Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Sales Representative at Bottle Rocket Wine Works
- Wine Appraiser and Consultant at Heritage Inventory and Appraisal Services, L.L.C.
- Past
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- 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
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- BEM Bordeaux Management School
- College of the Holy Cross
- College Cevenol
- Loyola Academy
- Faith, Hope & Charity
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Thomas Gallagher’s Experience
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Sales Representative
Bottle Rocket Wine Works
(Wine and Spirits industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Wine Appraiser and Consultant
Heritage Inventory and Appraisal Services, L.L.C.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospitality industry)
July 2000 — Present (9 years 1 month)
Consulted for local, independent alcohol beverage retailer
• Planned and managed overall wine department operations
• Trained staff in fine-wine sales and product knowledge
• Reduced inventory and increased margin, sales and turns of wine department by effectively refining product assortment, refining buying process, improving merchandising, increasing promotions and adjusting prices
Consulted for individual collectors of wine
• Appraised collections for sale, estate distribution, insurance, taxation
• Advised clients on developing and reducing their collections
Educational services
• Educated the general public, Arapahoe Community College
• Published in the Denver Business Journal
• Educated professional appraisers through seminars offered by the International Society of Appraisers and the Denver Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers
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Wine Manager
Jordan Wine & Spirits
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
April 2002 — June 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
(Wine and Spirits industry)
July 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Member of executive management team, leading efforts to roll out online beverage sales nationally
Major Accomplishments
• Served as project manager to enable sales of wine, beer, spirits and other products in five states, requiring precise attention to detail, and management of teams located in the various states, to ensure compliance with state and vendor guidelines
• Played key role in design and setup of SAP/Web product data structure tool, resulting in improved efficiency maintaining product images, reviews, local pricing, and sales
• Cited by top management and colleagues for expertise
• Participated in warehouse prototype design with The Pinnacle Consulting Group -
Associate
Marcus & Millichap
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)
August 1998 — June 1999 (11 months)
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General Manager
Total Beverage & then Some
(Wine and Spirits industry)
June 1998 — August 1998 (3 months)
Major Accomplishments
• Supervised up to 50 employees
• Managed 20,000 Sqft store operations for sales of spirits, wine, beer, & gourmet food -
Operations manager
Total Beverage & then Some
(Wine and Spirits industry)
June 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 1 month)
Assisted general manager in the execution of store operations including the planning, directing, and coordination of policies, daily operations, and the use of materials and human resources to meet the corporate mandated goals
Major Accomplishments
• Managed hiring, training and opening of two new stores, one 18,500 sqft and one 20,000 sqft, both on track to do over $3 million in sales for the first full year, in a new market in 90 days
• Approved all purchase orders for stores
• Piloted the test program at the two Illinois stores for the company of Kronos Time & Attendance software
• Maintained AS/400 system and trained four IT personnel. -
Beer Category Manager
Total Beverage
(Wine and Spirits industry)
September 1995 — June 1997 (1 year 10 months)
Determined the demand for products, created purchase orders for department, developed pricing strategies offered with the goal of maximizing profits and share of the market while ensuring customer satisfaction and oversaw product merchandising and monitored trends indicating need for new products
Major Accomplishments
• Joined the team within two weeks of opening, bringing the Total Beverage concept to a new location in the market
• Managed a department with 5,000 sqft within a 18,500 sqft store and brought beer sales to over $1.5 million and 30% of store revenue with year over year growth of 20% and improved margins from 14% to 21%
Thomas Gallagher’s Education
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BEM Bordeaux Management School
Wine MBA , Wine , 2007 — 2008
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 , 1991 — 1995
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College Cevenol
French 1990 — 1991
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Loyola Academy
1986 — 1990
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Faith, Hope & Charity
