Gary Swantner Email & Phone Number

Dijon, FR

Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

• Thesis topic: Understanding risk management and credibility at the highest level of wine expertise.
• Group leader for Consulting Project providing actionable and long-term export, marketing, tourism and growth strategies for Greek wine producer
• Export Market Strategy for German wine producer expanding into Asia including market evaluation, growth opportunities, cultural considerations, potential challenges, marketing strategy, strategic partner selection and.
• Market Growth Strategy in US for Wines of Chile by hyper-focusing on cabernet sauvignon positioning based on success of Napa
• Export partner selection and logistical case study for optimization of market based on producer parameters
• Abridge/FIVS Challenge Winner – Intensive case study competition to create marketing, legal and export strategy for a portfolio of products

New York, New York, United States

• Multi-faceted beverage alcohol professional offering a portfolio of services to wine and spirits producers, beverage industry professionals and individual wine and spirit enthusiasts.
• Agent providing export strategy, marketing, market activation and research for producers entering new export markets
• Strategy consulting services for producers to enhance sales, create branding and develop marketing and export efforts
• Cellar inventory, appraisal and resale services
• Hosting in-person and virtual tasting classes for corporate and private events across wine and spirits
• Advise, procure and support logistics for wine and spirits acquisition for private clients

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Client-facing role focused on business development and client retention
• Develop procurement and hedging strategies for electric and natural gas supply for commercial and industrial consumers in deregulated energy markets
• Plan, initiate and administer Government Energy Aggregation programs in the state of New Jersey with a focus on renewable energy programs
• Manage partnership with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Energy Program that currently serves over 250 member businesses
• Gather and present market intelligence to demonstrate expertise to begin, progress and retain business
• Negotiate contact terms and conditions to serve the best interest of the customer, supplier and firm

New York, New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

• Part-time role focused on customer service, marketing and operations
• Provide exceptional customer service to in-store and online customers by offering expert knowledge of wine and spirits
• Attend industry tastings to provide recommendations and feedback to management
• Co-manage social media efforts resulting in a 80% increase of Instagram followership over recent ten month period
• Develop relationships with private clients to optimize revenue streams
• Facilitate on and off-site educational experiences

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Diverse role focused on day-to-day operations, efficiency and logistics
• Analyze business practices to develop efficient and cost effective strategies including reduction of shipping costs by 50% with improved transit time
• Completed project to streamline purchase order>ship>invoice process for 42 distribution centers serving ~600 stores for Wal-Mart producing substantial time savings and ensuring 100% accuracy
• Manage client accounts and drive sales for retail, institutional and individual customers, which have collectively increased 30% year-over-year
• Design and execute logistical plans for large freight for domestic and international trade
• Partner with Controller to analyze sales data and reconcile accounts receivable to minimize exposure

Chicago/Philadelphia

• Short term contract focused on creating an IT bid strategy for a large defense contractor
• Analyzed military IT contracts to determine the most ideal projects based on the strengths and resources of the company
• Produced efficient approach for creating a bid strategy tailored to the company’s focus and experience

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Senior role focusing on candidate mining and development
• Supported Partners and Principals in the development and execution of search for executive level positions
• Managed communications with clients to tailor search to specific needs
• Analyzed and evaluated candidates through resumes, phone screens and in-person interviews
• Directed junior associates and research team to increase efficiency of search by focusing and streamlining efforts.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Multifunctional role in pilot plant operations group focusing on infrastructure efficiencies
• Drove development of strategies for automated cleaning cycles of regulated manufacturing equipment for operator efficiencies by 10-30% and cost savings of over 25%
• Enhanced current IT systems through initiatives focused on streamlining key functionalities and discovering new solutions for greater usability and operational efficiencies of greater than 20%
• Managed standardized cleaning efforts for manufacturing of injectables for early phase clinical trials to improve harmonization of best practices to improve productivity by 30%
• Redesigned comprehensive storage system of all clinical-grade material for biologics and vaccines research areas for annual savings of over $250k
• Directed sub-team to complete enduring project issues to reengage resources for completion of $12MM Buffer Distribution Network capital project

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Solved optical engineering problems leveraging tools such as Microsoft Excel and MATLAB
• Developed models for optical systems based on analysis and manipulation of large data sets
• Responsible for supporting and updating software
• Applications engineer for selection of optical glasses and mirror materials based on customer needs and cost effectiveness

Greater St. Louis Area

• Project: Discovering Interactions Between Actin and Ringed Molecules
• Studied protein-drug interactions of monomeric actin and filaments with four related molecules using computational chemistry programs
• Performed statistical analysis of interaction results and computational parameter manipulation for optimization of results and run efficiency
• Parameterized atoms for large molecules in preparation for computational interaction simulations
• Developed scripts in a Linux environment for effective transferability between experiments
• Presented results to Washington University School of Medicine Cytoskeletal Discussion Group entitled “Binding of Phalloidin and Jasplakinolide to Actin Filaments”

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Wine & Spirits Business

Activities and Societies: Class Delegate

Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Bs, Chemical Engineering