Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I am looking for a career in the international or national market in communication, customer relations or sales. I have been working in the International Wine Sales Market most recently. I am looking for a company that I can grow and develop in long term. I am willing to work as hard as needed to further my career.

Work History

• Sommelier Selection / France Selection
• French Wine Specialist
• Febuary 2004 to Present

• Networking specialist and direct customer retail sales for a boutique selection of grower/producer wines from France (temporary contract). My job is to develop trustworthy relationships with our clientele and to provide service beyond our competitors. I attend public social events, network and represent the company image. I host private and public wine dinners, luncheons, wine tastings, fundraisers and presentations. I provide information and training support to retail shops and restaurants.

• Yachats River House
• Owner
• January 2011 to Present

• Fine dining restaurant, lounge and bottle shop. Responsible for all aspects of running a restaurant & retail shop. Duties include but are not limited to managing all restaurant staff, scheduling, training, hiring, reprimanding, customer relations, serving, bar tending, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, building/property maintenance, wine sales, scheduling wine tastings, organizing events,winery relations, ordering, stocking, marketing.

• Fresco Italian Cafe
• Manager
• November 2006 to July 2010

• In charge of all front of the house operations. Hiring, training, managing, scheduling, customer service, payroll, nightly closeouts, inventory accounting, ordering, reservations, wine sales, wine training, food sales.

• Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
• Human Resource Recruiter
• July 2000 to July 2004

• Food & Beverage Recruiter. In charge of meeting the staffing and hiring needs of the resort, which included twelve food service operations. Screening applicants, interviewing, training resort managers on HR policy, planning, conducting and attending job fairs/hiring trips world wide, creating and maintaining the H2B international employee program, data entry, website maintenance, managing intern program, paperwork.

Education

• Prescott College
• BA, Third World Environmental Development, Art, Cultural Studies
• 1994 - 1996

• Master Court of Sommelier
• 2011 -