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Brett Felchner

Portland

Summary

Experienced Director of Coffee specializing in menu development and quality assessments. Proven ability to enhance coffee offerings through seasonal planning and supplier relationships. Have the ability to roast coffees to their specific terroir and enhance the positive attributes that they possess.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Coffee

Roseline Coffee
Portland, OR
01.2023 - Current
  • Sourced green coffee from exporters and importers to build out coffee menu
  • Inventory management of green coffee and run logistics with supply chain partners to build pars for the roastery
  • Conduct daily cuppings with the roasting staff to ensure quality standards
  • Set roasting curves in Cropster and profile new coffees that are added to the menu
  • Build post-roast blends that are both perennial and seasonal to the coffee menu
  • Travel to origin to cup with exporting partners and to meet with producers and build season over season relationships
  • Educate staff of our coffee ethos and provide brewing demos and staff cuppings

Director of Coffee

Barista PDX
Portland, OR
05.2011 - 12.2022
  • Multi-Roaster buyer for the coffee menu. Cupped coffees from roasters all over USA and Canada to build a menu that showcased the best of what coffees were currently in season
  • Educated staff on why we worked with specific roasters and shared their stories so they could better share information with guests on why these coffees are special
  • Built a roasting program for the company when we switched from being a multi-roaster to a roasting company
  • Managed the roasting operations and sourced green coffee from importers for the coffee menu
  • Set roasting profiles in Cropster
  • Cup coffees weekly to ensure quality is being achieved
  • Trained new staff members when trainer left and also helped cover shifts in the cafes when needed

Education

Bachelor of Science - Entrepreneurship

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
06-2010

Skills

  • Ability to taste coffees and course correct roasting issues
  • Menu planning based off coffees seasonality
  • Relationship building across all of the coffee supply chain
  • Profile roast curves and highlight positive attributes of any coffee
  • Fluent in Cropster Roasting Intelligence

Timeline

Director of Coffee

Roseline Coffee
01.2023 - Current

Director of Coffee

Barista PDX
05.2011 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Entrepreneurship

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Brett Felchner