Expert Details
Brewing & Distilling Operations, Design & Equipment Engineering, Manufacturing Quality Assurance, Recipe Formulation & Process Development
ID: 740734
Missouri, USA
Expert co-founded a craft brewing company, creating two flagship premium American lager brands, and oversaw the company's entire manufacturing operation, including brewing production, quality assurance program design, supply chain and logistics software development, and packaging materials development. Prior to that, Expert served as Brewmaster of a brewpub for 15 years, managing all manufacturing and operational functions of an established lager-focused brewing operation.
Expert currently serves as Manager of Equipment Design and Sales for a brewing, distilling, and biotech equipment company, where Expert has launched new distilling and biotech business divisions and overseen the design, sale, and installation of numerous breweries, distilleries, food production plants, and biotech application facilities. Expert also operates an independent brewing and distilling consultancy, providing brewery and distillery design, recipe formulation, process development, business planning, and automation consulting services. Expert has served two terms as President of a regional chapter of a national brewers trade association, and has received numerous national and international brewing industry awards, including multiple gold medal wins recognized as a world record.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: Diploma | Subject: Brewing and Malting Science | Institution: Master Brewers Association of the Americas |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Manager of Equipment Design & Sales | Department: Brewing / Distilling / Biotech |
Responsibilities:• Oversees equipment design, marketing, sales, installation, and customer training.• Launched the company's distilling and biotech divisions to develop new business lines. • Built numerous breweries, distilleries, food production plants, and biotech application facilities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner/Principal Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provides brewery and distillery design and expansion consulting, recipe formulation, process development, business planning, and automation services. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2019 | Employer: William K Busch Brewing Company | Title: Vice President, Brewmaster | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Co-founded the company alongside a member of a well-known brewing family legacy, creating two premium American lager flagship brands.• Oversaw the entire manufacturing side of the company, including: -Brewing — personally designed, brewed, and oversaw packaging of all beer. -Quality Assurance — designed and maintained a QA program spanning the brewery, wholesalers, and sales team. -Logistics/Supply Chain — designed custom software with wholesaler portals for inventory, sales, and forecasting. -Packaging Materials — executed all phases of packaging material creation, from creative design collaboration through manufacturing and testing. • Authored business plans evaluating potential new business segments, including distillation. • Served as a frequent on-air personality, public speaker, and media-trained company ambassador. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2011 | Employer: Morgan Street Brewery | Title: Brewmaster | Department: |
Responsibilities:Executed all manufacturing and management functions for an 800 bbl/year, lager-focused brewpub. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Certificate, VLB Weihenstephan USA Short Course • Certificate, Micromatic Institute of Dispense Technology • Certificate (Card), ATS Rigging and Signalperson |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| • Recognized as the most award-winning Brewmaster in the St. Louis, MO market, with 30 years of professional brewing experience • US Open Beer Championships Gold Award, American Light Lager category — won five times consecutively, recognized as a world record • World Beer Cup Gold Award, Bohemian Pilsner category — won twice • Great American Beer Festival Silver Award, Bohemian Pilsner category • World Beer Cup Bronze Award, Bohemian Pilsner category — won twice |