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The Dalles, OR, US

Greater Seattle Area

Ensure wines meet quality standards and style targets for over 40 sku’s (~32,000 case production). Over 20 varietals from 20 vineyards across multiple AVA’s, all native ferment. Hands-on position. Manage lab and perform all tests and bench trials on fruit, must, and wine. Maintain lab equipment and records. Plan annual calendar for all wine aging and.

Greater Seattle Area

Performed full range of cellar duties - barrel work, wine movements, equipment and cellar cleaning, fruit processing, sampling, additions, filtering, bottling, and forklift operation. Assist with events.

Woodinville, WA

Assisted Winemaker with full range of cellar duties in preparation for harvest and during harvest season, including vineyard samples, destem/crush, press, fermentation additions and punch downs, laboratory analysis, racking, fining, topping barrels, blending, filtering, and bottling. Good sanitation and record keeping practices. Forklift and pallet jack.

Seattle, WA

Mixed quality cocktails, poured wine, and pulled beer for customers. Prepared fresh fruit, herbs, and other ingredients for drinks. Delivered drinks to customers, handled tabs and payments, and performed other sidework as needed. Worked quickly as solo bartender and on a team of up to four on busy shifts while providing excellent customer service. Good.

Greater Seattle Area

As a part of the Office of Social Responsibility, managed the portfolio of workforce development grants and contracts, including Port Jobs (Airport Jobs, Airport University) and ANEW. Tracked and supported contractor compliance with apprentice utilization and diversity goals on the Port’s construction projects. Conducted labor market research and made.

Greater Seattle Area

Data & Evaluation: Managed, analyzed and reported on service and outcome data for programs. Significantly built out and cleaned up student database; designed meaningful metrics. Designed and managed program evaluations; recommend improvements for programs based on evaluations and research. Research & Development: Researched community needs and developed.

Greater Seattle Area

Career Pathways Coordinator (01/07 – 07/08): Coordinated five certificate programs, including three run in partnership with Seattle Jobs Initiative. Responsible for needs assessment and best-practices research, curriculum design, coordinating work of 16 faculty and staff, tracking and analyzing program outcomes, and maintaining relationships with program.

Greater Seattle Area

Assisted with user interface design and tested new HMIS software for homeless-serving agencies in King County to meet new HUD requirements. Liaison to agencies enrolled in pilot implementation - led focus groups for feature development, evaluated progress of pilots, and made policy recommendations for full implementation. Analyzed evolving HUD policy for.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed and ran a life skills program for parents at the family shelter, including curriculum design, instruction, individual support services, volunteer recruitment and supervision, grant writing and donor solicitation, budgeting, reporting, and coordination with other service providers. Designed and managed database of shelter clients; analyzed data.

San Francisco Bay Area

Researched and wrote grant proposals to government, corporate, and foundation funders in support of $6.5 million budget. Analyzed program data, wrote program reports, and monitored project invoicing for 30 concurrent contracts. Maintained grant database and implemented a new deadline tracking system.

San Francisco Bay Area

Provided vocational training and support services to homeless youth in a retail setting. Re-designed customer service and cashiering curriculum. Managed the sales floor to help the business reach its financial goals.

Ba, Philosphy

Focus on political and ethical philosophy, with additional coursework in sociology, psychology, linguistics, and computer science.

Certificate, Winemaking (Northwest Wine Academy)

Two year program. Coursework included modern vine-to-bottle production methods, lab work, sensory analysis, winery regulations, wine.

M.Ed., Education Leadership & Policy Studies

Coursework included workforce development, program design and evaluation, policy analysis and development, educational access, community.