Michael Moyer
Saint Joseph,MI
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem solver with 20 years of wine industry experience. Proven stakeholder relations aptitude and collaborative concensus-building skills. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Detroit Vineyards
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Managed marketing projects including new label design, new website, and new social media initiatives
- Financial planning, compliance, quality control
- Advised owner to close/sell the business
- Executed lease transfer and asset liquidation
Director, Wine and Viticulture
Lake Michigan College
12.2014 - 01.2024
- Development, promotion and launch of successful academic program in Viticulture and Enology
- Profitable business operations for affiliate winery Lake Michigan Vintners
- Cultivated productive relationships with industry and other stakeholders
- Design of commercial winemaking facility, open in 2019.
Associate Winemaker and Enologist
Figgins Family Wine Estates
07.2010 - 12.2014
- Production and quality control for four brands in two facilities: Leonetti Cellar, Figgins, Doubleback and Toil Oregon
- Recommendations for inventory and supply management dramatically reduced costs
Instructor of Wine Science
Walla Walla Community College
09.2003 - 06.2010
- Development and delivery of Enology curriculum
- Winemaker for College Cellars of Walla Walla
Education
Master of Science - Viticulture And Enology
University of California, Davis
Davis, CABachelor of Arts - French/International Affairs
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WASkills
- Strategic planning
- Cost analysis and savings
- Advertising and marketing
- Staff motivation
- Educational programming
- Stakeholder relations
- Exceptional interpersonal communication
- Sustainable viticulture
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
General Manager
Detroit Vineyards
01.2024 - 03.2025
Director, Wine and Viticulture
Lake Michigan College
12.2014 - 01.2024
Associate Winemaker and Enologist
Figgins Family Wine Estates
07.2010 - 12.2014
Instructor of Wine Science
Walla Walla Community College
09.2003 - 06.2010
Master of Science - Viticulture And Enology
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts - French/International Affairs
University of Puget Sound
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