Ryan Collins
Cowaramup,WA
Summary
Versatile and innovative management professional skilled at seeing "big picture" while focusing on details. Expertise in business development, project management, finance, leadership and agriculture.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Group Vineyard Manager
Overstory
Cowaramup, WA
07.2019 - Current
- I have grown vineyard team to ten across two states in three years.
- I have taken CEO's vision, broken it down into Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and utilized diverse teams to achieve these results.
- ACO Certification in 2 locations,
- 25% increase in yields,
- Wine quality improvements,
- Redevelopment of 6ha of vines
- Integrated new vineyard management software.
- Responsible for hiring and team management, leading effective meetings, transitioning to remote work, operating budgets, capital budgets, cost-benefit analysis, project management (waterfall).
Chief Viticulturist
Giant Steps Wines
Healsville, Victoria
11.2017 - 06.2019
- Luxury wine brand
- Leading a team of 5 across three sites in the Yarra Valley
- I took the company strategy to produce more high margin single vineyard wine. With the viticulture teams collaboration, we increased our production by 10%.
- I created a ten-year redevelopment plan with budgets, improved costs of goods by 5%
- Started converting to organic management.
Director of Viticulture
A To Z Wineworks
Newberg, Oregon
07.2010 - 05.2017
- Strong culture with both purpose and results.
- We did regular volunteer work at the Oregon food bank, fundraising events for Virginia Garcia Medical Centre and played a leadership role in LIVE sustainability certification (for wineries and vineyards).
- The production and sales grew by double digits for over seven years and the gross margin improved by 5% to 49%.
- My role as Director of Viticulture was pivotal in demand planning, production forecasting, contract negotiations, partnership reviews, operations management, and cost control.
- I would consider this time working at A-to-Z formative to believe that businesses can be good for the world.
Education
Bachelor of Agriculture - Major in Viticulture
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA 02.2002 - 11.2005
Wine Business Certificate 1 And 2 -
Sonoma State University
Sonoma, CA 09.2014 - 07.2015
Professional Certificate in Corporate Finance -
Columbia University
New York 07.2021 - 12.2021
Applied Scrum For Agile Project Management -
University of Maryland
Maryland 01.2022 - Current
Skills
Leadership
Financial Analysis
Operations management
Project management
Hobbies
Gardening, surfing, fishing, hiking, camping and cooking
Additional Information
LIVE sustainability technical chair 2012-2015
Oregon Wine Board Research Committee 2012-2017
Portland Business Journal Award 2016
Timeline
Applied Scrum For Agile Project Management -
University of Maryland
01.2022 - Current
Professional Certificate in Corporate Finance -
Columbia University
07.2021 - 12.2021
Group Vineyard Manager
Overstory
07.2019 - Current
Chief Viticulturist
Giant Steps Wines
11.2017 - 06.2019
Wine Business Certificate 1 And 2 -
Sonoma State University
09.2014 - 07.2015
Director of Viticulture
A To Z Wineworks
07.2010 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Agriculture - Major in Viticulture
University of Adelaide
02.2002 - 11.2005
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