As I got promoted to be head of coffee trainer, I required to develop training curriculum for Oddkin coffee. Also I went to do their coffee launch in different cafe they supply their coffee with, to help to train new barista to adapt into speciality coffee. During this time I learn to adapt into situation where I need to teach barista with different set of skills. For my own development I need to push my self to do my own research and study as it’s to expensive for me to join official training programs.

When COVID 19 hit, Method Roastery made me redundant, it was a really tough time for me. But on the day I made redundant, I quickly try to find another barista role, I went to every coffee shop I can find, and end up at Waylands Yard, they has been so generous by giving me the role as a barista which I am currently still are working with them. On 2021 Waylands Yard expand their company as a coffee roaster called Oddkin which they give me a role as a head of coffee trainer which is my current role now.

Barista Method Coffee Roaster so far is the most advance coffee shop I have worked with, at Method I required to be able to serve coffee in a much higher standard, giving an excellent costumers service and educated the customer about coffee. As well since I worked their I have learnt so much more about coffee, I start to develop recipes for coffee, coffee cupping, learning so much more about filter coffee and got an opportunity to compete in Coffee Competition organised by Minor Figure and thankfully I am able to win the competition.

In February 2019, I had an opportunity to open up my own coffee shop with my cousin in Ciparay Indonesia with a name W i l l i a m. Within this time I learn how to start up a coffee shop with a sustainable cost, developing menu, advertising our coffee shop, managing peoples, dealing with money. As a share holder I am able to let my cousin do the managing side of the cafe as I become the overseer and learn something new about coffee and business which I always interested in. During this period of time I have a chance to learn about coffee roasting, and able to sell my own coffee beans and Cold Brew Bottle.

Volunteer Barista In September 2018 I got married and I spend 6 months in England, during those 6 months I am not allowed to work because of my visa limitation but I am able to work as a volunteer worker. So I manage to find a volunteer job as a barista and I spend a Joly 3 months to be a barista there, during that time I am getting to know more about the British culture, and able to keep serving a good cup of coffee which I found it’s better to serve a ristretto base coffee to people from England because it’s not as strong as an espresso but it’s give a delicate and full balance cup of coffee which how the British like it. Unfortunately in December 2018 I need to leave my beloved wife and England because of my visa and my limitation time to stay.

Barista | Head Barista At the Little Bird Cafe, I had the opportunity to be a head barista my role is to train new barista, make sure we have enough coffee, milk and barista’s needs stock through the week I have a great time in The Little Bird cafe with great community of other workers who support me. The Little Bird cafe is one of the best Cafe in Perth, in the weekend usually a very busy time for us some days we can use coffee up to 7 Kgs. Little Bird cafe is a speciality cafe, which we as a barista required to be able to make differently style of coffee brewing such as Cold Brew, Single Origin Blacks Coffee, Kalita | V60 brewing style.

This 2 months experience in Cafe 9 has develop an experience for me to make a speciality coffee with the specifics ways as Cafe 9 take care the coffee they served to the costumer. Cafe 9 are using Five Senses coffee, I have had the experience from being a barista, barista trainer for the new comers barista.

Blacksmith Cafe is a speciality coffee cafe, which I need to provide amazing quality coffee in a very fast pace. I am one man barista at Blacksmith during weekdays, handling 3 - 4 Kgs of coffee. During weekends, working with the head barista handling around 5 - 8 Kgs coffee. We are trained to do multitask and fast pace barista job.

In Youth With a Mission, I learn different skills and character building, from working in the kitchen, cafe staffs, team managers, musicians, media person.