Bray Whaler International
Cat Epps, CAPM, PSM-1 has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Starting in 2012, Cat served as a Prepared Foods Manager at Whole Foods Market, where they were responsible for managing staff, sales, margin, labor, ordering, inventory control, and ad displays.
In 2013, Cat transitioned to the YMCA of Western North Carolina as a Healthy Living Manager and Director of Food Coordination. In this role, they managed budgets, supervised staff, and oversaw daily food pick-up and delivery while ensuring compliance with state requirements. Cat successfully implemented educational programming that led to a 31% reduction in food waste.
In 2014, Cat became an Independent Contractor - Domestic Manager at Nanny Solutions. They provided educational and physical development guidance to children aged 2 months to 5 years. Additionally, Cat managed household budgets, handled financial transactions, coordinated transportation, and facilitated extracurricular activities.
Currently, Cat is an Experienced Project Coordinator at Bray Whaler International. They support the Sr. Project Director in hotel project planning, execution, and delivery.
Throughout their career journey, Cat has demonstrated strong project coordination skills, budget management, staff supervision, and an ability to implement effective strategies for waste reduction and educational programming.
Cat Epps holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Forensic Anthropology from Western Carolina University. During the same period, they also obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Teaching from the same institution. Additionally, they completed a minor in Criminal Justice and Corrections at Western Carolina University.
In terms of additional certifications, Cat Epps has obtained the Scrum Master 1 certification from Scrum.org in January 2023. Cat also holds the Agile Hybrid Pro certification from the Project Management Institute, obtained in March 2022. Furthermore, they are a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), certified by the Project Management Institute. Specific details about the month and year of obtaining the CAPM certification are not available.
Bray Whaler International
Bray Whaler is a global hospitality FF&E and OS&E procurement specialist. We purchase furniture, fixtures and operating supplies for hotels, resorts, restaurants, casinos, multi-unit residential and senior living facilities. For more than 30 years, we’ve reached around the world to source and purchase over $6.5 billion in goods from domestic and international suppliers -- all at at vendor-direct pricing. Our portfolio includes world class resorts, large convention center hotels, boutique and lifestyle properties and experience with full and select service hotels for all major hotel brands. Our process reduces risk for real estate owners by ensuring their furnishings, fixtures, operating supplies and equipment will arrive on schedule and on budget with the best possible pricing and terms. Project accounting tracks each item and every dollar from production to installation. Regardless of project size, we provide daily hands-on involvement by the company's principals and experienced project management teams. The owner of the company is Elisa Whaler, and the founding principal is Ronnie Bray. In 2010, we opened an office in Dallas, Texas led by principal Jennifer Fisk. Nicole Oren became principal and executive director of projects in 2015. The company is a fully-certified WMBE (Woman Owned Business) and has been since its inception.