Roman Cuevas
Lubbock,TX
Summary
Quality-driven winemaker with proven success in organizing workflows and coordinating resources to meet challenging goals. Industrious leader and resourceful problem-solver with persistent approach to tackling operational concerns. Good decision-making and team building abilities with open and clear communication style.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager & Winemaker
Texas Wine Company
11.2022 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on winemaking principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to create competitive advantages.
- Kept operations in compliance with company, safety and state and federal requirements.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Communicated processing instructions to other workers.
- Managed laboratory processes using Oenofoss and wet labs for accurate winemaking data,
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Associate Winemaker
Texas Custom Wine Works
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Maintained and operated cellar and harvest equipment.
- Operated lift truck and winemaking machinery.
- Pumped juice and wine by moving hoses and equipment.
- Organized, cleaned and sanitized cellar barrel room and crush and bottling equipment.
- Washed production lines and storage containers to maintain clean and efficient work areas.
- Communicated processing instructions to other workers.
- Read temperature, flow and other meters and documented information.
- Cleaned, sanitized and sterilized winery equipment.
- Maintained bottling quality control to ensure TCWW standards were met with every run.
- Communicated lab analysis to cellar hands and wrote work orders using Vintrace to ensure wine additions were correct.
Production Manager & Associate Winemaker
English Newsom Cellars
07.2018 - 04.2022
- Manage materials and bulk wine inventory to meet production goals and specific customer demands.
- Monitor equipment, check supplies and coordinate manpower to meet expected demand.
- Establish and update production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Review production orders, schedules, delivery dates and inventory levels to determine product availability.
- Monitor staff training and output to meet compliance, productivity and revenue goals.
- Oversee inventory, physical counts, and performed periodic cycle counts to verify outgoing orders.
- Monitor manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems.
- Plan production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing processes.
- Set up, adjust, and maintain machines to operate at peak levels and meet challenging demands.
- Mastered intricacies of process flow within each winemaking phase.
- Achieved on-budget performance and production targets through management of teams and resources.
Cellar Hand
Texas Wine Company
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Improved operations by working with team members and customers to find workable solutions.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
- Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Collected readings every 24 hours on status, temperature, flow rate and other points for documentation.
- Learned the ins and outs of producing quality wine in a production facility.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture And Applied Economics
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX12.2013
Certificate - Winemaking
UC Davis
Berkeley, CASkills
- Dedication to product quality
- Optimizing production output
- Purchasing ability
- Knowledgeable of quality control standards
- Production oversight
- Vintrace Specialist
- Experienced in production scheduling
- Inventory coordination
- Team Training
- Verbal and written communication
- Operations management
- Budgeting
- Exceptional interpersonal communication
Timeline
General Manager & Winemaker
Texas Wine Company
11.2022 - Current
Associate Winemaker
Texas Custom Wine Works
04.2022 - 10.2022
Production Manager & Associate Winemaker
English Newsom Cellars
07.2018 - 04.2022
Cellar Hand
Texas Wine Company
06.2017 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture And Applied Economics
Texas Tech University
Certificate - Winemaking
UC Davis