CLEAN DISHES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Owner / President / Equipment Consultant
Jim founded AERE in 1979. With Jim customers always come first. AERE has been providing " Service by Your Next Meal Guaranteed " for leased dishwashers and ice machines for over 35 years. Many of our valued and happy customers have been with us over 30 years. Helping customers get what they need keeps them coming back. Jim and AERE's team would love to use their wealth of foodservice knowledge to help you. AERE's in house team recommends, delivers, sets, and installs equipment for large projects or single pieces of equipment.
Melissa's love for the restaurant industry began while growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she started working at the pizza shop down the street at age 14. All through high school, college, and the years that followed, Melissa has worked as a cook, hostess, server and bartender for small family owned to large corporate restaurants in PA, NC, FL, DC and VA. While enjoying a position as a designated trainer for the Cheesecake Factory, she discovered she also had a passion for selling. With over 5 years of experience as a Sales Consultant in restaurant supplies and equipment and all the years working in the industry, Melissa is dedicated to building relationships, identifying her customer's needs and providing the best recommendations that will support the success of their business or organization. Her other passion is music and you can find her singing and playing guitar at bars and wineries around the DC area. She joined the AERE family in 2018.
Pat Busby's 25 years of experience in the foodservice industry covers a wide swath of experience - restaurant cook, restaurant owner, grocery department head, and now an Equipment Consultant for AERE since 2014. Pat's experience as a restaurant owner and with retail/grocery sales, gives him a unique perspective that combines operations with a retail savy eye. He is able to assist you with heavy to light equipment recommendations, smallwares, tabletop, furniture selection, and AERE's Dishwasher and Ice Machine Leasing program.