Experience

Stroud Brewery - a certified B Corporation

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

• Brewer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Lead Brewer at Stroud Brewery- Undertaking all major aspects of brewery work including; Brewing, Lab work, canning, kegging and casking.- Production scheduling for brewery team.- Maintenance management. - Tours- New product development- HACCP level 3- Fork Lift trained- Preparation for annual SALSA accreditation.

• Brewer

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Brewer - Undertaking all brewery related jobs including; Cask washing, Brewing, Racking, Canning, Labwork.



Three Choirs Vineyard

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Winemaker

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Assistant winemaker working full time at a busy contract winemaking facility. Job role includes; - Daily/weekly management of work schedules for cellar hands. - Carry out or overviewing all wine related processing tasks including pressing, racking, fermentation, stabilisation, filtration, bottling and packaging. - Conduct Laboratory assays including, pH, acidity, SO2, Residual sugar, yeast cell counts and alcohol. - Preparation for SALSA auditing. Assistant winemaker working full time at a busy contract winemaking facility. Job role includes; - Daily/weekly management of work schedules for cellar hands. - Carry out or overviewing all wine related processing tasks including pressing, racking, fermentation, stabilisation, filtration, bottling and packaging. - Conduct Laboratory assays including, pH, acidity, SO2, Residual sugar, yeast cell counts and alcohol. - Preparation for SALSA auditing.



Amisfield

• New Zealand
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vineyard and Winery Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Vineyard and Winery Assistant carrying out pruning in the vineyard and winery related tasks including barrel work, racking and blending. Vineyard and Winery Assistant carrying out pruning in the vineyard and winery related tasks including barrel work, racking and blending.



Awatere River Wine Company

• Malborough, New Zealand

• Vintage Cellarhand

  • Mar 2017 - Apr 2017

  Vintage Cellarhand working in a small team assisting the Winemaker in harvest related tasks including; press management, fermentation preparation, additions, flotation operation, filtration, wine racking and red wine processing. Vintage Cellarhand working in a small team assisting the Winemaker in harvest related tasks including; press management, fermentation preparation, additions, flotation operation, filtration, wine racking and red wine processing.



Ridgeview Wine estate

• East Sussex

• Assistant Winemaker

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2016

  Assistant Winemaker supporting the winemaker in carrying out key processes, predominantly from primary fermentation through to bottling. Key responsibilities include supervising junior staff, managing shifts during harvest and bottling and maintaining accurate and robust records during all winemaking processes. Assistant Winemaker supporting the winemaker in carrying out key processes, predominantly from primary fermentation through to bottling. Key responsibilities include supervising junior staff, managing shifts during harvest and bottling and maintaining accurate and robust records during all winemaking processes.



Ridegview Wine Estate

• East Sussex

• Cellar hand

  • May 2014 - Sep 2014

  Full time cellar hand carrying out daily tasks in the winery including bottling, disgorging, labelling, packaging, tank cleaning, racking and setting up of lines and pumps. Full time cellar hand carrying out daily tasks in the winery including bottling, disgorging, labelling, packaging, tank cleaning, racking and setting up of lines and pumps.



Sussex vineyard

• East Sussex

• Vineyard Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014

  Vineyard assistant on a part time basis carrying out key seasonal vineyard tasks under the instruction of the Vineyard manager. Developing key skills in tractor driving, undervine spraying and canopy management and further improving understanding of pruning, yield estimation and disease management. Vineyard assistant on a part time basis carrying out key seasonal vineyard tasks under the instruction of the Vineyard manager. Developing key skills in tractor driving, undervine spraying and canopy management and further improving understanding of pruning, yield estimation and disease management.



Effervescents du monde

• Sparkling wine judge

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2013



Booker Group

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sommelier

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Worked alongside restaurants, bars and pubs and helped develop wine lists to grow their business. Responsible for ordering and stock management control as well as giving advice to individual customers and providing feedback to the wine and spirits buyer to maximise sales and availability. Worked alongside restaurants, bars and pubs and helped develop wine lists to grow their business. Responsible for ordering and stock management control as well as giving advice to individual customers and providing feedback to the wine and spirits buyer to maximise sales and availability.