Aaron Milne Email & Phone Number

Mildura, Vic, Au

Buronga, New South Wales, Australia

Low & No Beverages is a dealcoholised winemaking startup in Buronga NSW.Delivered a successful facility planning and development application for site construction.Applied for and acquired an Excise Manufacturers License.Project managed the construction of the facility and dealcoholisation equipment. Successfully commissioned Low & No facility in June 2024Delivered a sustainably profitable company in the first within the 6 months of operationWon the 2024 IWSC producer of… Show more Low & No Beverages is a dealcoholised winemaking startup in Buronga NSW.Delivered a successful facility planning and development application for site construction.Applied for and acquired an Excise Manufacturers License.Project managed the construction of the facility and dealcoholisation equipment. Successfully commissioned Low & No facility in June 2024Delivered a sustainably profitable company in the first within the 6 months of operationWon the 2024 IWSC producer of the year trophy for Edenvale wine production Show less

Victoria, Australia

531 Treviso Way, Red Cliffs Vic 3496

Advised & designed $100m greenfield winery project.Recruited, coached, led & built employee relations framework. Optimised production flows to increase efficiencies and negotiated key supply contracts.Led an engaged and high performing team to increase yields through decreased losses. Developed strategic plans in response to adversity and ambiguity.Made difficult decisions and followed through with decisive action to improve culture and project viability.Had fun… Show more Advised & designed $100m greenfield winery project.Recruited, coached, led & built employee relations framework. Optimised production flows to increase efficiencies and negotiated key supply contracts.Led an engaged and high performing team to increase yields through decreased losses. Developed strategic plans in response to adversity and ambiguity.Made difficult decisions and followed through with decisive action to improve culture and project viability.Had fun, learned a lot, and built lasting relationships. Show less

Mildura

Engaged with customers to rework & sell a variety of stock.Onboarded new export customer with a niche offering.Doubled the EBITDA & lifted the GMP score from 57% to 93% over 9 months.Undertook challenging project to rebuild the business through improved quality and transparencyImplemented production practices to ensure products were consistently packaged within specificationTackled and resolved challenging technical complaints Challenged fundamental business practices… Show more Engaged with customers to rework & sell a variety of stock.Onboarded new export customer with a niche offering.Doubled the EBITDA & lifted the GMP score from 57% to 93% over 9 months.Undertook challenging project to rebuild the business through improved quality and transparencyImplemented production practices to ensure products were consistently packaged within specificationTackled and resolved challenging technical complaints Challenged fundamental business practices and drove change to improve quality and site standards Show less

Buronga Hill Winery

Co-ordinated & designed improved systems & web presence.Product development, market analysis & project management.Designed & implemented grape skin extract project.Developed procedure changes to reduce environmental impact & lower costs.Led a team & managed a budget of $10.5m across operations.Drove and advocated for improved systems in a large scale manufacturing facility.Developed production metrics, significantly reducing juice losses.Refined dealcoholisation… Show more Co-ordinated & designed improved systems & web presence.Product development, market analysis & project management.Designed & implemented grape skin extract project.Developed procedure changes to reduce environmental impact & lower costs.Led a team & managed a budget of $10.5m across operations.Drove and advocated for improved systems in a large scale manufacturing facility.Developed production metrics, significantly reducing juice losses.Refined dealcoholisation process to produce the best dealcoholised wines in the world, verified through third-party benchmark tastings.Developed SOPs for contract processing and in-house production.Designed and rolled out a new specification, CofA, and production records system.Designed experimental procedure changes for ion exchange operations to reduce the environmental impact of waste. Show less

Buronga Hill Winery

Managed AVLs largest customer portfolioManaged Buronga Hill Winery's higher quality, own-label portfolioSuccessfully managed both AVL and customer wines through difficult vintage of 2011Delivered consistent quality without any spoilage throughout this periodOversaw preparation of contract winesRedesigned vintage intake systemInstigated new system for centrifuging, racking and topping of dry reds in 2012 allowing centrifuging to be complete before the end of AprilHeld… Show more Managed AVLs largest customer portfolioManaged Buronga Hill Winery's higher quality, own-label portfolioSuccessfully managed both AVL and customer wines through difficult vintage of 2011Delivered consistent quality without any spoilage throughout this periodOversaw preparation of contract winesRedesigned vintage intake systemInstigated new system for centrifuging, racking and topping of dry reds in 2012 allowing centrifuging to be complete before the end of AprilHeld position of Leading Winemaker for 2012, 2013, 2014 vintages Show less

Buronga Hill Winery

Managed export through largest despatch year in site history Consistently hit despatch targetsLed export through period of changeRedesigned approval system to reduce double-handling

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Wine Science

Dean's Award - 2011, 2012, 2013 Tarac Technologies Prize in Fortified Wine Production - 2013 Westend Estate Wines: Graduating Prize - 2013.

Master In Business Administration