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Responsible for all aspects of financial and technical daily operations of Snowsports school. Including recruiting, hiring, training and supervising 25-30 Snowsports instructors, lesson coordinators and clinicians. Manage all Snowsports School marketing. Function as spokesperson to outside agencies, school districts, and vendors. Responsible for anticipating expenses, operational costs, and forecasting revenue for Snowsports school budget. Also functions as technical director and lead trainer, as well as assisting with lessons and teaching when necessary. Oversee and ensure training instructors through weekly on snow clinics and daily meetings. Attend PSIA technical trainings, maintain and improve in-season training on snow and all aspects of professional development for instructors. Learning to balance the challenge of providing low cost and free public-school programs with the need to provide a solid revenue base from income generated by group and private lessons. Advise general manager and LLSEF Board of Directors of ongoing operations as well as long term business planning and future development of mountain.

Share my passion and enthusiasm for the outdoors and skiing, by coaching skiers of all ages and skill levels and leading training clinics. Built a consistent cliental of students using interpersonal and motivational skill to create long lasting relationships and unforgettable learning experiences for mountain guests. Developed the ability to quickly formulate a lesson plan, based on assessment of student’s skill level, and learning styles. Committed to continued improvement of personal development as a skier and an instructor, by regular attendance to clinics and perusing certifications and accreditations.

Manage all aspects of winery laboratory, including but not limited to daily evaluation of acids, FSO2, TSO2, VA, Alcohol, bentonite fining trials, heat and cold stability. Perform routine enzymatic analysis for malic, acetic acid, R.S. and YAN. Evaluate winery data trends for microbial stability. Work with winemaker to create blending, acid and fining trials. Manage topping rotation and SO2 additions for barrel room. Complete final additions, analysis and preparation of all wine bottled. Communicate with bottling manager for bottling quality control to track D.O. and bottle fill height for 80,000 cases of wine bottled annually. Generate and distribute work orders to cellar staff for wine additions. Enter work orders into Vin Balance for additions and barrel inventory tracking. Train and manage harvest laboratory assistants

Founded and owned a wine catering company in Aspen, Colorado. Worked with local caterers to suggest and pair wine and cocktails for private parties and events; including wine dinners, educational wine tastings, weddings and dinner parties.

* Founded a company that is driven to reduce the carbon footprint of the wine industry through lightweight packaging, while providing portable solutions for the everyday wine drinker. Outdoor Wino is pushing the limits in product packaging, by bottling our quality wine in eco-friendly BPA free plastic. Designed Graphics, branding and apparel line for company. Strategically drive marketing campaigns to create increased brand awareness, promote products through direct marketing, blogging and social media campaigns. Conducts training for sales staff and distributors to advertise the unique benefits of the company. Designed product packaging and POS marketing material for distributors, oversee quality control and production of wine.

* Supervise all aspects of events for Naked Winery and Outdoor Wino. Effectively run over sixty special events and tradeshows annually in the sales territory of Washington, Oregon and South Dakota. Handle all winery licensing, event and insurance contracting. Manage all sales and customer service training for a team of 25 people. Provide onsite coaching for my sales staff to multitask in a fast pace sales environment and use knowledge of wine and energetic customer service to drive sales and develop lasting relationships with loyal customers. Increased revenue of event sales by 240%, and responsible for sales of over 300k in wine and merchandise. Utilize Excel, QuickBooks, VinNow and VingDirect software for data management and sales tracking.

as a Ski instructor and Mountain Guide in the Alps with the added challenge of proving that my passion for skiing and training can bridge gaps of culture and language barriers.

* Drove merchandise sales from 8k to 140k, by designing a quality line of fashionable apparel. Manage all aspects of merchandising through ordering, budgeting, pricing and inventory. Create appealing visual displays and managed effective marketing and promotional campaigns to drive sales. Formed merchandising and buying strategies based upon sale preferences and purchasing trends of customers to increase margins. Developed intelligent purchasing strategies, through interaction with many competing vendors. Utilized and Publisher and Photoshop logo and graphic design.

* Assisted in planning 40 tournaments and events throughout the season, by working effectively as a member of a team of pros, caterers and management staff. Developed and enhanced communication and sales proficiency, through interaction with individual vendor representatives and club members. Managed all aspects of merchandising duties, including hard and soft goods purchasing, inventory, pricing, invoicing, accounts payable and receiving duties and inventory control.

* Learned process of leprosy treatment and diagnosis through coursework and direct exposure to methods of physical therapy used to treat leprosy patients. Conducted and presented independent research project. Collaborated effectively with faculty supervisor to develop and execute an in-depth research project.

* Designed and performed research studying the effects of social stigmas on leprosy patients. Conducted patient interviews in a clinic and in-patient hospital setting. Developed public speaking skills by giving informative talks on leprosy to local communities upon return. Developed extensive scientific writing and communication skills. Utilized Microsoft Word, R Statistics, Stata, and Kelidagraph, to analyze and report research