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Peter Griffin
Shipping clerk turned brewery owner | Making it up as I go since 1999
Experience
General Manager
The Drunken Clam Brewery · Mar 2018 - Present
Shipping Clerk
Pawtucket Patriot Brewing Company · Jan 2005 - Feb 2018
Captain
S.S. More Powerful Than Superman — Charter Fishing · Jun 2002 - Nov 2004
Skills
Operations managementTeam leadershipNegotiationLogisticsInventory managementSupplier coordinationCustomer experience
About
I've worked in a factory, run a fishing boat, briefly owned a bar, and somehow ended up managing a brewery. I bring a unique kind of energy to every role — mostly chaos, occasionally genius. Quahog born, Quahog bred.
Location
Quahog, Rhode Island, US
Role type
Permanent
Office setup
office based
Availability
Actively looking
Looking for
What I'm open to next
Looking for a management role where my unconventional leadership style is seen as an asset rather than a liability. Ideally somewhere with a generous lunch break and a fridge on site. Open to most industries — I've tried most of them at this point.
Motivations
More challengesFeeling under-stimulated in their current roleCompany not meeting expectations
Desired skills
Team leadershipOperations managementNegotiationCreative problem solvingPublic speaking
Role types
Permanent
Industries
BrewingFishingEntertainmentLogistics
Office setup
Office Based
Experience
Last three roles
General Manager at The Drunken Clam Brewery · Mar 2018 - Present
Full timeOffice
Oversee all brewery operations including production, staff management, and customer relations. Also primarily responsible for quality control, which involves a significant amount of personal product testing.
Key achievements
Rebranded the flagship lager after a focus group of four friends unanimously agreed the old name was terrible.
Sales increased by 12% in the first quarter — or so I'm told. I stopped reading the reports after page one.
Personally negotiated a new hops supplier contract after the previous one fell through due to an incident I'd rather not detail here.
Reduced ingredient costs by 8% and kept the brewery operational.
Skills used
Operations managementTeam leadershipNegotiation
Soft skills
ResilienceAdaptability
Shipping Clerk at Pawtucket Patriot Brewing Company · Jan 2005 - Feb 2018
Full timeOffice
Managed inbound and outbound shipping logistics for a mid-sized regional brewery. Coordinated with suppliers, handled inventory, and occasionally filled in on the floor when things got hectic — which was often.
Key achievements
Identified a recurring dispatch error that was causing delayed deliveries to three key accounts and flagged it to management.
On-time delivery to those accounts improved noticeably. I didn't get a raise but I did get a handshake.
Skills used
LogisticsInventory managementSupplier coordination
Soft skills
Attention to detailProblem solving
Captain at S.S. More Powerful Than Superman — Charter Fishing · Jun 2002 - Nov 2004
Full timeOffice
Operated a charter fishing vessel out of Quahog harbour. Responsible for vessel safety, client experience, and catching fish — roughly in that order depending on the day.
Key achievements
Launched a themed weekend fishing package aimed at bachelor parties and corporate groups.
Bookings increased for two consecutive months before the venture concluded for unrelated regulatory reasons.
Skills used
Customer experienceOperations managementTeam leadership
Soft skills
CommunicationOwnership
Learning & development
Qualification & licences
Qualifications
Forklift Operator Certification
Rhode Island Workplace Safety Board·2006-2006
High School Diploma
James Woods Regional High School·1984-1988
Graduated. Eventually.
Licences
Commercial Boat Operator Licence
US Coast Guard
·Dec 2025
References
What managers, mentors and clients say
2 references
Professional
"Peter is unlike any colleague I have ever had. He approaches every problem with a confidence that is completely untethered from his actual qualifications, and somehow that works out more often than it should. A genuinely loyal person to have in your corner."
Cleveland Brown
Deli Manager·Brown's Deli
Team leadershipCreative problem solving
Professional
"Peter has an extraordinary ability to walk into a disaster of his own making and come out the other side having learned absolutely nothing — and yet somehow things tend to resolve themselves. He means well. That counts for something."
Lois Griffin
Homemaker and Occasional Voice of Reason·Griffin Household
ResilienceNegotiation
More about me
Diversity, access, context
Gender
Man
Pronouns
he/him
Other
Legally distinct from the Kool-Aid Man following a 2009 settlement.
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