Experience
Professional Experience
Almost 40 years of experience in sales and marketing, business-to-business,
including
- Sales
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Communications
- Web Site Development and Promotion
- Trade Show Management
- Technical Writing, and more.
Wine Business Experience
Over seven years of experience in retail wine sales with a local wine shop and wine
bar.
Development and Management of Wine Club with over 250 members
- Design, development and maintenance of web site
- Wine education program
- Tending wine bar and wine retail sales
- Promotion and marketing of the establishment
Wine Education
University of California, Davis -
- Courses in wine business, wine tasting, tasting room management, public
relations, viticulture, enology
Culinary Institute of America, Professional Wine Studies Program
- Certified Wine Professional
- Courses in wine business, European wines, Food and Wine pairing,
California wines, Northeast Wines, Australia/New Zealand Wines, and
more
Wine and Spirits Educational Trust - prepares students for
Master in Wine program
Society of Wine Educators
- Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)