Hospitality · Drinks · Strategy
Bartender, trainer and distiller from New York, based in Oslo. People come to me to make something happen.
About
I got here by following my curiosity. I studied chemistry at St. John's University in New York and took a bartending course on the side, just to know how it worked. Later, while finishing a degree in psychology, I ran a café in the mornings, went to class, tended bar at night and closed out at a Korean restaurant.
In Newburgh, New York, I kept a studio for art, music and installations, put on events and did community organising. Music is mostly self-taught for me and it's where my creative side comes from. The science gave me the analytical side. Together they turned out to be strategic planning.
When I moved to Norway I had to start over. Between a long wait to be allowed to work, Covid, and a degree that didn't carry over, bartending was my way back in. That led to training bartenders for Diageo Bar Academy, winning Bartender of the Year, representing Norway in Rome, distilling at HIMKOK, and running production as Head Distiller at Oslo Håndverksdestilleri.
People usually come to me to get something done: an event, a drinks programme, a product, or an idea that needs to become real. I adapt quickly and I'm comfortable in most rooms. I'm moving further into commercial and strategy work now, and still learning as I go.
Background
Head Distiller, Oslo Håndverksdestilleri
Gin, aquavit and vodka · Oslo · 2024–2026
Distiller, HIMKOK
Oslo · 2022–2024
Bar Trainer, Diageo Bar Academy
100+ trainings across Norway · 2022–2024
Bartender of the Year, Norway
Norsk Bartender Forening · 2023
Norges Mester i Akevitt Cocktails
National Aquavit Cocktail Champion · Norsk Bartender Forening · 2023
IBA World Cocktail Championship
Norway's Representative · Rome, 2023
General Certificate in Distilling
Chartered Institute of Brewers & Distillers (CIBD) · 2026
BA Psychology, Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY · after three years of chemistry at St. John's University
Work
A few projects at a time, for venues, brands and people I want to work with.
Events, activations & bar training
Since 2022, through my own company: well over 200 events and more than 100 Diageo Bar Academy trainings in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Kristiansand, Fredrikstad and Tromsø, mostly on the Diageo portfolio. Event companies also book me for brand activations and bar service, with menus and pre-batching that let a small team serve a big room.
Bar, restaurant and event venue on Skøyen. I reshaped the drinks programme, set up batched cocktail production that keeps up on a busy night, and still advise on the menu.
On the side
I also build software, mostly for the trades I work in. These are side projects, always in progress.
A home for my bar and events work, and for The Craft, a bar training programme for people starting out in hospitality.
FoundryERP
Software for running a small distillery, from raw materials and batches to bottling and the paperwork, built around how production actually goes.
Preview ↗The way I organise my days and projects, written down and shared openly in case it helps someone else.
A course page in English, Polish and Norwegian for a facial-massage programme at a spa in Oslo.
Contact
Oslo, Norway · Always happy to talk about drinks, events or a new idea.