Now: Maker of art: steincreates.comThen: Burner of candles at both ends since 2003.Josh Stein was President/Winemaker of Stein Family Wine Group, which produced a nationally and internationally distributed portfolio of wine brands and created exclusive label wines for progressive nonprofits to help ensure steady, predictable support funding. He is the father of sixteen-year-old twins and holds multiple advanced degrees from UC Riverside and the University of Liverpool. His varied interests include home rebuilding by hand, organic cooking and gardening, science fiction, and sleep (when available). He has previously been Assistant Director for Testing and ESL at UC Riverside, Coordinator of Basic Skills and tenured Professor of English at Solano College, and Brands Manager/Assistant Winemaker for Hagafen Cellars. In addition to producing his own wines, he frequently consulted for other wineries and contributed regularly to several trade print and online periodicals via the SFWG subsidiary Discrete Wine Support Services.Specialties: Research, data analysis, writing, copy-editing, in-servicing, pedagogical/curricular design, educational administration, project coordination, graphic design, customer service, wine clubs, brands design/management, liaisoning with nonprofits, database management, winemaking, cellar rat, lab analysis, wineblending, grower relations, DTC and DTT sales, shipping logistics, import/export, three-tier sales/logistics, inventory management, accounting, ecommerce logistics, business development