David B. Dallis

What is your position in the coffee industry?

industry professional

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

New York, NY

How many years have you been in the industry?

More than 25 Years

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

maybe

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

I am more technically oriented in that I know a ton of theory, engineering, and science but I know that someone that does a job 4-8 hours per day will be able to beat me on speed, technique, latte-art, etc. any time.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

NY, DC, Boston, SF, San Diego, Chicago, Kansas City

About Me:

David B. Dallis 505 Court Street, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Telephone: 917-669-1581 Fax: 718-522-0204 Email: david@beardallis.com Biography: David Bear Dallis, President, Dallis Bros. Inc. David Bear Dallis is President of Dallis Bros. Inc., a third generation family coffee roasting, importing, and wholesale company. Based in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, Dallis Bros. Inc. was founded in 1913 by Abe and Morris Dallis, two immigrant brothers from Russia who sold their freshly roasted coffee house-to-house from a horse drawn wagon. Today, the third generation Dallis family proudly brings to you the same fine quality coffee for restaurants, gourmet specialty stores, and espresso bars. Mr. Dallis was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the National Coffee Association and begins his two year term at this year’s Convention in Boca Raton. He is very excited to be elected to this position after spending many year’s in service to the NCA on various Task Forces, Long Range Planning workshops, and serving as chair of the Education and Training committee. Mr. Dallis is past President of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and has served as Vice President and Treasurer of SCAA and has been an active member of the association's Board of Directors since 1989. Mr. Dallis has lectured on numerous occasions before the public and the coffee trade. Presentations include formal coffee cuppings for industry colleagues. In 2003, Mr. Dallis was honored with the Specialty Coffee Association’s “Outstanding Contribution to the Association” Award. Mr. Dallis has toured many of the world's leading coffee producing regions including Brazil, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi (Celebes), Puerto Rico, Nicaragua Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Moreover, he has visited coffee retailers, roasting facilities and decaffeination plants in Italy, Switzerland, England, Canada, and United States. Prior to joining Dallis Bros., Mr. Dallis served in various manufacturing positions with General Electric for five years and is a graduate of G.E.'s Manufacturing Management Program. He received an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after receiving a BSEE from Columbia University. Mr. Dallis and his company have been featured in The New York Newsday, The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Gourmet Retailer, Coffee & Tea Trade Journal, and The Wine Spectator. Work Experience: 1983 - Present Dallis Bros. Inc., 100-30 Atlantic Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11416 718-845-3010 www.dalliscoffee.com 1983–1996 Vice President of Operations • All phases of manufacturing, production and distribution for a $7MM, nearly 100 year old coffee roasting business. • Factory expansion, layout, material handling, and engineering and budgeting. • Consistent improvements in quality and productivity while maintaining a very safe working environment. • Started and managed green coffee sales market segment that grew to be nearly 30% of company’s volume. • Ran the Coffee Conference Center’s monthly training programs an innovative program designed to bring new customers into the coffee business. 1997-2007 President • Oversight of sales, marketing and finance • Managed transition from traditional “Food Service” roasting company to become New York’s leading specialty coffee roasting company • Created Planet Java brand and sold brand to Coca Cola in 2001 • Designed and supervised the new construction and start-up of a 20,000 –square foot coffee roasting facility in Managua, Nicaragua in 2003 • Sold Dallis Coffee brand to Octavio Specialty Coffee in 2007 1978–1983 General Electric Company Headquarters: 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 (203) 373-2211 Graduate of the General Electric Manufacturing Management Program 1978, ‘80-‘83 Aerospace Electronics Systems Division, Utica, New York Foreman, Quality Control Engineer, and Manufacturing Engineer and Supervisor Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing Department • Measuring Microscope, Wave Soldering, Distributed Factory Control, Robotics, Information Network Task Force 1979 Traction Motor Service Shop Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota “Classic” Manufacturing Engineer • Re-layout of a 10,000-square foot Traction Motor rebuilding facility and generated cost improvement savings in excess of $50,000 per year and a 15% ROI David B. Dallis Related Experiences: 1997-Present The American Institute of Wine & Food, New York Chapter www.aiwf.org Board of Director and Treasurer • Prepared all financial reports and audit for New York chapter and national organization 2002-Present Spoons Across America www.spoonsacrossamerica.org Founders Circle, Board of Director and Treasurer • Prepared all financial reports, tax filings and audit for the national organization 2000-Present National Coffee Association (NCA) www.ncausa.org 2000-2003 NCA Training and Education Committee Chair 2004 Keynote speaker at NCA National Conference 2006-2007 Featured speaker at Green Coffee Cupping, NCA National Conference 2007 Board of Director • Long term organization and annual conference planning 1990–1997 Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association with nearly 3,000 members. www.scaa.org Director, Treasurer, Conference Chair, President and Past President • Led the association during a time of tremendous growth (200 to 2,000+ members) • Selected the associations’ first executive director as member of review committee • Planned and led the conference committee for SCAA Conference, Houston, TX 1985-2007 Extensive public speaking and training activities on behalf of Dallis Coffee, the Specialty Coffee Association, and the National Coffee Association. 1985-2006 Extensive travel to coffee producing regions: Brazil, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi), and to Europe including extensive espresso research and training with Faema, Rancilio and, Nuova Simonelli companies in Italy. Education: 1978 Columbia University, New York City, NY B.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering 1983 Rensselaer Polytechnic University, Troy, NY M.B.A. G.P.A. 3.9 Awards 2003 Outstanding Contributions Award, Specialty Coffee Association of America References: Available upon request

About My Company:

Biography: David Bear Dallis, President, Dallis Bros. Inc. Dallis Coffee, a third generation family coffee roasting, importing, and wholesale company. Based in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, Dallis Bros. Inc. was founded in 1913 by Abe and Morris Dallis, two immigrant brothers from Russia who sold their freshly roasted coffee house-to-house from a horse drawn wagon. Today, the third generation Dallis family proudly brings to you the same fine quality coffee for restaurants, gourmet specialty stores, and espresso bars. The company was sold to Octavio Inc., a Brazil-owned, diversified business which owns Coffee Farms and a coffeehouse in Brazil.