Eric Taylor Email & Phone Number

United States

Multisite - North America

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Concord, North Carolina

• Acted as liaison between commodities, product development and quality assurance teams in order to ensure green coffee components met regular blend objectives and that product development was able to leverage components.
• Strategized with marketing and product development on new blend opportunities for specific customers and programs in addition to working with sales team and accounts as required to help guide blend and roast.
• Evaluated and optimized proprietary blends for quality and cost compliance to customer expectations
• Led coffee origin specification process working with commodities to build component quality specifications

Brooklyn, New York

• Responsible for management of all company operations and departments including production, retail, sales and wholesale, green sourcing, quality control, product and packaging development, and marketing; supervision and.
• Responsible for interviewing and final approval of hiring new employees for all departments, inclusive of management, operations, production and retail staff levels; liaison between staff and new hires and third-party.
• Supervised and managed development, design, budget, construction and launch of four separate retail locations including a flagship store in The World Trade Center, as well as three additional Brooklyn, NY based locations
• Acting CEO of company reporting directly to Board of Directors, as well as liaison between executive staff and Board of Directors

Brooklyn, New York

• Green sourcing and inventory maintenance for unique vertically integrated coffee company; managed coffee position via commodity and futures contracts for company and all respective accounts and responsible for quality.
• Built, developed and maintained relationships with diverse group of green importers, co-packers and coffee professionals

Brooklyn, New York

• Created roasting specifications, profiles, blends, and products for company in addition to green sourcing and product development for Nobletree brand, private label accounts and RFPs
• Development, construction management and build out of 8,500 square foot roasting facility in historic 19th century coffee warehouse, including cold brew production cupping and training labs

East Africa

• Provided regional and country specific support in East Africa to ACE, focused on competition logistics and new competition development; including pre-competition national jury selection, competition site survey, and.
• Trained as a Head Judge for ACE/COE, and assisted acting Head Judges with competition and program logistics in both national and international jury stages

Tanzania

• Management and activity coordination for Radio Lifeline East Africa programs and affiliated projects and programs
• On ground support and program development for Black Earth Project’s initial national field trials in biochar technology for coffee trees in Rwanda

East Africa

• Developed and conducted coffee courses specialty coffee producing countries in Africa utilizing current SCAA and CQI standards and protocol; courses focused on internationally recognized standards for green coffee.
• Assisted as an instructor in multiple Q Certification courses and conducted Q Certification re-take exams on behalf of CQI in East and Southern Africa

Kigali, Rwanda

• Provided technical and sensorial focused coffee training to cuppers, producers and coffee sector in order to strengthening coffee quality lab expertise, specialty coffee knowledge and education, roasting protocols.
• Provided regional support for both CQI Q Certification courses and ACE / COE competition programs
• Provided coffee marketing for SPREAD supported washing stations and increased exposure to coffee buyers at international trade events

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, GA