Wine Education:WSET Wine and Spirit Education Trast, Napa, California, Level - 3 /2015WSET Wine and Spirit Education Trast, London, Level 1-2 /2014 Graduated from “Enotria” sommelier school (Russia), supported by the biggest wine distributor “Simple” and Association of Sommeliers (ASI) Attended master classes in Russia:Series of wine tasting with Denis Rudenko (Russian wine educator and the founder of the wine club "750 ml"​, who has been described as Russian's most famous and entertaining wine teacher)Series of master class "Biology of winemaking"​, Sommelier school "Winepeople".Attended master classes in Europe:Institute of Masters of Wine (WSET) and Austrian Wine Academy. First Master Class in Russia“Wines of Chile” by Michael Cox, director of European bureau “Wines of Chile”“Wines from the legendary castle Chateau Margaux” by vice-president Aurelien ValanceSupported the biggest international Wine Expo event in RussiaAttended wine tastings in the following wineries:South Africa: Capetown, Stellenbosch, Constantia, Durbanville France: “Route des Grands Cru” BurgundyItaly: Toscana, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, PugliaAttended in New York:The annual 2013 Wine Expo Series of wine tastings “Italy’s Big Reds” wine tasting with Robin Kelley O’ConnorMaster class with Kevin Zraly “Planet Bordeaux”.

Responsible for brand development with a special focus on growth in website, newsletter and social media venues. Create various media advertising campaigns on sales strategies and sales development. Assisting in wine purchase decisions.

Hired to turn around a publishing portfolio, including the objective to restructure the ad sales, retain and increase ad revenue during the time of global downturn, while preparing the Sales department to be evaluated by foreign investors. Managed a team of 20 people and oversaw high-volume advertising sales for 5 magazines, 7 web-sites, and special online projects, targeting upscale consumer base with interests from automotive to lifestyle products.

Generated and retained long-term ad sales contracts with advertisers from Fortune 500 companies Employed mixed marketing methods, including event sponsorships, campaign deals, cold calling, and promotions to achieve aggressive sales goals. Played a vital role in expanding market share and increasing sales through effective marketing programs and strategic planning.

Developed ad sales department for Russia’s first blogging community.Forecasted ad sales and developed database of advertisers. Defined project scopes of work, financial objectives, developed delivery schedules. Managed multiple cross-company projects at a time. Personally managed high profile accounts.

Developed marketing and ad sales strategy for a new publishing portfolio (7 magazines). Responsible for turning around and leading a portfolio of 100% ad sale-driven magazines. Secured new advertisers and created new streams of revenue both online and in special issues.