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Albany, NY, US

East Coast

Provide pre and post sale customer technical support on brewery equipment. I also work as part of team to develop innovative solutions with applications in the craft brewery market.

Schenectady County, New York, United States

At I Make Beer LLC, we are passionate about all things craft beer. We believe that every beer should be a masterpiece, crafted with care and attention to detail. Our team of experienced craft beer consultants is dedicated to helping breweries, taprooms, and restaurants create exceptional beer experiences for their customers.

I teach brewing process, sensory, quality and basic lab skills as part of a multi week workforce development program.

Workforce Development Division

Teaching a program to educate students for successful employment in the craft brewing industry. The program provides brewing knowledge and hands-on training in commercial brewing practices.

Schenectady, NY

Oversaw operations of innovative startup production brewery in NY's Capital district.

Utica, New York Area

Responsible for Product Development and Quality Assurance operations in regional craft and contract brewery. I oversee a team that is responsible for brewing quality and process innovation. In addition to daily quality operations we work to develop new products and improve quality with ongoing research. Recent areas of research have included improvement of.

Utica, New York Area

Worked to develop creative product ideas and process improvements while improving brewery efficiency. Designed and installed pilot brewery. Managed pilot brewing operations and worked on process improvement plant wide.Worked with production, sales and marketing teams to promote a culture of beer excellence.Projects included standardization of laboratory.

Utica, NY

Responsible for daily operations in large craft and contract brewery. Areas of direct responsibility include brewing, fermenting, filtration and overseas tanker areas as well as working with contract brewery staff. Recent projects include leading design and installation of wort aeration, steam mass flow, temperature and pH control systems and developing.

Saugerties, NY

Owned and operated a tavern serving a wide array of beers from around the world. Renovated existing space and operated a successful business. Developed and executed plan to renovate and expand into adjoining retail space and install microbrewery.

Lake Buena Vista, FL

P&L accountability for five breweries. Responsible for daily brewery operations at Walt Disney World’s BoardWalk Resort and supervision of four other locations. Provided technical support to regional brewing team. Developed and implemented annual budgets. Responsible for quarterly auditing of Florida brewing operations. Developed goals and implemented.

Grand Rapids, MI

Managed construction of brewery and startup of brewing system, bottling line and kegging operations as well as short term contract brewing. Responsible for recipe development, wort production, cellar operations, laboratory analysis, plant maintenance, safety training and packaging. Designed and installed UL listed temperature and motor speed control.

Albany, NY

Involved from conceptual stages through first year of production. Developed brewery equipment and control designs and layout while working closely with equipment suppliers. Managed installation and startup including the coordination of contracted trades. Developed daily procedures including those for wort production, cellar operations, laboratory analysis.

Troy, NY

Assisted with day to day operations including, brewing fermentation, filtration and QC, Developed recipes and brewing procedures.

Diploma, Brewing

Comprehensive course in brewing science and technology. Areas of study included malting, brewing, engineering, process control, packaging.

Certificate In Sensory Panel Management

Activities and Societies: Technical course in sensory panel development with an emphasis on training and statistical methods.

Education record