William Dula
Saint Charles,IL
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic wine industry professional focused on turning that knowledge and experience into a meaningful career. Offers well developed knowledge and experience with wine industry best practices. Recognized for strong leadership capabilities, self direction, communication skills, and an affable demeanor. Personable and quick to learn, an excellent choice for any company looking to grow and expand.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Wine Consultant
Louis Glunz Wines
10.2022 - Current
- Drove revenue through acquisition of new accounts and expanding placements in existing accounts.
- Expanded brand and company awareness via cold calling and networking at events.
- Provided helpful wine suggestions to clients for both on and off premise purposes based on research, sales metrics, and personal preference.
- Fostered relationships with clients to incentivize further business.
- Set up wine tastings to bring in business and promote special offerings.
- Effectively doubled the sales metrics for a previously severely neglected territory in the span of a year.
Wine Maker
Geneva Winery
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Kept operations in compliance with company, safety and legal requirements.
- Increased wine production metrics by anywhere between 30 and 40 percent.
- Assisted business owner making accurate decisions by tracking deviations from production targets with daily logs.
- Trained and lead assistants to improve wine production metrics.
- Managed production of twenty various sized wine tanks with a total capacity of nearly 4,000 bottles.
Cellar Assistant
Geneva Wine Cellars & Tasting Room
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
- Assisted sorting and serving wine inventory.
- Worked closely with manager to provide effective assistance for guests and staff alike.
- Answered incoming calls, processed requests and relayed messages to appropriate staff.
- Assisted sommeliers in all aspects of daily operations.
Tasting Room Attendant
Cooper's Hawk Winery And Restaurant
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Provided informed wine suggestions to tasting room guests.
- Managed tasting room inventory and backstock.
- Greeted tasting room visitors and answered questions with upbeat attitude and professionalism.
- Maintained tasting room retail area and created merchandise displays.
- Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of wine and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
Education
No Degree - History And Economics
Monmouth College
Monmouth IllinoisHigh School Diploma -
St Charles East
St Charles06.2011
Skills
- Well Developed Wine Knowledge
- Identifying & Addressing Client Needs
- Complex problem-solving
- Time & systems management capabilities
- Brand development and awareness
- Building customer loyalty
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
- Doubled the revenue for the territory assigned to him by Louis Glunz Wines in the Western suburbs in the span of a year.
- Opened upwards of 30 new accounts with no prior sales experience, or contacts. In a territory which his employer had developed a somewhat negative reputation as a consequence of neglect by previous reps.
- Significantly increased brand awareness for multiple wineries most notably Tosti, Le Playa, Minimalista, & Goats Do Roam.
- Increased Geneva Winery's wine production by around 40% over the previous wine maker.
- Innovated the creation of two new Sangria blends.
- Founded a game development studio and managed a team of several people spread across three continents for over two years.
- Effectively developed multiple games and shipped them to market.
Languages
Japanese
Limited Working
German
Elementary
Timeline
Wine Consultant
Louis Glunz Wines
10.2022 - Current
Wine Maker
Geneva Winery
03.2021 - 10.2022
Tasting Room Attendant
Cooper's Hawk Winery And Restaurant
08.2019 - 03.2020
Cellar Assistant
Geneva Wine Cellars & Tasting Room
06.2019 - 09.2021
No Degree - History And Economics
Monmouth College
High School Diploma -
St Charles East
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