Robert Rand Msc Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Greensboro Bend, VT

Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

Paso Robles, CA

Chico, CA

• Experienced in modern and traditional techniques: ProLeit software and fence piping for controlling the 800 bbl cellars and yeast brinks; as well as manual techniques in the 100-400 bbl cellars.
• Carefully monitor and control all fermentation tanks 100 - 800 bbl for: Platos, CO2 adjustments, chilling, transferring, and micro/ QC samples.
• Open fermentation cellar work including: krausening, transfers, and propagation.
• Manage, harvest, and crop the yeast for the brewery.

Astoria, Oregon

• Managed the brewpub, placed orders for beer/wine and homebrew supply, served beer and food, hired employees, maintained the books
• Helped install and program the electric 1 bbl brewing system
• Improved the quality and production of beer brewed in the pub
• Increased sales of all products and created some brand loyalty for the pub

Astoria, OR

• Collected catch data onboard large commercial fishing vessels adherent to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) standards
• Catch Monitor for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), monitoring the offload of fish from vessels to processing plants as an independent third party
• Worked in rough conditions at sea for 5-6 days per trip, collaboratively with the fishermen in order to adhere to coast guard safety requirements and to the fishery’s regulations

Master'S Degree, Brewing And Distilling With Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Heriot-Watt University Whisky SocietyCoursework in cereals, malting, mashing, wort boiling and fermentation.

Master Brewers Program

Activities and Societies: Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA), Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD)Brewing Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marine Biology