Geoff Towne Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Production Manager is responsible for coordinating production schedules, purchasing and forecasting. The Production Manager is detailed, passionate about beer, and can communicate effectively within many areas of.
• Coordinates production schedules with VP of Brewing Ops/Lead Brewer/Packaging Manager
• Manage and work with the Material Resource Planner to ensure that orders are met in a timely fashion.
• Building and entering of new items, BOM’s, and Production orders in Orchestrated Beer SAP Software.
• Forecast and Purchase packaging materials including, but not limited to cans, cartons, bottles, labels, etc. under supervision of VP of brewing operations. Work with vendors to insure product availability, competitive.
• Participate in planning meetings.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Responsible for Brewing Labor management of 75 Union employees on 3 shifts, 24/7 week cycles, being the point person to moving all available labor for specific job assignments throughout the brewery.
• Responsible for product/tank movement from Fermentation through to Packaging. Overseeing the continued processing, conditioning, filtration, and quality control of beer for 8.6 million barrel brewery.
• Regular Weekend Assignment. One of two managers (12 hr shifts) covering the management of the entire Brewery through a weekend plan, and managing any problems or crisis’ as they arise.
• Special project management based on Brew Master’s requests and priorities.

7620 Industrial Parkway, Plain City, OH 43064

• Helped take the business plan from startup brewery/pro-forma incubator to viable Micro-Brewery and Beer-Garden. Responsible for project planning, scheduling, supplier mobilization, operations, recipe development.
• Worked hand-in-hand with the founder to design plan for brewery equipment, operations, marketing, and product creation.
• Advised principle owners, Investors, Landlord, and Architect on the nuances of the brewing industry.

909 West 5th Ave Columbus OH 43212

• Spent 8 years building a Micro-Brewery and Taproom from the ground up while running a business incubator, Project managing the entire business from beginning to end. --Developed business plan, proforma, and business.
• Managed construction process, contract negotiation and equipment purchasing for the brewery and brewpub from ideation to project completion.
• Built brand into a viable company in the Central Ohio market.
• Managed day to day operations of the 20-barrel brewery and bar, including external sales, accounting, finance, public relations, and B2B interactions.
• Successfully negotiated and sold business to third party. (Now called Endeavor Brewing)

Nelsonville, Ohio

• Started a series of fermentation science programs to life, from Grant to Classroom development.---Developed the Academic Rubric, class structure, and curriculum matrix. ---Put together the documents for the state of.

• Grew beverage sales by 20-30% across all accounts despite a challenging customer base and down economy by developing strong relationships with retail managers based on trust and integrity. --I sold a wide variety of.

• Led team of 24 Union employees through continuing production and management of industrial brewing facility. Responsible for beer production from raw materials to brewing/cellaring to packaging/preparation. Played a.
• Improved efficiency of keg line division from 85% to 95% by increasing morale, improving labor practices, and leading engineering process improvements.

• Improved efficiency of brewing and cellaring roles of a growing craft brewery by improving procedures and quality control measures.
• Grew operations 68% from 22,000 to 37,000 Bbls (720k to 1.2 mil gal) by collaborating with staff to identify process improvements and quality control methods while also implementing novel equipment and procedures. I.

• Social worker, staff member that worked with children with behavioral problems at school and in the home, with children that were usually with diagnosed ADD, ADHD, and autistic challenges.
• Directed the assistance and implementation of a psychological program to specific children. ---Helped dealing with the children directly to create a positive structured environment for the children to learn how to cope.

I was a traveling Sales Representative for a large Packaging Co. covering the states of PA and upstate NY. I dealt directly with large glass suppliers Owens, Saint-Gobain & Anchor. As well as many smaller businesses that were the end user of the packaging products the company manufactured.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Organizational Leadership

Activities and Societies: CO19Finished August 2019

Master Brewing Program, Brewing Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Brewing and Distilling Master Brewers Association American Society of Brewing Chemists Brewers.

Ba, Ba, Biology, History, Minor Business

Activities and Societies: IU Student Foundation, IU Student Athletic Board, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity