Brian DeWitt

Experience

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  Fork Restaurant

  Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

  Food Expeditor

  Coordinated between front and back of house by ensuring timely preparation and delivery of dishes. Serviced on average 120 covers a night. Responsible for maintaining quality and presentation of every dish. Supported server staff with appropriate drops. Experience with open hand service.

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  Union Square Hospitality Group

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

  Managed dining experiences of guest for both lunch and dinner services. Communicated with back of house with dietary restrictions and notes on guests. Displayed excellent steps of service. Experience with Micros POS system.

  • Captain: Untitled at The Whitney

    Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Server: Untitled at The Whitney

    Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
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  Gramercy Tavern

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

  Managed dining experiences for lunch and dinner services for both Tavern and Main Dining Room guests. Kept up with extremely fast paced restaurant with average 200+ guests a service. Worked as a front waiter, and a barista all at a very high volume.

  • Barista

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Front Waiter

    Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
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  Brooklyn Roasting Company

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Managed all green coffee receiving, sample roasting, and provided feedback to all producers/farmers. Developed new roast profiles across BRC brand. Organized and lead all wholesale cuppings for prospective clients and the BRC sales team weekly. Managed new coffee line production development from start to finish, resulting in 6 new coffees. Experience and understanding of all production positions including production roasting, packaging, and delivery.

  • Quality Control Manager

    Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Production Team Member

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
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  City of Saints Coffee Roasters

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2022

  Took on additional responsibilities (in addition to all production responsibilities) of managing CoS Cafes, and education, including implementing weekly cuppings for all staff (production and cafe) focused on origin, tasting notes, roast level, in an effort to drive understanding and excitement in our product. Oversees a production team of 5 employees over the entire production process including: roasting, packaging and shipping/delivering wholesale, retail accounts, and DTC orders. Partners with green coffee buyer on rotating inventory, seasonal drops and potential new lots and blenders. Sample roast offerings from importers creating new roast profiles focused on seasonality.

  • Director Of Operations

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Production Manager

    Mar 2019 - Aug 2021
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  Cuvee Coffee

  Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

  Manager of Roastery Operations
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  Future Classic Coffee Roasters

  Jun 2023 - now

  Founder