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1 1 8 V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T | S e p t - O c t 2 014 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m Summit Hires Gellerman and Mikesh Summit Engineering Inc. in Santa Rosa, Calif., has hired Keith Gellerman as a staff engineer in Summit's Water/Wastewater Division. He brings more than four years of water/wastewater design experience. Summit has also hired Erica Mikesh, P.E., as a Civil Division project engineer. She specializes in multiple civil engineering disciplines and is currently working on grading and drainage improvements for several winery and brew- ery projects. Eppinger and Wlodarczyk Join Revolution Equipment Revolution Equipment Sales, a Santa Rosa, Calif.- based company that refurbishes and sells preowned wine- and beer-making equip- m e n t , h a s h i r e d H a l l e y Eppinger as director of mar- keting and communications and Mike Wlodarczyk as gen- eral manager. Wlodarczyk, a 36-year industry veteran, was most recently the operations manager for a Washington win- ery. Eppinger has more than 25 years of experience in advertis- ing, marketing and sales. Beverage Metrics Names Fenley as President Beverage management solutions provider Bever- age Metrics Inc., in Dallas, Texas, has named Bob Fen- ley as president. Fenley, who has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience, most recently served as vice president of sales for Vianet Americas. Letters Joins Copper Peak Copper Peak Logistics (CPL), a Napa, Calif.-based company specializing in winery direct-to-consumer fulfillment, logistics and brand-building services, has added Meghan Letters to its client services department as an account manager. Letters comes to CPL from West Coast Wine Partners in Sonoma, where she helped rebrand the wine clubs for Valley of the Moon and Lake Sonoma wineries. Scott Labs Hires Lucia Solis P e t a l u m a , C a l i f . - b a s e d Scott Laboratories Inc. has hired Lucia Solis to its out- side sales team. Her terri- tory will cover Temecula and Mexico. Prior to joining Scott Labs, Solis worked at several Napa Valley wineries, including Opus One. COMPANY NEWS G3 Enterprises Adds a Nilpeter Press G3 Enterprises of Modesto, Calif., has installed a Nil- peter Flexo Press to provide customers with the latest technology in wine-label designs. Benefits of the press include flat tooling, auto side-to-side registration, i n c r e a s e d p r e s s u r e - sensitive capacity and expanded print capabili- ties, such as flat foil and emboss tooling. The Flexo Press also pro- vides better printing and color control. Viniatures to Partner with Wine Gift Howard Nievod, owner of Viniatures miniature collectible wine bottles, and Mel Toellner, president of Wine Gift Distributing, have announced a partnership between their companies in the production of Viniatures by Grape Memories in Baltimore, Md. As part of the deal, Nievod has been named national sales manager for the Mexico, Mo.-based Wine Gift Distributing LLC. Vintage Nurseries Makes Upgrades Wasco, Calif.-based Vintage Nurseries has added a new shade-house structure and installed new sid- ings on its greenhouses. The new shade house is expected to increase the volume and quality of the vines that Vintage Nurseries can acclimate and deliver to its cus- tomers in a timely man- ner. Other innovations and upgrades to the facility are planned for the near future.