Mary Bruce Leigh

panamamary@gmail.com

Knowledge of the world’s major wine regions, winemaking andwinegrowing practices and specialized knowledge of the wine regions of Alsace,the Rhone Valley, the South of France, the Loire Valley and the Veneto.Experience in sales and customer relations. Research specialist. Cataloguingand content management skills. Inventory coordination and organization. Writing and language skills. Experience and comfortable with foreign cultures. Computer skills: familiarity with Microsoft Office applications and dataentry, and both Microsoft and Apple Operating Systems. Currently completing aCertificate in Winemaking for Distance Learners from the University ofCalifornia at Davis Extension.

French, Advanced proficiency in writing, reading, listening,and speaking

Spanish, Intermediate proficiency in reading, listening, andspeaking

Bachelor of Arts, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, December2003

Mathematics Major, French Minor,GPA 3.9 out of 4.0

Diplôme Avancéd’Études Françaises, Institute Internationale d’Études Françaises (AdvancedDiploma of French Studies, International Institute of French Studies),Strasbourg, France, June 2002

Focus onLanguage and Culture Studies

Certificate in Winemaking forDistance Learners, UC Davis Extension

WinemakingStudies—In Progress

Instructor Certification forBodyFlow of Les Mills International

Group FitnessClass—a choreographed mix of Tai Chi, Pilates and Yoga created by Les Mills.

Sales Representative, Kysela Pèreet Fils, LTD., Winchester, Virginia

February 2008 – September2008

• Sales Representative for Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland.
• Working to increase the presence of Kysela wines in Restaurants, and increase general knowledge about wines imported by Kysela Père et Fils, LTD.
• Share wines from smaller producers, and educate the tasters about the region and the producer

Logistical Assistant, Kysela Pèreet Fils, LTD., Winchester, Virginia

June 2006 – January 2008

• Managed Direct Import containers: finalizing orders with Wine Distributors across the USA, placing orders with Wine Producers, tracking progress with transporting companies, providing documentation for clearance with US Customs, and invoicing clients
• Translated documents to and from French, Spanish or Italian, and conversed with French producers
• Edited the Kysela website to increase the information shared through that medium
• Represented Kysela and served Kysela wines at wine tasting events
• Attended Kysela’s ‘Tour de France 2008’, visiting producers and tasting the new vintage

Group Fitness Instructor, BodyFlow,Les Mills International

August 2007 – January 2008

• Lead group fitness class—BodyFlow is a blend of Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates, a workout focused on building strength, flexibility and balance, leaving you feeling centered and calm

Freelance Wine Columnist, France and Italy

September 2005 – May 2006

• Regions reviewed: Champagne, Alsace, Burgundy, the Rhône, Piemonte and Veneto
• Researched regions and wineries
• Interviewed winemakers, managers, and public relations employees
• Observed the harvest and toured cellars and winery facilities
• Tasted local wines, including barrel tastings and aged vintages
• Wrote articles for The Grapevine, a wine publication

Wine Consultant, Chalet Party Shoppe, Elkhart County,Indiana

April 2003 – November 2004, March2005 – August 2005

·        Expert in the wine department to help customers choose wines

·        Consultant providing expertise in history and culture of wine

·        Organized wine tastings and seminars

·        Worked with distributors and importers to find new wines

·        Representative for international and local trade shows

·        Organized and catalogued collected resources

·        Worked in management office environment

·        Managed inventory for the wine buyer

·        Coordinated the mailing list

Editor and Graphic Artist, What Makes Mathematics Work,Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama

December 2004 – March 2005

• Transcribed handwritten manuscript into a Word Processor, including work with an equations editor
• Edited the manuscript of What Makes Mathematics Work by Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr
• Created illustrations of the seventeen Wallpaper Symmetry Groups for the manuscript with Geometer’s Sketchpad
• Created graphs, tables, diagrams and other figures with Microsoft Excel

Assistant Archivist, Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen,Indiana

January 2003 – November 2004

• Completed an inventory of the collection of John Howard Yoder, Mennonite Theologian
• Catalogued and continued organization of the collection as new materials arrived at the archives
• Coordinator for researchers of Yoder’s work interested in specific items in the collection
• Edited the final inventory of the collection for local and internet publication

Researcher, Maple Scholars Research Program, Goshen College,Goshen, Indiana

June 2001 – August 2001

·       Conducted a research project in Group Theory, focusing on the SymmetryGroups

·       Researched the mathematical structure and artisticrepresentations of the Symmetry Groups

·       Studied the work of Dutch artist M.C. Escher based in theSymmetry Groups

·       Lectured regularly on research progress