1970
Started at Ind Coope Burton Brewery as students temporary in the Engineering Department,
Keg Racking Plant and Ale Stores.
Moved to Experimental Brewing Plant as technician then progressed through the following
positions; Brewing and Fermenting Shift Supervisor, Shift Brewing, Conditioning and Filtration
Manager, Bottling and Canning Planning and
Administration Manager Brewing and by-products
Manager.
1988
Attained International Master Brewing Qualification.
Joined Courage Brewing at Reading as Site
Process Project Manager.
1989
Moved to Allied Breweries, Romford Brewery as
Brewing Manager.
Seconded in Brewery Production Director’s role.
1991
Joined Tetley-Walker, Warrington as Kegging and Cask
Racking Manager.
Later appointed Head Brewer and site and trade Quality
Assauance Manager.
Also led ISO 9001 implementation team to successful
accreditation.
Returned to Burton Brewery (now Carlsberg-Tetley) as Head
Brewer.
1997
Burton Brewery bought by neighbours Bass and served in the integration team.
Now Head Brewer, Bass Burton (North).
1998
Joined Guinness Ireland Group as Harp Lager Brewing Site
Operations Manager in Dundalk, Co. Louth.
2004
Led Process Project Team for the transfer of Guinness UK kegging
operations to Runcorn, following the announced closure of the
Guinness Park Royal Brewery in London.
2006
Free-lance Consultancy:
Seconded to role of Site Production Director at Hardy and Hanson’s
Brewery in Kimberley up to the point of the Greene-King acquisition.
Negotiated changes to the
Guinness Dublin transport and
logistics operations.
2015
Commissioned local micro-brewery operation and trained
successor.
2017 - present
Started The Roebuck Brewery Company operation at
Draycott In the Clay as part of the family business.
