Coffee Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Howell to its consulting, training, and laboratory services teams. Howell joins Coffee Solutions as Director of Laboratory Operations. He will be responsible for management of Coffee Solutions' rapidly expanding full-service laboratory business, which includes all aspects of quality assurance testing, product development, and sensory evaluation for coffee companies all over the world. Howell will also play a key role in Coffee Solutions' growing training business.

Howell comes to Coffee Solutions with 15 years experience in the coffee industry, beginning in Honduras where he worked in all areas of production and quality control. Howell also owned and operated a successful coffee roasting company for several years in the Northeast. "I can't emphasize how important my time working at origin has been for my coffee education," says Howell. "Significant first-hand experience in a coffee producing country played a large part in my success as a roaster."

Coffee Solutions President, Rob Stephen, said "Mark has experienced the challenge of quality assurance from both ends of the coffee supply chain. This unique combination of experience, when combined with his extensive skills as a coffee professional, will deliver great value to our clients and help us continue to grow."

Howell is based in Hopedale, MA and can be reached at mark@coffeesolutions.net.

Coffee Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Ferguson to its consulting team. Ferguson joins Coffee Solutions as a Senior Consultant and will handle project management, strategy, communications, and management consulting for Coffee Solutions' growing list of U.S. and international clients.

 

Ferguson served as an executive at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) for nine years, working as director of marketing and communications and chief of staff. "SCAA was a great training ground for working with a diverse list of coffee companies on a wide variety of consulting projects," said Ferguson. "At Coffee Solutions, no two clients are alike and each has unique needs and circumstances, which is why we refer to our consulting services as customized. Working with all types of members at SCAA prepared me to be ready for anything when you're job is to help coffee companies succeed."

 

Coffee Solutions President, Rob Stephen, said "Mike's knowledge of the coffee industry is impressive not only for its depth, but also for its breadth. He's very familiar with every aspect of the coffee industry and this returns great strategic value to our clients."

 

Ferguson is based in Los Angeles and can be reached at mike@coffeesolutions.net.

About Coffee Solutions

Coffee Solutions provides professional services to the coffee industry.  With offices in Hopedale, MA, and Los Angeles, the company offers consulting, QA and laboratory services and a complete training portfolio to the global coffee market.  Further information is available at www.coffeesolutions.net

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