Experience

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  Margaret River Beer Co.

  • Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

  • Brewer

    • Aug 2019 - Present
    • Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

    -Lead daily operations on 15hl and 25hl brew kits, ensuring seamless brew days from mashing in to canning and kegging off. Oversee wort production, mashing in/out, dry hopping, ferment monitoring, filtration, carbonation, kegging, CIP, sanitization, and quality control, including gravity and pH readings.-Provide training, coordination, and supervision for a team of 2-3 cellar casuals, fostering excellence and teamwork.-Spearhead stock control and production planning, orchestrating bi-weekly canning schedules to meet venue and wholesale demands.-Collaborate closely with the Head Brewer, optimizing schedules, developing products, evaluating sensory aspects, managing beer show entries, and liaising with suppliers and distributors.-Our efforts have garnered five trophies and numerous gold medals, evidencing our commitment to quality and innovation.

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  Tantalus Estate - Waiheke Island, Auckland

  • Waiheke Island, Auckland

  • Bar Manager & Brewer's Assistant

    • Jul 2018 - Oct 2022
    • Waiheke Island, Auckland

    -Managed bar team at an award-winning restaurant, winery and brewery. -Conducted weekly beer training for staff as well as training for new starts. -Responsible for stock take for bar and restaurant. -Assisted Brew Master with kegging, dry-hopping, cleaning and packaging.-During this time, the estate was voted “Best Destination Venue” in New Zealand and one of Auckland’s top 50 best bars.

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  Willowbridge Estate

  • Henty, Western Australia, Australia

  • Cellar Hand

    • Jan 2020 - May 2020
    • Henty, Western Australia, Australia

    Performed all vintage cellar duties, efficiently and effectively. Duties included barrel work, ferment rounds, additions, transfers, floating, dig-outs, cleaning tanks, pressing, pump-overs, warming and cooling.

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  Arbikie

  • Dundee, United Kingdom

  • Brand Ambassador

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
    • Dundee, United Kingdom

    Covering Dundee, Fife and Angus area. Sales and Events for Scotland’s no.1 Gin distillery. I would arrange tours around the distillery for all stockists and distributors. Opening accounts and support businesses with events and staff training. I worked alongside some of Scotland’s best bartenders to develop cocktail menus and food pairings. Arbikie won Scotland’s best gin distillery and best spirit (Kirsty’s gin) during this time.

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  The Innis & Gunn Brewing Company Ltd

  • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Assistant Manager

    • Mar 2016 - Nov 2017
    • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Worked alongside a GM and an Ops manager in 2 venues in busy bar/ restaurant. Managing all floor staff, delegating tasks for supervisors. On site brewer conducting brew schools every weekend and training all staff members with beer knowledge. Back of house orders and rosters each week. Monthly stock takes for both food and alcohol.Occasional day brewing at the brewery and helping out with pushing new beers each month. Currently made it to top 10 on TripAdvisor for the last year. St Andrews - General Manager - I was acting GM at the St Andrews location for a month while new managers were starting. Trained the new starts and kept the place open for business and worked during the Dunhill Links golf championship. Stock takes and developing the menu with the chefs

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  Pacamara Catering Ltd

  • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Manager

    • Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Closing manager in Dundee’s no.1 brunch spot and specialty coffee shop. Duties included training new starts, running the evening dinner service and locking up the venue. Managed a small team and worked closely with the owner to get the venue up to 1st on TripAdviser for dining experience. Worked with Hasbean coffee roasters for events, cuppings and tastings. Worked alongside MasterChef winner, Jamie Scott while he conducted pop events with 4 nights of sellout tickets for an 8-course food and drinks pairing.

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  Italian Grill

  • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Bar Manager

    • Aug 2014 - Oct 2015
    • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Running shifts in a very busy Italian restaurant with 200 covers. Hosting cocktail masterclasses every weekend and with a small and skilled bar team. Organizing the bar and creating Dundee’s largest collection of Scottish Gins. Weekly stock takes and reporting to the Monthly Gin club events with cocktails and tastings with gin companies to promote their gins and perfect serves. Revamping the cocktail lists and perfect coffee serves.

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  Caffe Artigiano

  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Manager

    • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    1 year working holiday visa in Vancouver BC. I worked at an award-winning specialty coffee shops with 8 locations all over Vancouver. Managed the busy Yaletown venue, in charge of weekly orders and stock-takes along with managing a small professional team of full-time baristas and servers. Daily bank deposits and occasional shifts managing 2 other venues.

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  Scotsman Hospitality

  • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Floor Manager/Head Trainer

    • Sep 2010 - Jul 2013
    • Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Floor manager for Mitchells Deli and the Vic bar and restaurant in St Andrews. Duties included making weekly rosters for staff and running day to day shifts and managing day shifts and occasional night shifts with a core team of 10. Managed all the stock-takes and alcohol orders and deliveries. In charge of all bookings and seating for dinner service in both venues.Head Trainer for the G1 Goup - training over 1000 staff across 50+ venues around Scotland. Duties included; developing the coffee lists for all venues. Working with Tennants Training academy to help people out of jobs get into the hospitality business by teaching them cocktails and coffee machine training.Worked with managers at each venue train their staff with order of service and with bar stock orders.

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  Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa

  • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Hospitality Waiter

    • May 2007 - May 2010
    • St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Banqueting Staff for the Old Course Hotel. Worked at weddings, corporate events and golf championships. Set up tables and bars and served food and beverages.Moved up to the Roadhole bar when I turned 18 and worked on the bar during the Dunhill Links Golf Championship and the British Open serving cocktails and whiskies to all customers.