Oversaw day-to-day needs of customer orders, production laboratories, large-scale yeast propagation, packaging, and shipping for thousands of domestic and international client breweries in over 30 countriesContinuously improved the design, commissioning, and programming of production equipment Complied with FDA food safety standards under FSMA through GMP, HARPC, and safety programsContributed to Omega’s thought leadership by teaching seminars, attending trade shows, and customer visits Provided day-to-day management to 28 employees, as well as constructive performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, recruitment, interviews, hiring, training, and terminations Managed the transfer of staff and equipment to new production facility with no disruption of customer ordersAnticipated addition of equipment and staff to match production growth Navigated COVID-19 pandemic with no internal viral transference or delays in manufacturing

Independently run a fifty-barrel, automated Rolec brewhouse using beraBrew software. Perform cellaring duties including dry-hopping using a Rolec DH90, clean-in-place (fermenters, brinks, and brite tanks), and filtering using a GEA centrifuge. Monitor beer quality by checking gravities, microbiological assays, and pH. Write and update standard operating procedures for brewery staff.

Use aseptic technique to swab or sample sites and perform quality control testing on a variety of raw materials, in-process samples, and products. Assist in step-up procedures of yeast cultivation from slant to propagators to fermenters. Maintain laboratory through efficient communication with team, making media, autoclaving/cleaning equipment, incubating plates, and identifying beer spoilers. Skills Used: • Aseptic technique • Yeast cultivation step-up procedure (Esau-Huber propagation system)

Check cell viability and vitality, identify contaminates, maintain house yeast strains, determine liquid volume of pitch, and perform quality control tests to maintain consistent product. Built a functioning microbiology lab from the ground up and advised brewers based on findings.

Assist chemists in product development of new automotive adhesives/sealers/coatings and perform annual testing of existing products. Understand and follow product specific testing set by automotive companies and ASTM/SAE international standards. Thoroughly record testing results and document lab procedure. Use of lab equipment including: Brookfield viscometers, Severs press flow tubes, rheometers, Instron tension tester, Espec environmental chambers, and FlackTek centrifuges.

Currently working with PhD and graduate students studying the interactions of a messenger Snf1 protein found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its ability to regulate cell functions under stress conditions. Studies focus on observing the effects of nitrogen starvation as Snf1 interacts with porins on the surface of mitochondria.

Provide an exceptional experience in the cafe by crafting high quality coffee to serve to our customer base. Time management and multitasking while assisting customers is necessary at Wisconsin’s busiest café. Privately hired to make drinks for artists at all three Pabst owned theaters.