Daniel Justesen Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

Craft brewery in Minneapolis.A production & packaging craft brewery where my scope includes finances, marketing, team recruitment, site and systems selection.

2015 Vice President2014 Vice President2013 President2012 Vice President2011 Vice PresidentSet policy for the Guild of the fast growing craft beer industry in MN. Promote MN brewed beer and participate in Govt Relations activities and cross State Guild coordination.Inaugural - Guild booth & exhibit at the MN State FairInaugural - All Pints North Craft Beer.

• Led Vine Park from defunct organization to triple digit sales growth in 5 years despite economic downturn.
• Introduced wine-making; increasing sales by 25% and engaging a new client demographic.
• Skilled operational leader in human resources, accounting, marketing and technology as well as face of the organization via social media, public events
• Beer tourism leader (Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium and Ireland) – differentiating our business from others in the field
• In 2008, managed the process of Federal TTB and MN State Brewery licensure to add craft brewing via growler sales directly to the public.
• Concurrently worked with the City of Saint Paul to create new city growler license ordinance along with a rewrite of the City Zoning code specific to our location.

TCCVM is a highly effective, lean organization dedicated to giving communication options to those in need such as the homeless and those with needs for secure communication such as battered spouses.My short term role was to step in during a time of organizational turnover and help maintain continuity of services. Various tasks & roles included working with.

• During my years with the MFT #59:Primary Responsibilities: Accounting, Compensation, Technology, and Office Operations
• Successfully managed all accounting functions (including accounts payable and audit preparation) for an operation with an annual budget exceeding $4,000,000.00
• Introduced and managed a 401k-investment plan, medical insurance, and a pre-tax payroll-deduction program for health insurance and dependent care expenses. Provided more benefits and yet reduced costs.
• Managed two seperate organization's payrolls and performed all associated payroll functions such as income calculations, scheduling, and benefit programs.
• Managed the fiscal operation of political funds while complied with all state and local campaign finance regulations.
• Widely recognized as a creative team member, with significant impact, of design & beta testing group for a custom database system that ensured a secure Internet data exchange between a national and satellite offices in.

Co-managed the telephone fundraising team for an organization dedicated to improving the environment where people live & work. In addition to fundraising, Managers recruited, hired, trained, and coached a team of part-time staffers from diverse backgrounds.CBE was active in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Several years as a Loan Analyst and left as a Supervisor.

Bachelor Of Business Admin., Business Administration

Brewing

Education record

Beer Judge Certification