Expert Sommelier and Manager with Extensive Experience
1. LINDSAY GOMERINGER
330 ½ 8
th
Street Jersey City, NJ 973.229.0306 l.a.gomeringer@gmail.com
EDUCATION
The Sommelier Society of America – New York, NY January 2013
Certified Sommelier
Northeastern University – Boston, MA May 2007
Bachelor of Science, Music Industry Concentration
Minors in Business Management/Marketing
Honors/Activities
o Academic Merit Scholarship, Four years
o Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Participant
o Multiple Sclerosis Walk, Participant
o Advisory Council for the Center for Exceptional Families, Youngest board member
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE BRASS RAIL – HOBOKEN, NJ MAY 2008 - PRESENT
Resident Sommelier/ Manager/ Wine Buyer/ Accounts Payable
Assist in the regulation of inventory control and tracking of sales for all bar materials, including organizing promotional
activities for certain brands and collaborating with suppliers to maintain current sales objectives.
Advise customers and train staff on food/wine pairings.
Develop and execute the wine menu for an extensive beverage program, including the execution of 100+ wine bottle program
Provide front of the house operations, including recruiting, hiring/ terminating, training, motivating staff, responding to customer
feedback, and ensuring the consistency of food administration and service standards.
Prepare reports at the end of shift/week analyzing staff/ food control, sales levels and profitability.
Organizing marketing activities such as promotional events and discount schemes.
Create and execute plans for department sales, profit and staff development.
Lucent Technologies – Murray Hill, NJ May 2006 – August 2006
Strategic Marketing Intern
Managed projects associated with strategic marketing campaigns including internal communications and sales support
materials, product literature, direct-to-client mailings and communications, list development for internal and external marketing
campaigns, and senior management presentations and reports.
Worked closely with external suppliers to generate project objectives, deliver progress reports and results, answer questions,
and iterate key deliverables
On the Mark Promotions – Boston, MA June 2005 – September 2005
Marketing/Promotional Staff Member
Promoted clients’ products and services throughout the New England area through direct marketing campaigns.
Developed relationships with clients by understanding the delivery of key objectives and preferred methods for results.
Aided in the organization and planning of events by producing regular event reports, gathering quantitative data, and providing
consumer/trade feedback to clients.
Octone Records – New York, NY January 2005 – June 2005
Marketing/Sales/Promotional Intern
Developed and implemented a marketing strategy to promote artists’ music by infiltrating youth groups, college campuses and
Greek organizations across the country.
Initiated promotional campaigns for various regional retailers and established a myriad of board rotation strategies to maximize
exposure over geographic areas by extensively utilizing survey data and demographic analysis.
Monitored national record retailer stock checks and organized inventory for label artists.
Implemented the retail/stock/inventory program for Octone Records Interns.
Assisted with daily office responsibilities including coordinating Tastemaker mailings and managing phone calls for the
General Manager and Executive Vice President.
Trained new employees on business processes, company equipment, and software programs.
Infiniti Records, WBMX Mix 98.5 – Boston, MA January 2004 – June 2004
Promotional/Event Marketing Intern
Created public awareness for events by working closely with sponsors such as Loews, McDonalds, the New England Patriots,
etc. and building strategic business relationships with
Contributed to the production and promotion of special events and company appearances by supervising logistical
responsibilities and providing on-site customer service
2. Helped increase office efficiency through administrative operations which included entering data, filing, managing prize
mailings, overseeing email responses, and answering phones.
PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Quick Books, Marathon runner, French cuisine, Pianist, Mixoligist