Experience

Baerlic Brewing Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Taproom Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Vagabond Brewing

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bar Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2019



Breakside Brewery

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bartender

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  Currently Bartending at our Slabtown location in NW Portland serving the finest Ales and Lagers. This location is the most recent addition to the Breakside family, offering up the full brewpub experience with an emphasis in hop experimentation and style diversity. Currently Bartending at our Slabtown location in NW Portland serving the finest Ales and Lagers. This location is the most recent addition to the Breakside family, offering up the full brewpub experience with an emphasis in hop experimentation and style diversity.



The Commons Brewery

• Brewery Representative

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

  Worked in Sales, Marketing, Production and Distribution of a small, independent brewery producing 1500 bbls in 2014. Daily activities included warehousing & forklift operations, making sales calls, and delivering to all Portland accounts. Additionally. I held tasting events at local markets and bottle shops providing craft beer education with an emphasis on Farmhouse style beers, Lagers, Saisons as well as Sour & Wild Ales. I gained experience on the production/packaging side as well, including transferring from brite tanks into kegs, as well as standing in on a Maheen bottling line where all operation and packaging was handled in house. This also included helping with CIP operations and harvesting yeast. The final 6 months were focused on managing sales and local accounts in collaboration with our newly introduced distribution with Maletis Beverage. This required a different focus on scale and stock management, as well as managing our customer base and local availability with increased production. Finally, I worked toward building ideas for wild and foraged recipes to create a focus on the flavors of seasonality with a story of time and place. This is something I will always continue to work on and develop. My biggest focus was organization, communication, and honesty with our process and product.



Pints Brewing Company

• Sales Representative

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Working as a beertender, server and sales representative, I provide customer service and beer knowledge on a variety of levels. I teach the aspects of each brew we offer from its historical significance, how it is brewed to how each beer should taste and pair to a particular desire. I also work to establish new sales accounts around town that support locally crafted brews in order to further facilitate the support for independent craft breweries. Working as a beertender, server and sales representative, I provide customer service and beer knowledge on a variety of levels. I teach the aspects of each brew we offer from its historical significance, how it is brewed to how each beer should taste and pair to a particular desire. I also work to establish new sales accounts around town that support locally crafted brews in order to further facilitate the support for independent craft breweries.



HOTLIPS Pizza

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

• Supervisor, Beer Manger

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2013

  Working as a supervisor and beer manager of a local sustainable pizza shop across from a busy sports stadium. I am proficient in hand tossing dough and managing a busy kitchen. In running the beer program, I created a productive and unique selection of local breweries that have a mind toward community and regional investment. I have learned through this job how to manage a seasonal budget effectively while consistently creating unique options for customers. Working as a supervisor and beer manager of a local sustainable pizza shop across from a busy sports stadium. I am proficient in hand tossing dough and managing a busy kitchen. In running the beer program, I created a productive and unique selection of local breweries that have a mind toward community and regional investment. I have learned through this job how to manage a seasonal budget effectively while consistently creating unique options for customers.



Gentle Bens Brewing Co

• Lead Cook

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Here I worked as a leader of high volume kitchen specializing in recipes made with microbrew made on site, mostly pub style selections, including some regional recipes. Everything was made from scratch and on site allowing for great experiences as a prep cook as well. Located on University Street, it was one of the busiest restaurants on the University of Arizona campus. Here I worked as a leader of high volume kitchen specializing in recipes made with microbrew made on site, mostly pub style selections, including some regional recipes. Everything was made from scratch and on site allowing for great experiences as a prep cook as well. Located on University Street, it was one of the busiest restaurants on the University of Arizona campus.



Magpies Gourmet Pizza

• Supervisor

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  I worked as a supervisor of a high-volume Italian restaurant in the cultural district of Tucson. I managed a diverse crew of cooks, servers, and delivery drivers as well as being responsible for product ordering and following high recipe standards. The restaurant specialized in southwestern flavors and local microbrew. I worked as a supervisor of a high-volume Italian restaurant in the cultural district of Tucson. I managed a diverse crew of cooks, servers, and delivery drivers as well as being responsible for product ordering and following high recipe standards. The restaurant specialized in southwestern flavors and local microbrew.