What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, manager, barista trainer, coffee roaster, coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant, supplier

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Durban, South Africa

How many years have you been in the industry?

4

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'm an ever learning roaster and barista. The job is never done, for me, its just beginning. KwaZulu Natal Regional Barista Champion 2011

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

Everywhere! I would like to gain more knowledge and experience in the world's of coffee and tea as well as spread my passion any place where people will listen to me ramble on and on and...

About Me:

I'm a coffee geek and I love Durban, whisky, t-shirts, oolong tea, beer, good food, other stuff, not necessarily in that order of course...

About My Company:

We're obsessed with coffee. We're a 90year old micro-roastery and tea blender. I started revamping Colombo (http://www.colombo.co.za) in 2008 and its been an incredible journey into speciality coffee & tea. Its an old family business (not my family) and when I walked in to start marketing the company it was running very slowly - sort of missing the point of coffee.I've put together a young team, and we're still changing the average person's perceptions about coffee in South Africa.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

Caffeine. Haha! The attitudes of passionate people, the smiles you get from people who can see you are crazy.

Website:

https://www.colombo.co.za