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Javier Rascon

Javier Rascon

Santa Rosa,CA

Summary

Versatile Manager trained in Viticulture who thrives in dynamic, challenging, and fast-paced professional environments. Assertive and enthusiastic, with extensive knowledge and experience in vineyard operations, and unsurpassed work ethic. Strong desire to produce the best quality of grapes of the highest quality that reflect my creative expression.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Operation Manager

Pearls Farm Labor Inc
01.2024 - Current
  • Manage 1600 acres, manage staff of 15 leads and 200 full-time workers.
  • Manage, mentor, and develop personnel on all policy, procedures, and safety in the performance of operations and tasks, per company standards.
  • Select and train full-time, seasonal, and temporary employees required for their unit. Supervision extends to Manager Trainees, large planting and harvest crews, equipment operators, farm leads, and interns.
  • Direct activities on a farm unit to produce, harvest, and store crops, to achieve the greatest profitability per acre while improving the resource base.
  • Identify areas of improvement; make recommendations on continuous improvement projects.
  • Ensure timeliness of all cultural practices on the unit, including land preparations, seedbed preparation, planting, cultivating, chemical and fertilizer application, irrigation, and harvesting.
  • Accountable for legal and safe application and documentation of chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides.
  • Develop and implement annual crop plan effectively, efficiently, and on time.
  • Various company-wide or farm tasks as directed by company management.
  • Champion best safety practices and adherence to regulatory PPE requirements to ensure complete compliance.

Vineyard Manager

Keller Estate Winery
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Manage 100 acres, manage staff of 2 leads and 15 full-time workers.
  • Manage 40 acres of olive grove.
  • Implemented a program to bring 1,500 sheep to graze and vineyards.
  • Administered and supervised all vineyard & olive operations.
  • Managed inventory of available materials and ensured timely reordering.
  • Organized and maintained winery files of all operations and sales.
  • Oversaw all vineyard operations & olive operations.
  • Developed maps of regional weather patterns throughout the growing season.
  • Management of olive oil production process from planting to bottling.
  • Development 18.3 acres of vineyards.

Vineyard Manager

Chenoweth Vineyards & Winery
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Developed maps of regional weather patterns throughout the growing season.
  • Administered and supervised all vineyard operations.
  • Managed inventory of available materials and ensured timely reordering.
  • Organized and maintained winery files of all operations and sales.
  • Oversaw all vineyard operations.
  • Coordinated efforts with operations managers through daily meetings.
  • Maintained payroll documents for all staff and ensured timely direct deposits.
  • Implemented quality control standards and tested all crops.
  • Selected fertilizer blends and reviewed soil test results.
  • Organized & managed pesticide scheduling, tracking & use report.
  • Monitored And analyzed viticultural lab analysis.

Vineyard Manager

Shannon Ranches
05.2018 - 01.2020
  • Manage 950+ acres, manage staff of 6 leads and 80 full-time workers.
  • Organized and maintained winery files of all operations and sales.
  • Oversaw all vineyard and winery operations.
  • Monitored monthly wine production and tracked sales.
  • Worked with a marketing team to develop promotional events.
  • Development of 150 acres of hillside vineyard.
  • Implemented program to bring 1,500 sheep to graze and leaf vineyards.
  • Administered and supervised all vineyard operation.
  • Manager inventory of available materials and ensured timely reordering.
  • Prepared monthly budget reports and tracked invoices and vineyard purchases.
  • Prepared vineyard budget and tracked revenues and expenses.
  • Maintained accurate records of all vineyard operations and sales.
  • Hired, trained, and supervised all vineyard personnel.
  • Trained staff in all vineyard equipment.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable safety and health standards.
  • Coordinated efforts with operation manager through daily meeting.
  • Maintained payroll documents for all staff and ensured timely direct deposits.

Assistant Vineyard Manager

Tri-valley Vineyard Management
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Managed all vineyard activities such as materials and human resources.
  • Monitored work of all part-time and full-time vineyard workers.
  • Developed and implemented Vineyard Plan, such as scheduled work, ordered necessary materials.
  • Maintained a corrective and preventive maintenance program for all vineyards.
  • Equipment and irrigation systems.
  • Analyzed process and recommended improvements and ways to reduce production cost.
  • Organized all vineyard work and ensured nutrient status of grape and crops remain disease free.
  • Documented all records of vineyard activities.
  • Prepared annual budget and monitored working according to same.

Viticulture Technician

Beckstoffer Vineyards Red Hills/ J.A.C Ag Services
06.2004 - 01.2018
  • Organized & managed pesticide scheduling, tracking & use report.
  • Monitored And analyzed viticultural lab analysis.
  • Evaluated vineyard status 1200 acres at Red hills AVA, scouting fields for pests and diseases.
  • Implemented SIP certification update, pesticide, labor safety & compliance.
  • Designed new vineyard development, field Trials, & vineyard management.
  • Collected crop estimates.
  • Evaluated vine stress & irrigation monitoring, by using a pressure bomb.
  • Evaluated harvest monitoring and quality control.
  • Organized vine related data such as cluster weights, & canopy density.

Education

Associate Degree - Sciences Viticulture, Agribusiness

Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA

High School Diploma -

Clear Lake High School
Lakeport, CA

Skills

  • Management experience
  • Vine balance management
  • Vineyard equipment maintenance
  • Vineyard operations
  • MS Word proficiency
  • Vineyard equipment use and maintenance
  • Knowledge of wine growing seasons
  • Internal and external communications
  • Motivational skills
  • Viticulture expertise
  • Organic viticulture expertise
  • Biodynamic viticulture expertise
  • Grape growing cycle knowledge
  • Crop knowledge
  • Crop estimation knowledge
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Independent work ability
  • Computer proficiency
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Excel proficiency
  • AgCode proficiency
  • AgStart proficiency
  • Agrian proficiency
  • Agverdict proficiency
  • SureHarvest proficiency
  • Scouting for vine pests and diseases
  • Brix measurement
  • PH measurement
  • TA measurement
  • Nitrogen measurement
  • Machine operation experience
  • Equipment calibration
  • Inter-organizational relations
  • Soil analysis interpretation
  • Tissue analysis interpretation
  • Water analysis interpretation
  • Leadership
  • Irrigation systems knowledge
  • Team building
  • Training and mentoring
  • Operational efficiency
  • Staff oversight

Timeline

Field Operation Manager

Pearls Farm Labor Inc
01.2024 - Current

Vineyard Manager

Keller Estate Winery
01.2021 - 01.2024

Vineyard Manager

Chenoweth Vineyards & Winery
01.2020 - 01.2021

Vineyard Manager

Shannon Ranches
05.2018 - 01.2020

Assistant Vineyard Manager

Tri-valley Vineyard Management
01.2018 - 05.2018

Viticulture Technician

Beckstoffer Vineyards Red Hills/ J.A.C Ag Services
06.2004 - 01.2018

High School Diploma -

Clear Lake High School

Associate Degree - Sciences Viticulture, Agribusiness

Santa Rosa Junior College

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