What is your position in the coffee industry?

barista, barista trainer, coffee roaster, coffee enthusiast, industry professional, consultant, service tech/repair, supplier, entrepreneur

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

How many years have you been in the industry?

15

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

no

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

Founder & Director: building.coffee in HCMC Vietnam Past work: Account Manager and Rep for Modbar/LM USA. Studying Vietnam's coffee industry, working with producer partners, building and cultivating a Specialty Coffee Community in Ho Chi Minh City. roasting, customer support, training and education, quality control- olympia coffee roasting (olympia, wa) roasting, retail cafe consultancy and training - independent production specialist, roaster's assistant, training & education, customer support - batdorf & bronson coffee roasters (olympia, wa) barista, staff manager, trainer, consultant - mod coffeehouse (galveston, tx)

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

all of it.(but staying safe in Vietnam for a while)

About Me:

i'm enthusiastic about everything coffee: origins, varieties, processing, roast styles, grinding and brewing, tasting, toys, sustainable solutions... i travel well, enjoy slow-ness as well as fast-ness. and i read as much as wakefulness will allow, and then some...

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

constant change, constant excitement, a lack of constants... To study coffee is to study everything in the world: politics and culture, people and individuals, agriculture, biology, manufacturing and processing, shipping and logistics, storage and preparation, trial and error and the scientific method, evolution, flavor and taste, physics, business and craft, challenge and triumph, blessings and curses, euphoria and enlightenment!

Website:

https://building.coffee