Michael E. Oxner Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Lower Sackville, Ns Canada

Founded largest Atlantic Canadian independent supplier of home wine making & micro-distilling products in 1992 (Eastern Beer & Wine Supplies Ltd).Purchased and merged Essence Development Corp (EDC) of Surrey, BC with Eastern Wine & Beer Supplies (Eastern Beer & Wine Supplies Ltd) to form Winemakeri Inc in 2000. Became Atlantic Canada's largest supplier of specialized yeasts, nutrients, finings and extracts to the home distilling market (LiquorQuik brand) and commercial craft distilleries (Whitestar brand). Also co-pack and blending of specialized wine, beer, and distilling ingredients.Resurrected Canada's oldest specialized yeast company, White Star Yeast (Est'd 1895) in 2016. Expanded line of unique distilling yeasts to 16 strains. Introduced the first specialized high gravity turbo yeast and nutrients (SuperYeast) into Canada and the USA in 2007. Now the largest supplier of VHG yeasts and custom nutrients in Canada to the brewing industry for making hard seltzers, sodas, radlers, FMB's, RTD's.Launched Nordic Malz Corp (Now re-branded as WMI Malthouse) early August 2017, representing Viking Malt (Europe), Tuckers Maltings UK, and Masham Micronized Food Ingredients UK for Canada. Resurrecting the James Roue Beverage Company (Est'd 1851) in the Spring of 2023 in Windsor, NS and the Halifax, NS waterfront. Once one of Atlantic Canada's largest manufacturer of alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) ginger beers, sodas, lemonades, cordials, bitters and distributor of specialty UK beers and imported spirits. Founded by the father of W.J. Roue, the architect of classic Atlantic schooners, including the famous Bluenose.Resurrecting the former Teaghlach Ross Distillery (Waverley, NS) in the Spring of 2023.

Dartmouth, Ns

Supervised the sales and growth of 13 corporate and franchise Brewingcentres home brewing retail stores, which many were later were aquired by Noble Grape Urban Winery.

Toronto, On & Halifax, Ns

Senior Account Sales to national and regional music retailers, including HMV, Sam the Record Man, Sunrise Records, ROW, Blockbuster.

Toronto, On And Halifax, Ns

Supervised a staff of 10. Responsible for sales, purchasing, merchandizing. Co-ordinated major and alternative record release parties.

Drama/Theatre Arts And Stagecraft

Activities and Societies: Past President of Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America, Alpha Mu Chapter, Dalhousie UniversityTheatre Arts.

Grade 12 Academic, Liberal Arts, 12

Liberal Arts & Sciences, majoring in Art History.