Matt Sullivan

Experience

1. Head Brewer and Cellar Manager

   New Magnolia Brewing Co

   Mar 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Head Brewer and Cellar Manager at New Magnolia Brewing CompanyHead Brewer experience- 3 national award winning IPAs (2 gold, 1 bronze)- Lead production of wort on 15 BBL system, 4 vessel system- Mill-in, mash-in, monitoring temperature control for various rests, pH measurement, and acid/mineral additions- Monitoring lautering including SG, vorlauf, pH, sparging, calculation of copper up volumes, transfer to boil kettle and grain out- Hop and other additions (yeastex, whirlfloc) for mash tun, boil kettle and whirlpool- Transfer of wort between brewhouse vessels- Knockout of wort and transfer to fermentation vessels at the required temperature- Calculation of mineral/salt/acid additions for beer styles- Derivation of beer recipes and enhancements to existing onesCellar side activities include- CIPs of fermentation vessels and brewhouse equipment- Monitoring fermentation progress (Cone dumping, gravities, pH levels, sensory analysis, temp control)- Dry hopping beer including temperature control and timing of dry hopping and crashing beers- Yeast pitching post knockout- Product transfer between fermentation vessels and brite tanks- Carbonation of product within vessels (CO2 introduction/monitoring including Zahm and Nagel readings)- Kegging beer, keg cleaning, product labeling and packaging log- Updating rolling 2 week cellar activity checklist- Capable of running our American Canning, 4 head, counter-pressure canning line- Other general cellar activities including maintenance, cleaning and trouble shooting activities in the breweryOther- Designed/built planning Excel tool to monitor inventory/pull thru rates to ascertain timing of future brewing needs- Distribution of product (including restaurants, bars, and retail outlets)- Attend weekly planning meetings with owner, taproom manager and sales rep to optimize product delivery and plan future brews given market feedback- Genuine love of craft beer and a homebrewer for 30 years

Education

• Stephen F. Austin State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting and Finance

  1988 — 1993

• University of South Florida St. Petersburg

  Certificate in Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

  1998 — 1999

Skills

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Risk Management
• Oil & Gas
• Natural Gas
• Procurement
• Financial Modeling
• Corporate Finance
• Commodity
• Project Management
• New Business Development
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Commodity Markets
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng)
• Oil/Gas
• Management of Multi-Disciplinary Teams
• Financial Engineering
• Relationship Management
• Gas
• International Joint Ventures
• Upstream
• Risk Assessment
• Investment Strategies
• Board Presentations
• Power Generation
• Budgets
• Strategic Partnerships
• Lng
• Finance
• Commercial Structuring
• Valuation
• Microsoft Excel
• Petroleum
• Renewable Energy
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Equities