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Wine industry executive resume 2015
1. MICHAEL ZANONE
2010 Morlan Dr. Apt. 5. Napa, CA 94558
(707)-320-3847
zanone0204@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A leader with a well-established track record of operations management. Company goal oriented with a
meticulous ambition for success. Successfully reached and surpassed all departmental goals while staying
within company profit margins for 6 straight quarters. Continuously looking to improve overall
operations by looking at internal and external strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Managed
client’s inventories with a 99.999% accuracy for 6 straight quarters. Continuously enhances value with
departmental cross-function collaboration. Persistently looking for alternative perspectives to the
problems and potential solutions.
General Management Data Mining
Logistical Management Strategic Planning
Business Development Direct client contract
Business to Business Affiliation Contract Drafting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Benchmark Wine Group, Napa California
Title Acquisitions Analyst/Advisor Dec 2013- July 2015
Improved overall team professionalism and performance by setting standards, leading by
example, and taking initiative on projects.
Procedures Manuals for offsite inventory management, client relations and acquisitions follow
ups.
Always aware of company moral during quarterly reporting deadlines, and lightened the load
with a little light humor.
Increased product turnover by two weeks for all east coast collections by working as a team
leader for offsite inventories and check ins.
Created quarterly outreach reports for new acquisitions
Created new sales opportunities for sales with business to business affiliation.
Established a nationwide affiliation with wine warehouses
Developed business to business affiliations to reduce overall cost on new acquisitions.
Refocused the company acquisitions outreach to gain more local clients
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
United States Marine Corps, Multiple Locations
Title Infantry Squad Leader March 2004- May 2008
Assembled teams of Marines; based on their attributes would assign them a billets and specialty
jobs
Conducted over 400 successful combat patrols with 100% safety and accountability
Led teams of up to 25 on combat missions; maintained accountability of weapons and equipment
valued in excess of $2M to include rifles, handguns, specialty weapons, optics, lasers, radios and
up to 8 vehicles
Drafted over 100 comprehensive mission status reports which were relied upon by superiors
Created and taught over 200 hours of practical instruction in infantry tactics, weapons
employment, installation, connection, operation, and troubleshooting, communication networks
and information systems with Sierra programmable encryption that supported
SINCGARS,VHF/UHF AM/FM, SATCOMS waveforms, SATCOM HPW
Entrusted with classified military equipment including radio jamming and position monitoring
devices among others; maintained 100 % accountability of such equipment
EDUCATION
UC Davis School of Agriculture and Resource Economics June 2011 – June 2013
Bachelors of Science in Managerial Economics
3.07 GPA
Napa Valley College January 2009 – May 2011
Business Management, Economics, Accounting
3.85 GPA (Deans List)
Advanced Infantry Training Battalion (AITB) August 2006 – December 2006
Infantry Squad Leaders Course
80% Attrition Rate
Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU) June 2005 – July 2005
Primary Marksmanship Instructor Course
Infantry Training Battalion (ITB) June 2004 – August 2006
School Of Infantry Course
40% Attrition Rate
Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) March 2004 – June 2004
Marine Recruit Training
PERSONAL
Hobbies: Camping, Backpacking, Fishing, Skiing, Physical Fitness