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Heather Bailey, Attorney & Partner, SmithA- mundsen LLC For more than 14 years, Heather Bailey, Esq., a partner with SmithAmundsen LLC law frm, has concentrated her practice in employment and labor litigation, including discrimination and trade secret / non-compete lawsuits, FLSA wage & hour class actions, labor negotiations and arbitrations, affrmative action, and OFCCP/ DOL audits. She counsels on day-to-day operations, human resources, and management decisions regard- ing employees, practices and policies. Bailey has been a NAMA Knowledge Source Partner for over a decade and presents at NAMA trade shows. In 2015, Bailey was named one of Chicago Business Journal's Women of Infuence, the President of the Professional Women's Club of Chicago and was selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list 2014, 2015. Bryan Real, President, United Food Group Bryan Real believes that one of the biggest challenges an operator faces is fnding ways to make all aspects of business more success- ful. Real credits his success to listening to his employees and operators in order to fnd the best ways to ft their needs. The president of United Food Group, based in Elgin, IL, Real continues to lead the company in the development of its own proprietary brands with a focus on packing and designing new and innovative equipment for the beverage industry. Real was named NAMA's 2014 Allied Member of the Year — Coffee award winner. Bailey Real Black Tie Services Team Leader: Scott Meskin, President/Owner Team Members: David Mandella, Vice President and General Manager; Hugh Oneill, Vice President of Client Relations; Brian Traub, Vice President Business Development OCS; Michael Allan, Vice President Business Development; Robert Feldstein, Vice President Business Development; John Finch, Service Manager; Mark Osborne, Operations Manager; Adriane Emenhauser, Customer Service Manager; Robert Hemmig, Customer Service Manager; Christo Massaquoi, Customer Service Manager; Lynn Mensch, Scheduling Coordinator; Barbara Touchette, Service Dispatcher; Lisa Burke, Accounts Receivable Manager; Angie Paul, Offce Manager; Brenda Brown, Commissary Manager; Van Carol, Warehouse Manager; Joseph Hybdzinski, Fleet Manager; and the entire Black Tie staff. Black Tie Services saw a growth spurt in 2015. The com- pany witnessed an upswing in sales due to offering new items not vended in the past. Those items along with the USConnect prepay card, loyalty program and promo- tions have created a new customer that did not use the machines previously. Additionally, after 19 years in the same location, the company moved its entire operation including its commissary, pre-kit line, computer servers, online ordering system and contents of the entire ware- house and offce space. In 2016, the Black Tie team, led by Scott Meskin (see page 23) will look to large growth in both OCS and healthy vending placements. 28 Automatic Merchandiser VendingMarketWatch.com December 2015 2015 Team Pros to Know (Listed alphabetically by company) Mark Your Calendar! Don't miss out on an opportunity to be a part of the 2016 Pros to Know! Visit www.VendingMarketWatch.com/11682091 to learn more. Nominations open July 2016.