What is your position in the coffee industry?

coffee roaster, home barista, consultant, entrepreneur

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Mountain View, CA

How many years have you been in the industry?

8

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 have been been making extremely high-quality coffee for many years, continually working to improve. I have no commercial experience, but am always on the edge of leaving my current (lucrative) industry for the dream of running a specialty coffee shop and roastery somewhere quiet, or possibly just taking a job as a barista for a while--simply to better express my love of coffee.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

The friendly ones! :>

About Me:

I'm insane about coffee, but I'm convinced it's truly not hard to make good coffee, provided you have good green coffee to choose from. Even that's not so hard to come by, so in the end all that matters is how much you care. The knowledge is out there, as long as you have a sense of taste. The more parts of the process under your control, the more your ability to put your standards into practice. Sadly, I've been grossly disappointed by almost every coffee shop in the country... the lack of technique, the lack of attention.. the downright lack of care evinced by the modern coffee business at large (With the exception of a few, wonderful specialty shops) is difficult to bear. If I enter the coffee industry, I hope desperately to raise the bar for the area I choose, regardless of difficulty.
I have a lot to say about myself, but would rather stick to the above as directly relevant.

About My Company:

At the present time I do small-batch roasting for customers who have tried and liked my coffee. I would like to expand my operations, but not too far.

What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?

The coffee; I'm just in it for the coffee.

Website:

http://www.snowfoxroastery.com/