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London, Gb

Provide expertise on 2 complex projects in the pre-scope phase: 1) distillery construction in a bar and 2) setting up a craft cider making plant. Currently assessing plant functionality and safety, mitigating risk, and determining solutions to ensure ATEX regulations compliance.

Directed a highly complex 10-month project to refurbish, upgrade, and modernize an 8.8M litre malt whisky distillery, requiring management of 500-600 resources.Demonstrated strong leadership in a chaotic environment. Rapidly promoted from Mechanical Project Engineer to Lead Project Engineer (Day 14) to Project Manager (Day 21).After determining insufficient drawings and project budget, hired top talent and creatively acquired funds internally without having to go to the Board of Directors.Built productive working relationships with internal and external project stakeholders.Chaired weekly project management meetings to proactively monitor progress, manage expectations, and prevent small problems from escalating.Surveyed all factories for machine guarding; reviewed automation systems, general construction, roads, and overall safety. Identified corrective actions that mitigated risk.Took over water distribution project at FEEDS stage, with full authority for payment to C&I engineer (employee), electrical engineer (contractor), and civil engineer (employee).

Purchased and manage a farm with 50 cider and culinary apple varieties, with plans to produce a new product from locally sourced raw materials.Oversee cultivation, propagation, fertilising, irrigation, pest/weed control, and production.Project managed the clearance, draining, and installation of a watering system.Created an orchard management system suitable for a sub-tropical environment.

Brewery expert and advisor on project to build a brewery in Vietnam for client Goldman Sachs.Performed technical due diligence of 4 breweries, evaluating mechanical, electrical, and automation systems. Submitted report with findings that were accepted by management, resulting in brewery purchase at the recommended price.Quoted the design, construction, and commissioning of brown field 40 hl brewery.Performed costing for refurbishment of the brewery production facilities.Planned factory layout and costing for new installations.Introduced and educated team on new techniques such as value engineering.

Provided process engineering, sales support, and subject matter expertise to company selling high-tech energy saving equipment. Managed approximately 10 people.Presented technical solutions to #1, #3, & #4 German brewers (Radeburger, Oettinger, Bitburger), #2 US brewer (Miller Coors), and UK's largest food manufacturer (Greencore).Only English brewing engineer to speak German and sell to a German brewery. Visited #1 German brewery alone and conducted trials, allowing key sale to occur.Trained industrial staff in the use of high-tech brewing/packaging equipment and systems.Took over restoration of a 15th century, 7-story Swiss townhouse used by executives. Modernized electrical, heating, and plumbing as well as IT systems and furnishings.

Led turnkey brewery building projects for client SABMiller, from concept to installation.Designed, constructed, commissioned, and handed over 2 breweries in Romania, delivering on-time and €6M below budget (€38M).Promoted among 3 Project Engineers to take over the largest € 80-100M project: Commissioned 75,000 hl per week brewery including raw materials, brewhouse, wort cooling, yeast handling, fermentation cellar, centrifuge, cold cellar, filtration, CIP, BBT, 3 new packaging lines, water treatment, utilities, and waste product handling. Brewery was recognised as state-of-the-art, producing 3.75 ml hl per annum with the lowest energy consumption and water use.

As one of the best connected people in the brewing industry, increased sales, prices, and margins for employer and distributors. Generated €200K in new business each year.Developed and sold brewing sales aids for many of the world's largest brewing groups.Conducted successful trials on plants and provided production technical support to brewing technologists in SAB, Inbev, Heineken, Carlsberg, BBH, and larger independents, leading to significant improvements in beer quality across all breweries.

Managed all production and quality from raw material to finished beer

Managed high-volume operation with 100 staff for largest family brewery in the UK, producing up to 1 ml hl per year including beer under contract for many other brewers. Improved business/production processes and spearheaded installation of SEN high speed canning line.Brewer, Germany, UK; Consistently exceeded brewing, fermentation, maturation, filtration, production, and packaging standards