Current
  • Wine Appraiser and Consultant at Heritage Inventory and Appraisal Services, L.L.C.
Past
  • Wine Manager at Jordan Wine & Spirits
  • Director of Retail Strategies at Drinks.com
  • Associate at Marcus & Millichap
  • General Manager at Total Beverage & then Some
  • Operations manager at Total Beverage & then Some
  • Beer Category Manager at Total Beverage
Education
  • BEM Bordeaux Management School
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • College Cevenol
  • Loyola Academy
  • Faith, Hope & Charity
Connections
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Industry
Wine and Spirits
Websites

Thomas Gallagher’s Experience

  • Wine Appraiser and Consultant

    Heritage Inventory and Appraisal Services, L.L.C.

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

    July 2000Present (8 years 1 month)

    Manage business offering inventories and appraisals of general residential contents, fine art and wine.
    • Developed multi-platform inventory database solution for clients. Conduct personalized wine tastings for groups and individuals. Provide inventories and appraisals of residential contents and wine.

  • Wine Manager

    Jordan Wine & Spirits

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

    April 2002June 2004 (2 years 3 months)

    Planned and managed overall wine department operations. Trained staff in fine-wine sales and product knowledge.

    Reduced inventory and increased turns of wine department by effectively refining product assortment, improving merchandising, increasing promotions and adjusting pricing.

  • Director of Retail Strategies

    Drinks.com

    (Privately Held; Wine and Spirits industry)

    July 1999July 2000 (1 year 1 month)

    Member of executive management team, leading efforts to roll out online beverage sales nationally.
    • Served as project manager to enable sales of wine and other products in five states. Required precise attention to detail to ensure compliance with state and vendor guidelines.
    • Played key role in design and setup of SAP/Web product data structure tool. As a result, improved efficiency in maintaining product images, reviews, local pricing, and sales.
    • Cited by top management and colleagues for expertise. Managed and developed teams of 12-25.

  • Associate

    Marcus & Millichap

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)

    August 1998June 1999 (11 months)

  • General Manager

    Total Beverage & then Some

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

    June 1998July 1998 (2 months)

    Managed store operations for sales of spirits, wine, beer, & gourmet food. Supervised up to 50 employees.

  • Operations manager

    Total Beverage & then Some

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

    June 1997June 1998 (1 year 1 month)

    Handpicked to open two Chicago-area locations in company’s first expansion beyond northern Virginia with overall P&L responsibilities.

    Hired and trained staff for Chicago area stores. Maintained AS/400 system and trained four IT personnel.

  • Beer Category Manager

    Total Beverage

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)

    September 1995June 1997 (1 year 10 months)


Thomas Gallagher’s Education

  • BEM Bordeaux Management School

    Wine MBA, Wine, 20072008

    The Wine MBA at BEM is designed to provide empowerment through management education for current wine industry leaders facing the complex global business environment.

    Thesis topic: Global Wine Alliances: Is there the possibility for small and medium sized winery to overcome their inherent size disadvantages through global wine alliances?

  • College of the Holy Cross

    AB, Political Science, 19911995

  • College Cevenol

    French 19901991

  • Loyola Academy

    19861990

  • Faith, Hope & Charity


Additional Information

Thomas Gallagher’s Websites:

Thomas Gallagher’s Groups:

International Society of Appraisers.

Community Education Instructor, WINE APPRECIATION
The Basics of Wine: Demystifying the Grape, Arapahoe Community College 2004 - present.

Society of Wine Educators

WSET Advanced Course London, 2006
Court of Master Sommeliers, Introductory Course May, 2004

  •    Executive Suite member
  •    Winefellow member
  •    College of the Holy Cross Alumni member
  •    Wines & Spirits member
  •    Fine Wine drinkers member
  •    Wine Business Network member
  •    Retail Industry Professionals member
  •    Wine2.0 member
  •    WITS Wine Industry Technology Symposium member
  •    BEM - Wine MBA Alumni member
  •    GrapeRadio (Wine Talk) Listeners Group member

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