graduate of Colorado College, and studied in the University of Dallas' Graduate Management Program. Rick also holds an instructor's Certificate in ServeSafe Food Protection. |
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Jim Lawrentz An alumnus of The Ohio State University College of Engineering, Jim started in this industry in Columbus, Ohio over 30 years ago. Through his career, Jim has worked for General Mills Restaurant Group designing and building restaurants for York Steak House, Red Lobster, Casa Gallardo, Darryl's, and The Good Earth. He later was Vice President of Engineering for American Metal Products, Inc. in Orlando, Florida, designing and building restaurants and equipment on a local level for some of the top restaurants in Florida as well as several national chains. He built several projects for Universal Studios Theme Park, MGM Studios and Disney World. He also designed two restaurants for master chefs Paul Bocuse and Roger Verge as well as remodeled their Les Chefs De France Restaurant at EPCOT center. Jim worked with Food Service Supply in Columbia, South Carolina designing chain restaurants for Burger King, Applebees, Denny's, and Fuddruckers before joining the NRS team in El Paso, Texas in 1995. |
