I am a Senior Wine (Sales) Associate with the Premier Group's Orchard Park store. In addition to giving wine advice to our customers, I handle the management and creation of the point-of-sale descriptions and placement of many of the wines you see in the store, including coding of products for the website. I have taught wine classes, handle internet sales, and functioning as a main keyholder (open/closing) are also main components of my job. I attend many trade shows and have traveled… Show more I am a Senior Wine (Sales) Associate with the Premier Group's Orchard Park store. In addition to giving wine advice to our customers, I handle the management and creation of the point-of-sale descriptions and placement of many of the wines you see in the store, including coding of products for the website. I have taught wine classes, handle internet sales, and functioning as a main keyholder (open/closing) are also main components of my job. I attend many trade shows and have traveled extensively in the Finger Lakes (NY), Italy, France and Spain to meet with our suppliers and explore these regions. International wine regions/estates visited:Italy: Tuscany, Piedmont Puglia, Marche, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Grave & Colli Orientali dei FriuliFrance: Burgundy, Southern Rhone including Cotes-du-Rhone Villages, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vacqueyras & Gigondas. Northern Rhone-Crozes Hermitage, Beaujolais, Chablis.Spain: Ribera del Duero, Montsant, Toro, Rueda, Navarra, Terra Alta, Yecla, and Valencia Show less

Responsible for the inventory management of the Walden Galleria/Buffalo, NY store location.

Finger Lakes Productions International & Radio Voyager Network, Ithaca, NY/Silver Spring, MD.Sought new radio station affiliates and maintained 500+ existing radio affiliations for the company's short-form syndicated radio features. Named Director of Domestic Affiliate Relations 2000-2001.-Led effort to update and improve company program distribution, marketing materials, promotional items and also achieved cost efficiencies by producing certain items in-house.-Fulfilled… Show more Finger Lakes Productions International & Radio Voyager Network, Ithaca, NY/Silver Spring, MD.Sought new radio station affiliates and maintained 500+ existing radio affiliations for the company's short-form syndicated radio features. Named Director of Domestic Affiliate Relations 2000-2001.-Led effort to update and improve company program distribution, marketing materials, promotional items and also achieved cost efficiencies by producing certain items in-house.-Fulfilled client advertising, and public relations/service, objectives through various projects. Clients included; Teresa & H. John Heinz III Foundation, Ralston Purina Company, States of Florida and California, etc. Show less