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 production, as well as cross-departmentally.• 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 pricing, and quality. • Participate in planning meetings. • Work closely with Logistics Director to ensure that all outbound and inbound materials are scheduled as efficiently as possible. • Work with all of production to streamline and find efficiency within the schedule. • Collaborate with creative department and director of brand development to meet all deadlines for art and proofing of packaging materials. • Work with production management team to maintain Shelf life and quality parameters and manage schedule accordingly. • Works within Obeer and maintains forecasting/MRP documents for raw materials • Partner closely with senior leadership to develop actionable, measurable projects that accelerate sales growth and improve sales & marketing effectiveness • Work closely with other department heads to further develop metrics, KPIs, and insight that provides performance improvement • Additional Duties as Assigned

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, construction implementation, and communicating details to all team members.• 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 pitch to investors --Raised $1.4M in capital in Angel and Bank finance --Generated business idea and brand• 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 Ohio to approve the program. ---Part of the initial purchase and planning of a running distillery, pilot brewery, as well as overseeing wine making incubator.

• 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 different alcohol products, 70% was high end wine. --I was responsible for selling and training customers on our book of wine labels.

• 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 pivotal role in improving product consistency of a 2 million Bbl (66 million gallon) brewing facility.• 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 left the position to pursue a job offer at Boston Beer Co.

• 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 and behave toward better behavior standards.--- Worked with primarily with 3 children, but assisted other teammates, counselors when they were not able.I left the position to go back to school.

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