Stephen Walano Email & Phone Number

• Responsible for organization and inventory of the entire facility. Stocked and stored all ingredients, kegs, and finished goods using company forklift.• Prepared & loaded all outgoing truck shipments to our distribution partners, ensuring proper rotation of batches (FIFO)• Received and organized all deliveries from vendors, independently verifying quantities, condition and associated manufacturer lot numbers.• Controlled issuing and recording of all raw materials & finished goods within the facility.• Maintained virtual inventory using Beer30 and Orchestrated systems.• Prepared all taproom inventory, stocking packaged beer for fridge sales and maintaining draft kegs.• Created and submitted all shipping, receiving & transfer paperwork (bill of ladings, packing lists, etc.)• Organized all inventory to ensure proper rotation (FIFO) & ease of access• Maintaining cleanliness and safety of all storage areas• Trained staff in equipment and operational safety within the facility.• Performed weekly dumping of spent grain using forklift and dumper attachment.• Performed monthly inventory count audits of everything in the facility. Reconciled all variances to ensure accurate numbers for accounting• Contributed to recipe design, specifically providing input based off available inventory and cost of goods. • Provided feedback and quality control assistance with finished beer.• Designed and brewed a pilot beer recipe that was served at the taproom, Italian Pilsner.• Performed maintenance and repairs on equipment throughout the facility. Coordinated services with outside vendors.

Brooklyn, Ny

• Senior member of team, coordinates communication between Sales, Production, and Customer Service departments• Oversees and manages all customer service, including educating customers, troubleshooting various fermentation processes, and supporting sales• Designs and develops new recipes for beer making kits• Hires and onboards new staff members, schedules warehouse and market staff, and participates in performance reviews for other employees• Interim Production Coordinator - responsible for inventory, procurement, and logistics of all kit components and finished product

• Serves as the frontline resource for general phone and email queries – reply and forward messages to team members throughout the day• Answers and resolve any order issues for customers including product and address changes, cancellations, damaged orders, replacements, and shipping issues quickly and thoughtfully• Answers customer brewing questions quickly and thoughtfully • Maintains office calendars, schedule internal and external meetings, prepare space for meetings, relay information and changes to attendees• Organizes BBS team events including procuring and planning weekly beer tastings, team lunches, and staff polls for break-room snacks & BBS brewed beer for kegerator• Sorts and distributes mail daily, prints postage and schedules carrier pick-ups as needed• Manages inventory and ordering of BBS samples and office and break room supplies• Coordinates short term and seasonal staffing for markets and peak period support• Liaises with building management and service providers (carting, internet, electric, etc.) • Keeps records of employees’ sick days and vacation days in accordance with BBS policies• Books travel and lodging for BBS team members• Works on short term and special projects as needed

• Coordinates scheduled maintenance with vendors.• Coordinates clearance of personnel, visitors, and vendors with building security.• Oversees maintenance and upkeep of facilities to ensure a clean and presentable office.• Negotiates pricing and purchases all supplies. • Organizes and maintains stockrooms.• Unloads and organize large and heavy shipments of supplies daily.• Assembles and arrange furniture for new offices.• Assists the IT helpdesk with on-site repairs including printers, laptops, copy machines.

• Performed daily customer service and technical support while expanding business with customers.• Called existing clients to increase sales and interest them in new products.• Researched and evaluated importing companies for shipping approval to the U.S.• Arranged Letters of Credit, Corporate Indemnities with large multinational corporations.• Underwrote and processed thousands of bonds during the company’s difficult transition to a new surety.

• Performed transactions with other businesses both nationally and internationally• Coordinated billing and expense approval interdepartmentally. • Organized statements for vendors through Excel. • Sorted and organized mail and invoices.