BALE BREAKER - Key Persons
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- Packaging & Yakima Deliveries
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- Quality & Production Manager
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- Warehouse & Inventory Manager
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- Packaging & Yakima Deliveries
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- Oregon / SW WA Sales Manager
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- Yakima Taproom Manager / Events & Merch Coordinator
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- Packaging & Yakima Deliveries
Patrick Smith is a fourth generation farmer at Loftus Ranches, the Smith family's farms that include hops, apples, and cherries. Prior to rejoining the family businesses in 2009, Patrick spent five years in the financial industry, most recently as an analyst with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in their Public Finance Group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington, a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. We're especially grateful for Patrick's pursuit of higher education, since his capstone project at Purdue University was the business plan for what would become Bale Breaker!
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- Lead Brewer & QA Technician
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- Eastern WA & Idaho Sales Manager
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- Owner, Brewmaster
- Production
Kevin also graduated with a degree from the University of Washington in 2010 and started working at Two Beers Brewing Company in Seattle, WA shortly after graduation. During his time at Two Beers, he worked his way into a position as a Shift Brewer, learning the many aspects of what it takes to operate a successful brewery. In addition to his commercial brewing experience and education at UC Davis Extension, Kevin spent countless hours on the family farm's 10-gallon Sabco "nanobrewery" developing the recipes for Field 41 Pale Ale and Topcutter IPA. At Bale Breaker, he is in charge of the production side of the brewery, which includes everything from the procurement of raw materials to maintaining the high quality and consistency of our flagship beers.
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- Western WA Sales Representative
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- Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
Patrick Smith is a fourth generation farmer at Loftus Ranches, the Smith family's farms that include hops, apples, and cherries. Prior to rejoining the family businesses in 2009, Patrick spent five years in the financial industry, most recently as an analyst with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in their Public Finance Group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington, a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. We're especially grateful for Patrick's pursuit of higher education, since his capstone project at Purdue University was the business plan for what would become Bale Breaker!
Job Titles:
- Yakima Taproom Manager / Events & Merch Coordinator