Experience

Bootstrap Brewing Company

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

• • Oct 2022 - Present

• • May 2019 - Jan 2023



Periodic Brewing

• Northglenn, CO

• Beer Gorilla, PhD

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  A Jim-of-all trades at this point. Periodic just opened a production facility in Northglenn (the original brewery is still located in Leadville, CO) and I am helping get us up and rolling. I cellar, brew, and package, utilizing Orchestrated Beer to track our processes and inventory. A Jim-of-all trades at this point. Periodic just opened a production facility in Northglenn (the original brewery is still located in Leadville, CO) and I am helping get us up and rolling. I cellar, brew, and package, utilizing Orchestrated Beer to track our processes and inventory.



Left Hand Brewing Company

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

• Master of Quality

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  Starting July 6th, 2015 Starting July 6th, 2015



Dry Dock Brewing Co.

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

• QA/QC Manager

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2015



Rogue Ales & Spirits

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

• Rogue Scientist - QA/QC Lead

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2013

  I currently run the QA/QC laboratory at Rogue Ales. This includes collection of samples, monitoring yeast (both in the brink and tanks), microbial and qualitative analyses of wort and finished beer, and quality control. Additionally, I oversee our taste panel program and am the Head Roaster and Head Smoker, tasked with grain product development. Beers! I currently run the QA/QC laboratory at Rogue Ales. This includes collection of samples, monitoring yeast (both in the brink and tanks), microbial and qualitative analyses of wort and finished beer, and quality control. Additionally, I oversee our taste panel program and am the Head Roaster and Head Smoker, tasked with grain product development. Beers!



Desert Research Institute

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

• • Sep 2007 - Feb 2011

  Projects: Microbial ecology of Walker Lake; Microbial ecology of Underground Blast Cavities at the Nevada Test Site



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2007

  Projects: Hydrothermal Vent Biosampler (fabrication, testing, sample processing and PCR-based molecular analyses); Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): Evaluation of prototype surface sampler and DNA detection system (Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX); Evaluation of automated DNA extraction technology (AutoLyser A-20; IGene, Menlo Park, CA); Assessment of atmospheric microbial bioburden within Regenerative Enclosed Life Support System Module Simulator (REMS; Marshall Space Flight Center, AL) Show less



Marquette University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Primary Instructor

  • Jan 2004 - May 2004

  General Biology 2 (BIOL002) - Approximately 160 students, one TA General Biology 2 (BIOL002) - Approximately 160 students, one TA



Los Alamos National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• UGS and GRA

  • 1991 - 1996

  Worked as a radiochemistry tech in a mobile laboratory during the summers of the given years. Performed gross alpha, beta, and gamma counting as well some beta and gamma spectroscopy. Worked as a radiochemistry tech in a mobile laboratory during the summers of the given years. Performed gross alpha, beta, and gamma counting as well some beta and gamma spectroscopy.