Ryan Pedvin
Upland,CA
Summary
Small Business Owner with four years of brand building and six years of winemaking experience. Has produced multiple Best of Class, Gold medal, and 90+ point wines. Dependable with track record of success in field, attention to detail and proactive mindset. Seeks opportunities to improve processes and workflows for team benefit. Conscientious, hardworking and excels at multitasking in fast-paced environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner and Winemaker
LePoidevin Cellars
Upland, CA
01.2020 - Current
- Obtaining all needed winery permits.
- Decide what vineyards to use and winemaking philosophy for each wine.
- Made picking decisions and transported grapes from growing regions back to winery.
- Crushed, fermented, and pressed grapes.
- Ran pre and post fermentation labs in-house.
- Designed labels and made packaging presentation decisions.
- Completed all barrel work.
- Bottled and filtered in-house.
- Completing all necessary reports for winery operations with the City of Upland, TTB, and ABC.
- Produced multiple Best of Class, Gold medal, and 90+ point wines.
Office Manager
A&A Food Service
Upland, CA
01.2009 - Current
- Supervised staff members, organized schedules and delegated tasks.
- Maintained filing system for records, correspondence and other documents.
- Ordered supplies and equipment to maintain adequate inventory levels.
- Created spreadsheets in Excel to track data such as vacation requests, sick days
- Answered phone calls, responded to emails.
- Resolved customer inquiries in a timely manner while maintaining positive relationships with clients.
- Managed front desk operations including greeting visitors, answering questions or directing them to appropriate personnel.
- Performed general bookkeeping duties such as reconciling bank statements and creating journal entries.
Tasting Room Associate
Balletto Vineyards
Sebastopol, CA
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Provided customers with detailed information about the winery's products and services.
- Provided exceptional hospitality to guests through friendly interactions, attentive listening skills and timely responses to inquiries.
- Maintained a clean and organized work area in accordance with health code regulations.
- Checked IDs when necessary to ensure legal age requirements were met prior to serving alcohol.
Education
Associate of Science - Wine Studies: Enology
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa05-2017
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy; Pre-Law And Applied Ethics
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park05-2014
Skills
- Winemaking Protocol Creation And Implementation
- Business Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Operations Management
- Business Development
- Consulting
- Relationship Building
Timeline
Owner and Winemaker
LePoidevin Cellars
01.2020 - Current
Tasting Room Associate
Balletto Vineyards
11.2015 - 06.2016
Office Manager
A&A Food Service
01.2009 - Current
Associate of Science - Wine Studies: Enology
Santa Rosa Junior College
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy; Pre-Law And Applied Ethics
Sonoma State University
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