Hi, I am Carl

Welcome to my portfolio.

I am the owner and operator of a small company in Slovenia called Skvin. When I made up the name, I thought I was combining a few ideas: my love of skiing and providing advice and sales on ski gear as well as being the owner of a boutique vineyard. So, ski…vin. Plus, a bit of a play on skin, as in on the grapes. Not sure how successful that was, but I wonder what we first thought of the word Google.

Skvin does a few things. Primarily, I operate V16 Vinska Klet, a small, sustainable vineyard in beautiful Bela Krajina. Although we are not a fully organic certified winery, we only use approved bio/eco methods to craft our wine.

Secondly, I provide expert advice and recommendations for ski gear from selected partners through Skirecs.com.

Finally, after years of being an international teacher and utilizing technology effectively in and out of the classroom, I work now as an instructional designer on a contract or freelance basis.

If you want to know more or hire me, please check out my portfolio and CV or click on Birdy, my personal AI assistant!