After college and inspired by the surrounding vineyards upon returning home, Alex began his career in the art of fermentation by investigating the winemaking process as a harvest intern at Medlock Ames. Engrossed in this type of work, he eventually went on to becoming a brewer at Bear Republic Brewing Company which launched him into an entirely new world that would lead him to live in Denver and Brooklyn, honing in his brewing skills and traveling globally to assist with International Sales and Operations for Stillwater Artisanal.

After five years of belonging to the beverage industry and although his passion for fermentation still very much exists, Alex found himself truly wanting and ready to begin what he had always been inspired to do: enter into the field of teaching and education. Through his travels, educational experience, and deep appreciation for knowledge and the Aesthetic nature of our world, Alex brings to the classroom an approach to teaching that revolves around communal responsibility and awareness, seeking truth through logical exploration, and understanding and appreciating the beauty of ourselves, our friends and loved ones, and our planet.

When not teaching, Alex is a multi-instrumentalist having played in bands his whole life and done some recordings himself, a board sport enthusiast, and a lover of the outdoors, cats, dogs, and chickens.