Auroral, CO *****
Cell # 209-***-****
Home # 303-***-****
E-mail ************@***.***
John L. Collins
Objective
To become a key contributor with a company were my awareness of quality, exceptional organizational skills and ability to work individually or as a team member can be fully utilized.
Professional experience
6/01/12- present Safeway Inc. Denver Division Meat/Perishable Warehouse
4/01/10 - 6/01/12 Safeway Inc. Nor-Cal Division
Warehouse Shipping/Receiving Supervisor
Dept. Safety Coordinator. Responsible for all department safety training and record keeping. Responsible for all incident investigation and supporting documentation.
Dept. Training Coordinator. Responsible for all hourly New Hire training and orientation.
ABN/Shorts project lead. Responsible for all key Performance indicators as related to abandoned pallets and shorted items to be selected.
Warehouse Re-Set Team Leader. Responsible for Re-Slotting of product reserves and primary pick locations to create a more uniform and efficient selection path.
8/02- 5/10 Stone Garden Vineyards
Founder/ Director of Winemaking & Operations
Direction of all winemaking and cellar operations
Responsible for all government compliance and reporting (TTB/ABC)
5/05-3/08 Filner Construction
Construction & Piping Installation Lead
Installation of fiberglass and synthetic fuel piping.
Fuel tank set and installation.
Fuel dispenser set-up and calibration
Contaminated soil removal
Hazardous material handling and removal.
General construction labor
6/00-7/02 Bronco Wine Company Ceres, CA
Sr. Winemaker Cellar Superintendent/Training Supervisor
Development and revision of all cellar and safety training. Revision of all wine processing, filtration, wine movements, treatments and sanitation procedures. Responsible for training of all cellar and production personnel.
Responsible for direction of staff winemakers and management of company’s bulk and finished wine programs.
1986-2000 E & J Gallo Winery Livingston, CA
Sr. Winemaker/Cellar Shift Superintendent
Direction of 3 shift supervisors and 30 hourly employees. Oversight of all winemaking and processing, filtration, composite blending, chemical adjustments, and wine treatments as well as fermentation operations during harvest at the E & J Gallo Livingston facility. Review and approval of all process orders from start to completion.
1995-1998 Served in the capacity of Senior Cellar Supervisor/Safety Coordinator. Facilitated the process safety management team, coordinated all ongoing safety programs between cellar operations and corporate safety department. Managed 15-20 cellar employees, prioritized and assigned task to be performed. Supervision of all composite blending, filtrations (cross flow, membrane, pressure leaf), Cold and heat stability treatments, performed audit lab sampling and analysis (Alcohol,So2, O2,Ph, TA and VA). Harvest responsibilities included training and management of 30-40 new hire cellar employees. Supervision of press operations, starter cultures, inoculations, diamonium phosphate additions, ML fermentations and tartaric acid adjustments.
1993-1995 Sr. Winemaker served on the product development and launch team for the Turning Leaf brand under the direction of Paul Stafford Sr. Vice President of Winemaking.
1992-95, Sr. Winemaker responsible for the white wines under the Livingston Cellars brand, E & J Gallo Family Vineyards Label and the Peter Vella box wine brand. Prioritized and assigned tasks to be performed by cellar personnel, trained new hires in general cellar operations, Tracking of all process orders, responsible for all general cellar activates from wine movements and treatments to filtration and Ion exchange.
1986-1992, Staff Winemaker under the direction of Sr. Winemaking staff. Responsibilities included writing of process orders and winemaking instructions for all wine movements and processing, composite blend calculations and fermentation parameters for incoming grape varietals during harvest.
Education
1982-1985 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
1985-1987 California State University Stanislaus Turlock, CA
Certifications State of California Hazmat First Responder (#OR138677)
1989 E & J Gallo Winemakers Training Program ( Red Wine & White Wine processing, Brandy Making and Distillation)