My name is Tim Knudsen, and I manage the most renowned independent Wine, Beer, and Spirits shop in the Cedar Valley. My current duties include successful store management, product purchasing (in the range of millions of dollars annually), utilizing quick thinking and creative solutions, servicing wholesale accounts, advertising, customer relations, effective merchandising, and much more. Through a hands-on management approach I utilize positive reinforcement and an upbeat attitude in order to cultivate exceptional employees. In six years my team has increased sales an average of 10% annually. This is despite heavy outside construction, the current pandemic and recession, and competition from numerous corporate entities. The skills I have acquired through a diverse career also include kitchen management, store management, staff scheduling, staff training, food cost analysis, restaurant management, crisis management, interpersonal relationship building, the ability to work quickly, the ability to work efficiently, the ability to multitask, the ability to analyse and react quickly, the ability to work with diverse groups of people, and of course much more. In my time at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, I was able to cultivate numerous skills and gain a worldly understanding. Through a writing-intensive liberal arts program in Psychology I was able to gain skills that allow me to be a proficient and adaptive leader and communicator. My time with Social Work also allowed me to work with diverse populations in an understanding and caring manner. After losing my home in the 2008 Iowa Floods, I returned in 2010 to finish my degree. All-in-all my current and former supervisors would consider me a problem solver. I work hard to constantly improve any position that I'm in, and I work consistently and within the rules to get the job done. My work ethic is unequaled, and I seek perfection in what I do.