Derek Kermode

Enrollment Manager at Synergy Enrollment & Benefits
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(386) 825-5501
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San Diego County, California, United States, US
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Credentials

  • California Resident Producer Accident, Health and Life License
    California Department of Insurance
  • Single Subject Teaching Credential
    San Francisco State University

Experience

  • Synergy Enrollment & Benefits
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Enrollment Manager
      • Jul 2019 - Present

      Benefits Counselor, July 2019 - July 2020 • Understanding the nuances of each company’s benefits and the needs of individual employees and their families to ensure successful outcomes. • Educate employees on their choices with special attention paid to worksite and voluntary benefits. • Communicate needs of employees and troubleshooting with Enrollment Managers to ensure a successful enrollment. • Build online enrollment platforms. Proficient in Employee Navigator and Ease Central • Proficient with Microsoft Office, G Suite and Zoom. Show less

  • Ballast Point Brewing Company
    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Distillery Manager and Sour Brewery Manager
      • May 2012 - Jun 2019

      Sour Brewery Manager October 2017-June 2019 • Made incremental improvements to program’s 20-year-old flagship beer to earn its first award at the Great American Beer Festival • Led team in creating and scaling nearly two dozen unique aged and kettle soured beers • Collaborated with on-site microbiology team to isolate, grow and maintain house cultures of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and multiple strains of Brettanomyces • Created cost effective way to propagate bacteria and yeast, as well as tempering cultures to prevent acid shock form sour wort Brewer, Distiller, Lead Distiller, Distillery Manager May 2012-September 2017 • Increased production over 225% and tripled brand offerings, from 6 to 18 • Managed inventory of over $500,000 of raw materials • Managed over 700% increase of barrel storage and managed barrel selection for harvesting and bottling • Educated staff on processes, techniques and provided opportunities to collaborate on projects in order to push experimentation and R&D for new products • Built a team that consistently produced high quality, award winning spirits, who could creatively overcome any issues that arose during production or packaging • Led recipe development and scaling of 9 different products • Utilized laboratory equipment (Alcolyzer, UV spectrometer, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry) • Highly proficient at QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Conferences/Workshops Attended: • American Distilling Institute: 2013, 2016 • American Craft Spirits Association: 2014, 2015, 2016 • Absinthe Workshop, Distilled Spirits Epicenter 2014 Awards won (competition include San Francisco World Spirits Competition, ADI and ACSA) • Over 150 medals between 18 different products, • 53 gold, double gold, platinum or best of category/division/class Show less

  • La Jolla Brew House
    • La Jolla
    • Brewer
      • Jan 2012 - May 2012

      • Self-taught use of brewing equipment. • Formulate and test recipes to be produced in 10 barrel batches. • Perform all brewing and cellar duties. • Organize and maintain inventory of all brewing equipment and ingredients. • Participated in Mission Valley Craft Beer and Food Festival. • Self-taught use of brewing equipment. • Formulate and test recipes to be produced in 10 barrel batches. • Perform all brewing and cellar duties. • Organize and maintain inventory of all brewing equipment and ingredients. • Participated in Mission Valley Craft Beer and Food Festival.

  • Alhambra High School & Jesse Bethel High School
    • Martinez, CA | Vallejo, CA
    • Mathematics Teacher
      • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

      • Lead daily instruction of classes on 5 different mathematics disciplines. • Participated in assessing and selecting new mathematics curriculum for the District. • Supported the learning of nearly 150 students each year through multiple levels of instruction, working with predominantly low income and underprivileged students to improve their understanding of basic mathematic principles. • Constructed unique curriculum to teach students the various functions and properties of Microsoft Excel. Show less

Education

  • UC San Diego
    Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
    2009 - 2011
  • UC Santa Barbara
    Bachelor’s Degree, History
    2003 - 2006

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