Experience

Hideaway Park Brewery LLC

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Brewer

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  • Maintains all brewing operations to include raw material acquisition and handling, recipe formulation, brewing, cellaring, packaging, and cleaning and sanitation. • Kickstarted and led a new barrel program from 3-5 barrels to 60+. Created an inventory and invoicing system from scratch in Airtable, with custom scripts and automation. • Conducts research to develop new recipes and improve existing ones. • Performs quality tests on the brewing process to ensure that the end product meets company standards for taste, aroma, and appearance. • Supervises and trains other staff members to ensure that they are performing optimally and ensures that deadlines are met to prevent scheduling conflicts. • Works with the management team to oversee budgets, expenditures, usage, receipts, and inventory of raw materials, chemicals, and brewing aids. Show less



Side Project Brewing

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brewer

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2020

  • Managed the brewing process from start to finish as part of a 3–4-man production team, which included ordering ingredients and supplies, designing recipes, and overseeing production. Brewed on a two-vessel 20-barrel brewhouse. • Performed cellar duties, such as transfers, pitches, and CIPs. Packaged bottle conditioned beer on an 8-head GAI bottler, packaged carbonated bottled beer on a 4 Head Meheen, and canned beer on a 3-head CODI in-line counter pressure canning line. • Kickstarted the “QA” program, consisting of monitoring conditioning beer, incubating clean beer, and performing PCR on an Invisible Sentinel. Performed quality tests to ensure that the end product meets company standards for taste, aroma, and appearance. • Worked with small format wine and whiskey barrels, wine puncheons, and 10-60bbl French and American oak Foeders. Blended wild ales, stouts, and barley wines from large barrel stock. • Worked closely with front-of-house staff to coordinate the stocking of beer in the tasting rooms with off-premises and on-premises bottles and drafts. • Coordinated with local drayage company to facilitate transportation of beer and barrels to and from the warehouse. Formulated and brewed several recipes/brands from a range of different styles. Show less



Goose Island Beer Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Brewer I

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Worked as a production brewer on a 50-barrel five-vessel automated brewhouse at the Fulton Street production facility. • Was part of a team of brewers that kept the brewhouse running 24/7. Brewers rotated through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts monthly. • Responsible for keeping on schedule, hitting brewhouse target numbers, CIP’ing vessels frequently, keeping up with sanitation and cleaning duties while on shift, and prepping brewing materials for the next shift. • Entered brewing data into the database and accurately recorded raw materials, production stage timings, and quality checks. • Followed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for production processes and developed, maintained, and followed cellaring processes and procedures to ensure the quality of products. Show less



Goose Island Brewpubs

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Tour Guide

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Guided tours of up to 30 people at Goose Island Brewpubs, which included a brief history of Chicago brewing and Goose Island, the brewing process, and a guided tasting session. • Guided tours of up to 30 people at Goose Island Brewpubs, which included a brief history of Chicago brewing and Goose Island, the brewing process, and a guided tasting session.



UL Solutions

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Project Engineer

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2013

  • Assisted with the completion of basic engineering projects by analyzing project scope and determining project specifications, establishing test programs for product investigations, analyzing test programs for adequacy and sequence, examining samples for compliance with UL requirements, and preparing reports for clients. • Communicated with clients (product manufacturers), taking apart, inspecting, and measuring various industrial control products (for use in Hazardous Locations), analyzing schematics, and applying various National and International Safety Standards as well as certain clauses of the National Electric Code to client’s products. • Responsible for determining project scope, developing a preliminary plan of investigation, and determining project specifications such as cost, time, and sample requirements by analyzing client input, available supplemental data, and product construction. • Coordinated laboratory activities by preparing data sheets and instructions to technicians, scheduling and reviewing the work of laboratory technicians and engineering support staff, and establishing completion dates. Coordinated administrative aspects of project management while integrating continuous improvement concepts and techniques. Show less