Gabriel Navarro Email & Phone Number

Over 12 years of experience in coffee, tea, coffee shops and brand development. Coffee is my passion and it drives me to continue educating my self in it.Soho House & Co | Coffee QC for North AmericaManaging the coffee program for all properties in NA, Toronto (1), New York (3), Chicago (3), Miami (3), Los Angeles (5)- I was the first in this role for Soho House in North America- Developed the training for each property, emphasising coffee, tea and mocktails- Opening sites (Soho Houses and Restaurants within the group, NA and London)- Every month created a small fun training for staff and memebers Example: Staff: Latte art competition, the best latte art will get 2 lbs of coffee and a gift card for Intelligentsia Members: Learn how to do latte art and take home the milk pitcher you are learning with- Featured Coffee: I had the oportunity to feature anyone I wanted in drip. We used 49th Parallel (CA), The Barn (GE), Workshop (UK), Alma Negra (MX), Spy House (USA), among others in some of our properties- Attended SCAA meetings and trainings, SCAE barista certification. Training from Counter Culture. Currently I am a SCA judge for Canada (in the middle of certification process)- Had the opportunity to aquire great partnerships and networking Intelligentsia (US) Verve (US) City of Saints (US) De Mello Palheta (CA) Pilot Roasters (CA) Metric (US) Metropolis (US) Bluestone Lane (AU, US) Panther Coffee Roasters (US) Keep it Cool (CA, US) Among others. Origin Coffee Roasters (UK) Workshop Coffee Roasters (UK)- Had the opportunity to be trained by La Marzocco in how to maintain your machine (1:1) Sorry Coffee (Kit & Ace)Project Manager- Helped the Kit & Ace team (Lulu Lemon) to develop a coffee shop idea inside a retail clothing store

Listed skills include Photoshop, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, and 23 others.