Jake Nunes is a veteran of San Diego's food and beverage industry and has about 30 years of experience with a focus on management and bar leadership. He developed his passion for craft beer in 2003 while working at Karl Strauss and has since proven himself to be a true craft beer enthusiast, having sampled thousands of beers and visited hundreds of breweries. In addition to Karl Strauss, he has held positions at a number of breweries including: Ballast Point, Stone Brewing, Automatic Beer Co, Green Flash, Societe, and Burgeon Beer Co. Jake is now the Director of Hospitality and Certified Cicerone® for Modern Times Beer and President of the San Diego Brewers Guild. He was awarded the title of Certified Cicerone® in 2011. Jake has been a part of the Business of Craft Beer Certificate Program since its inception in 2013.