Robert Lemery

Accout Executive

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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Timeline
About me
Head Brewer/Founder
Education
- World Brewing Academy
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  Beer Production and Quality Control
- World Brewing Academy
  2010 - 2010
  Certification in Brewing Science and Technology
- Lehigh University College of Business
  2003 - 2007
  B.S. Marketing
  Activities and Societies: Theta Chi, Phi Eta Sigma Honors Fraternity, Marketing Club
Experience
- Arkadin
  Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
  Accout Executive
- Email Data Source
  Dec 2008 - Jun 2009
  Account Executive
- Cricket Hill Brewing Company
  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011
  Assistant Brewer
  At Cricket Hill, I assisted our brewer in all steps of the brewing process from grain to glass. I also trained and managed a rotating stock of interns.
- Brooklyn Brewery
  Jul 2011 - Apr 2016
  Oversaw and executed wort production through a 5-vessel, 50 BBL semi-automated brewhouse. Responsible for adjustments throughout the brewing process including gravity, IBU, and yeast-pitching rate. Managed a cellar team of 4 operators as well as a barrel-aging specialist.Oversaw all cellaring activities.Facilitated upgrades in the cellar of a 80,000 BBL/year brewery.On-call 24/7. Executed all of the cold-side steps in the brewing process from fermentation to packaging, including monitoring/recording gravities, dry-hopping, centrifuging, filtering, yeast harvest/husbandry, and lots of cleaning/CIP.Operated 2-lane (30BBL/hour) keg machine and gravity-fill bottle machine for bottle-conditioned beer.
  - Brewer
    Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
  - Head Cellarman
    Apr 2013 - Aug 2015
  - Cellarman and Packaging Operator
    Jul 2011 - Apr 2013
- Wicked Weed Brewing
  May 2016 - Nov 2019
  Managed and oversaw all pub brewing operations including (but not limited to) creating new recipes, adjusting established recipes, sourcing all ingredients/materials, and managing equipment maintenance.Managed a team of 2 brewers and a brewery assistant.Communicated with other departments across 4 facilities to ensure our pub brewery operated safely and adequately fulfilled its role in the pub itself as well as the piloting and production efforts of the brewing company as a whole.
  - Head Pub Brewer/Innovation Manager
    Jul 2017 - Nov 2019
  - Pub Brewer
    May 2016 - Jul 2017
- The River Arts District Brewing Company
  Dec 2019 - now
  Founder/Head Brewer
  Brewery and Taproom to open Fall of 2022.
Licenses & Certifications
- Brewing Science and Technology
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Robert Lemery
  Gold Medal - New England/Juicy/Hazy IPA category U.S. Open Beer Championships Jul 2019