Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management and Consultant (1318)
Expertise
Brewery and Restaurant Management
Brewery Business Planning and Capital Formation
Brewery Feasibility Studies and Brewery Marketing Research
Beer Process and Package Engineering
Beer making Training
Beer Formulation
Brewery Equipment Procurement
Computer Software Integration for Beer Production
Brewery Trouble Shoot and Audits
Brewery Start-Up
Experience
Brewing Consultant 2002 – Present
Providing consulting for brewery and brewpub operations. This includes all aspects from brewery layout, engineering, equipment procurement, packaging, project management, installation, start-up, training, and trouble shooting. Consultation experience includes:
Huber Brewery, Monroe, WI
Alandale Brewery, Kirkwood, MO
Mountain Crest Brewery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Clipper City Brewery, Baltimore, MD
Smuttynose Brewery, Portsmouth, NH
Quoin Industries, Golden, CO
Terrapin Beer Company, Athens, GA
Maple Leaf Distilleries, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Long Shore Brewery, Garden City, NY
Frisco Brewing Company, Frisco, Colorado
Amber Wave Brewery, Vacaville, California
Crested-Butte Brewery, Crested-Butte, Colorado
Tommyknocker Brewery, 1994 - 2002, Promoter/Plant Manager for Phoenix, Arizona
Developed a 23,000-barrel microbrewery and 300-seat restaurant.
Designed, engineered and implemented brewing and packaging process.
Developed brewing formulations, process controls, specifications, and quality control procedures
Supervised 3 managers and 35-45 brewery and restaurant personnel.
Supervised hiring, training, evaluation, and compensation of all brewery staff.
Raised $6.3 million capital for project.
Developed distribution network throughout Arizona and surrounding states.
Promoter, President, & General Manager for Idaho Springs, Colorado
Developed an 8,000-barrel microbrewery and 200-seat restaurant.
Engineered and installed brewery.
Supervised 4 managers and 30-40 brewery and restaurant employees
Established all written procedures and approved all modified procedures.
Field tested the beer “party pig” with close coordination with Quoin Industrial (package supplier) as a unique refrigerated pressurized package for home consumption.
As President: established distribution sales network with 12 distributors and in 6 states.
Created Tommyknocker soft drinks expanding distribution nationally.
Jackson Hole Pub & Brewery, Jackson, Wyoming, 1993 - 1994, Brewing Consultant
Designed, engineered, and built unique brewery within a restaurant that included packaging.
Kept brewery cost within budget and trained all brewery and packaging personnel.
Developed brewing formulations, process controls, specifications, and quality control procedures.
Engineered and installed waste treatment facility for brewery effluent.
Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, Breckenridge, Colorado, 1989 – 1993, President
Directed 4 managers and 30-40 brewery and restaurant personnel
Responsible for all operations and profitability.
Brewmaster
Managed the design, layout, engineering, and procurement of brewing and bottling equipment.
Trained and managed brewery personnel.
Developed brewing formulations, process controls, specifications, and quality control procedures.
Developed Grolsh style liter bottle as holiday package.
Other Brewing Experience
Adolph Coors Company, Golden, CO, 3 years, Senior Brewing Engineer
The Stroh Brewing Company, Detroit, MI, 9 years, Manager of Brewing Development, Assistant Brew Master
Education
BS, Chemical Engineering , University of Kansas
Brewing Diploma, Siebel Institute, Chicago, IL