publisher at: off the vine
San Francisco Bay Area
publisher at: off the vine
San Francisco Bay Area
Founder and Publisher of Off the Vine Magazine - the left coast food and wine magazine. With a focus on the west coast food and wine scene; off the vine is subscription based online magazine offering access to an extensive database of the best food and wine resources available. Exclusive tasting notes, restaurant reviews, interviews, in depth reports, top 10 lists, weekend travel, wine education, and more. Off the Vine also seeks to support social responsibility through it's 5% pledge to benefit the sustainability of our precious ecosystem.
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Tennis Director at ClubSport San Ramon and Founder of the Peak Performance Tennis Academy
A USPTA Certified Professional for more than 15 years I have built and brought to a large, established full service, 2000 + member club, a world class academy style tennis program. This 50,000 sq foot multi use 9 court faculity is located in San Ramon, California.
I am in full charge of all tennis staff hireing, marketing and promotion, budgets, court maintenance requirements, as well as player-coach development. I also direct program creation and implementation along with performance based coaching of both private and group lessons as well as training for tournament level juniors, varsity high school players, children & adults of all ages. I also design and produce all promotional flyers and website designs and updates along with producing a quarterly newsletter to inform the membership.
As a player and athlete I have competed all over the world and held both world, national, and sectional rank. I am a Prince Sponsored National Team Member, and a multi-time Northern California Player of the year. I also have an extensive multisport athletic training and competition background. I have competed successfully in Triathlon, Running, Cycling Swimming and Soccer along with a successful professional tennis career.
The west coast food and wine industry. Online media publishing and development. Tennis Club Management. Program Development. Staff Training. Website Design and Development. Facility Maintenance. Personal Fitness Training and Tennis Coaching.
(Publishing industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
the left coast food and wine magazine
(Sports industry)
September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Tennis Director at ClubSport San Ramon and Founder of the Peak Performance Tennis Academy
(Internet industry)
2000 — 2008 (8 years)
Designed and build a series of multilingual travel websites with a focus on Latin America and Argentina. Sites included: Uptown Argentina, with city guides for Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mendoza, Cordoba, Mar De Plata, Pinnamar, and Punte Del Este in Uruguay. Sites featured restaurant and Hotel reviews and listings, and more. All designed with a local look and feel.
Uptown Mexico, Uptown Vancouver (Canada) - All are still in the development and financing stage after being taken off the net due to increased competition and lack of funding.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
1997 — 2005 (8 years)
Designed and produced the first online magazine for women multisport athletes.
Developed online coaching programs for women in triathlon, running, cycling and swimming.
Created and ran WMO sports clinics and team training programs in SF Bay Area.
Implemented personal training and coaching in tennis, weight training, running, track, cycling, swimming, spinning, lactate testing and triathlon training programs
Printmaking. Ceramics, Photography
New Ventures, Partnerships, The Art's, Business and Investing
USPTA, USTA, USRSA