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United States

Napa, California, United States

Sonoma, California, United States

Sonoma, California, United States

Sonoma, California, United States

St. Helena, California

• Utilized multi-tasking abilities when responsible for trials, projects and experiments, while additionally controlling daily receiving of red and white programs, and directly contributing to laboratory team success
• Concentrated solid communication skills when liaising with winemakers and cellar for creation and receiving of grape work orders, fermentation, racking, filtration, nutrient additions, monitoring fermentation, barrel.
• Directly managed multiple successful projects ensuring overall company success. Examples included but not limited to: Set up and monitor transducer’s thru Ignition software, Floatation project, Nutrients trial.
• Used strong attention to detail when monitoring and maintaining SO2 levels on past vintages ensuring wines are at their highest standards
• Used strong judgement and decision making when purchasing all supplies related to harvest. Items consisted of nutrients, concentrate, yeast, etc., ensuring all required components where available when needed, within.

Kenwood, CA

• Contribute organizational and project management skills by effectively working with cross-functional partnerships to understand and accurately input grape and bulk wine transactions into WIP’s, ensuring organizational.
• Provided solid support and resolution for winemaking supply orders, related tracking, and associated reporting using winery knowledge and proficiency from past positions held
• Lead go-to conversant managing the WIP’s application system using my strong attention to detail and quality assurance expertise when maintaining comprehensive input, reporting of key metrics, assisting employee/.
• Utilized multi-tasking and detail oriented strengths when ensuring accurate processing, creation, review and filing of: invoices, purchase orders, new-vendor requests for approval, Grower payments, work orders, and.
• Used strong follow through skills and thirst for knowledge when working closely with the Finance team and Operations team, resolving any WIP’s and E1/ JD Edwards concerns, ensuring department and business satisfaction
• Contributed solid solution based skills and thoroughness when preparing bulk wine contracts (purchase and sale) from inception to delivery and entry in WIP’s or E1/ JD Edwards, while promoting and representing.

Napa, CA

• Contract Position
• Individual responsible for rapid response resolution of sampling, blending, trials, harvest cellar activities, fermentation and on-going monitoring and tasting, ensuring management and business satisfaction
• Utilized fervent ability to work dexterously and communicate clearly with a broad range of personalities assuring all target deliverables were met
• Applied time management skills in unison with my strong understanding of filtration management, when working in an extremely time restrained environment. Created detailed final reporting including all filtrations (150).
• Responsible for creating and managing an efficient and supportive Winemaking Operations office environment in addition to all Enologist hands on duties. Completed and generated all associated documentation including.
• Accurately and sensitively communicate with winemaking and all operations departments, which established a conducive and supportive team environment

Sonoma, CA

• Contract Position (2 positions)
• Executed precise large-scale yeast fermentation and nutrient calculations by proactively monitoring tank and barrel fermentation, identifying issues, and resolving quickly and professionally within a time sensitive.
• Effective at managing a variety of tasks and projects in unison, while maintaining stress levels, meeting deadlines, and utilizing my solid attention to detail
• Directly contributed to company’s effort to ensure their operational database is error free by entering all related details into BIMS (Bulk Inventory Management System) in an efficient timely manner without error
• Created, managed and maintained winemaking protocol documentation, while leveraging from my extensive knowledge base, and provided the department and company with a written reference solution going forward
• Used solid attention to detail and quality assurance expertise when responsible for coordinating, arranging and providing support for grape schedule, winery operations work orders, quality control reporting, BOL’s.

Sonoma, CA

• Initial Position / Contract Position
• Utilized attention to detail when record keeping all wine movements and transfers by tracking and identifying errors and resolving, additionally checking for clarity and completeness, resulting in accurate and.
• Individual responsible for managing and maintaining inventory records, daily yield, fermentation and harvest reports, when utilizing proficiency in multiple software applications and capabilities
• Accountable to accurately input and record keep all bottling and case goods in JD Edwards resulting in company database accuracy
• Precisely maintained, audited, entered information and processed cellar work orders and weight tag information into BIMS (Bulk Inventory Management System), ensuring a quality company database
• Built, maintained, and strengthened client relationships by utilizing extensive problem-solving aptitude, proficiency from past positions held, and intuitive ability to resolve performance concerns on behalf of the.

Oakville, CA

• Provided detailed and comprehensive documentation solution for a previously not present protocol reference for the winemaking lab, along with creation of all SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) for all analysis.
• Continued demonstrating organizational and multi-tasking strengths when applying advanced lab analysis knowledge, resolving instrument, yeast and nutrient calibrations and additions, extensive lab analysis: FSO2, VA.
• Used detail oriented attributes when controlling fermentation monitoring, checking daily brix and temperatures, and documenting all pertinent details, while directly contributing those skills to the winemaking team and.
• Directly involved with grape reception, quality control, documentation, and any task leading up to my daily Enologist duties, assuring a well-rounded wine production and providing department stability

Napa, CA

• Demonstrated organizational and multi-tasking strengths when applying advanced lab analysis knowledge resolving instrument, yeast and nutrient calibrations and additions, extensive lab analysis: FSO2, VA, Ph., TA.
• Successfully communicated with seven different winemakers in relation to on-going Harvest fermentation monitoring, while working with multiple protocols, and ensuring all project stakeholders and internal staff.
• Used resilient adaptability skills to acclimate seamlessly to multiple winemaking techniques, memorizing 300+ lots from 12+ clients, and directly contributing to quality wine production
• Utilized exceptional problem solving and solution-based skills when supporting company-wide database, involving thorough data input into WMDB (Winemakers Data Base), work order creation, accurate client information.
• Contributed to company and team success by proficiently performing a wide range of operational winemaking department duties, including but not limited to: bench trials, bottling quality control, receiving of grapes

Sonoma, CA

• Became an certified forklift driver and the wearer of many hats while assisting in daily winery operations and additionally performing as the lab technician and prior as a cellar worker, resulting in business cost-time.
• Exercised solid follow-through skills when working closely with all lab analysis details, resolving instrument, yeast and nutrient calibrations and additions, and additionally extensive lab analysis: FSO2, VA, Ph., TA.
• Performed a hybrid position in which I would be performing multiple positions at any one time. Positions ranged from driving a barrel full company truck, managing the bottling line and staff, or running lab analysis..
• Utilized wide-ranging skill set to accomplish a multitude of duties ensuring all winery operations positions and tasks were completed timely, efficiently, and resulted in effective business continuity

Bachelor Of Agriculture Engineering, Agriculture Engineering

Viticulture & Winery Technology: Enology, Wine Eval., Lab Analysis, Wine Chemistry & Microbiology