Brian Ludviksen

Brian Ludviksen has worked in the coffee industry for over 20 years. Brian began their career in 1997 as the Head Coffee Roaster at Larry's Coffee. In this role, they led the Coffee Roasting team, managed and trained all commercial Coffee Roasters, established and managed coffee quality controls, and developed coffee blends and roast profiles. In 2005, they joined Counter Culture Coffee as the National Operations Manager. In this role, they led corporate strategy and planning, managed all aspects of specialty coffee manufacturing, and worked with Sales and Marketing teams on product development and rollout. In 2020, they joined Purity Coffee as the Director of Operations.

Brian Ludviksen attended Central Gwinnett High School from 1988 to 1992 and then Georgia Southern University from 1992 to 1994, majoring in Business Administration and Management, General. In 2017, they obtained a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification from Ally Coffee. In 2020, they obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Perdue University.