Ballast Point Brewing Company
Benjamin Arena is an accomplished financial analyst currently working in the Director’s Office at the Scripps Oceanography department of UC San Diego since March 2022. Prior to this role, Benjamin gained valuable experience in various positions, including server/bartender at Ballast Point Brewing Company, and as a mechanical and quality engineer at ACE Industries, where responsibilities included operating precision measuring equipment and assisting the CEO with daily operations. Benjamin also served as a mechanical and quality engineering intern at ACE Industries and held the position of Director of Finance and Accounting for SEDS UCSD, managing significant funds and engaging in cost analysis for NASA projects. An early career began as a tax prep assistant at Tax & Business Advisors LLC and a sales intern at Media Temple. Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Business from UC San Diego.
Ballast Point Brewing Company
What started in 1996 as a small group of home brewers who simply wanted to make great beer evolved into the team of adventurers known today as Ballast Point. From bringing a hoppy twist to a porter, or adding four types of malt to its amber ale, to creating a breakthrough gold-medal winning IPA, the San Diego-based company is known for adding its own touch and asking if there’s a better way. Not satisfied with just brewing great beer, they got into the distilling business to see if they could add our own spin to another centuries-old craft. Today an internationally recognized leader in the craft brewing and spirits industry, the company makes over 50 styles of beer and bottles 14 spirits.