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Mic Naranjo

Mic Naranjo

Asst Supervisor- Clearing Institutional Services

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Wine Club Manager and Curator, Wine / Spirits / Beer Buyer and Retail Manager - WSET Level 3 Wine Freelance Communication Designer (Graphic + Media + Display)

  • Education

    • Metropolitan State University of Denver

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Magna Cum Laude Design Research 3.94

      Activities and Societies: Future Leaders of Design, MSU Denver Film Club, MSU Denver Honors Society Individualized degree program: Design Research: Experience, Theory, and Culture Included Communication and Industrial design practices enhanced with Sociology, Psychology, and Cultural Studies.

    • University of Colorado Denver

      1999 - 1999
      Communication and Media Studies

    • Palm Beach Atlantic University

      1997 - 1999
      Marine Biology; Communications

  • Experience

    • OppenheimerFunds

      Jan 2002 - May 2009
      Asst Supervisor- Clearing Institutional Services

      Monitor team performance and quality, create and conduct individual development plans for employees. Responsible for creating tracking reports and authoring monthly, quarterly and annual evaluations. Partnered with cross-department peers to create initiatives to improve quality and shape high-morale culture. Position required high-level problem resolution and cooperation with internal and external business partners.Experience at OppenheimerFunds also included Quality and Training specialist, Systems Development Testing, and Competitive Intelligence. Show less

    • Metropolitan State University of Denver

      Sept 2009 - Dec 2014
      Student: Design Research: Experience, Theory, and Culture

      Individualized Degree Program focused on studying design theory and its relationship to society and culture.

    • Denver Museum of Nature & Science

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
      Volunteer

    • Denver Bread Company

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Retail Bakery

      Front counter retail and bakery production assistance.

    • IDE (International Development Enterprises)

      Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
      Innovation Group - Illustrator (contract)

      Designed conference display and collateral brochures, illustrative material for on-site global educational programs and technical use, existing product catalog and manual redesign, and in-house documents for reporting and presentation. Production included print as well as infographic, web, and video media.

    • MSU Denver—Communication Design Program

      Jan 2014 - May 2014
      Student Research Assistant

      Sought out, vetted, and recruited case studies as well as consulted on design elements for SEED organization publication. _Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook: SEED Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues_ Lisa M. Abendroth, Bryan Bell, ed. Routledge, 2015.

    • Freelance Design / Art Direction

      Jan 2014 - now
      Freelance Communication Design (Graphic + Media + Environment/Display)

      Layout, corporate collateral, identity systems, promo + mediaSee projects at https://micnaranjo.myportfolio.com/work

    • Marczyk Fine Foods

      Jan 2016 - May 2017
      Sales Associate

      Customer engagement + sales, signage display design, invoicing + receiving, social media, tasting events, interim buyer

    • PARKSIDE LIQUORS

      Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
      Operations Manager

      Inventory management, margin + sales reporting, social media, merchandising + display, tasting events, assistant retail buyer for wine, spirits, and beer.

    • Bryn Mawr Vineyards

      Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
      Harvest Crew

      Assist with all aspects of winemaking including field sampling, sorting, racking, ferment monitoring, additions, cap management, movement, and cleaning

    • Boulevard Bottle Shop

      Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
      Liquor Retail Sales

      General sales, helping grow a new shop in an emerging market.

    • JOY WINE AND SPIRITS

      Jun 2022 - Dec 2023
      Wine Buyer and Club Curator/Manager

      Wine Clubs: program development and implementation, product curation, print + web design Buying: wine clubs, boutique collection, special orders, spirits consultEngagement: staff and customer education through sales and tasting, special event and order managementAdministrative: ordering, receiving, inventory + cellar management, product descriptions + display

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Social Economic and Environmental Design

      SEED
      Apr 2013

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Exhibit Facilitator

      Issued by Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Jan 2010
      Denver Museum of Nature & ScienceAssociated with Mic Naranjo

    • Research Officer

      Issued by !mpact Design Team at Sosu Creative Labs on May 2013
      !mpact Design Team at Sosu Creative LabsAssociated with Mic Naranjo