What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, manager, barista trainer, industry professional

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Atlanta, GA

How many years have you been in the industry?

9

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?

yes

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

I love coffee, and enjoy increasing my knowledge about the whole process from seed to cup. Have been a judge and competitor for Barista Competitions. Have had many jobs in the industry from Barista to Roaster Representative to Manager...etc...

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

More European adventures needed!!!

About Me:

Currently am a manager at ParkGrounds in Atlanta, a great coffee shop. I love getting my hands dirty behind the machine and pulling great shots for our customers. I was the sales manager and barista trainer for J. Martinez & Company, which is a local Atlanta roaster and the 1st in the industry to offer single-origin estate coffees back in the 80's.
My friends call me the ATL-ien, cause I am one of the few natives here left, go figure. Glad that my 'hood now has a lot of coffee folks, Back in the day we only had a few starbucks and recently have had a coffee explosion of great shops and even better baristas.
Love to cup coffee and could talk for days about the combination of plant varieltals vs. soil composition.

About My Company:

www.Parkgrounds.com , its a dog park and a coffee shop, freaking brilliant.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

I love coffee!!!

Website:

http://www.ParkGrounds.com