Lower Front Range Columnist at Rocky Mountain Brewing News
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
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- Lower Front Range Columnist at Rocky Mountain Brewing News
- VP of Content & Audience Engagement at Beer Tap TV (a Channel Snap Media property)
- Southern Colorado Beer Examiner at Examiner.com
- Freelance Video Game Journalist at Beckett Media
- Plant Manager at Not Available
- Freelance (Beer) Writer at USA Self Employed
- Past
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- Freelance Beer Writer at MOJO135
- Freelance Video Game Journalist at AOL
- Freelance Video Game Journalist at Weblogs Inc
- Education
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- San Jose State University
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Eli Shayotovich’s Summary
I'm a writer... it's what I am as much as what I do. Lord Byron, the 19th century poet said it best: "If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad."
Since 2002, I've been writing about video games (primarily PC gaming). In that time I have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge regarding the industry itself, and cultivated professional contacts and connections into personal friendships.
A few years ago I decided I wanted to write about beer. I was living in Colorado -- "The Napa Valley of the Beer World" -- so I thought it was a perfect match. I've been writing about the craft beer industry -- this liquid culture of ours -- for a while now. During that time I've met an incredible array of individuals who share the common bond of beer... and it's only reinforced my belief that this elixir of the gods has quite literally changed the entire course of human history.
So what could these seemingly disparate topics possibly have in common? A lot actually. But for me... it's all about the passion. "Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion." -- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Eli Shayotovich’s Specialties:
1. I don't fear a blank page and I can write at the drop of a hat. Sit me down and watch me write. Like I said... it's what I do.
2. I always have an idea.
Eli Shayotovich’s Experience
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Lower Front Range Columnist
Rocky Mountain Brewing News
(Writing and Editing industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
Keeping tabs on the craft beer scene in the Lower Front Range of Southern Colorado.
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VP of Content & Audience Engagement
Beer Tap TV (a Channel Snap Media property)
(Broadcast Media industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Beer Tap TV is more than a drinking channel. So many people are stuck swigging banquet beers (Miller, Bud, Coors, etc.) without knowing the beery goodness of craft beers, or worse... are too afraid to look like one of those damn hippie Colorado beer snobs. Well, we’re not hippies, and we’re not beer snobs, but we are from Colorado and we want to change the way you think about the beer you drink.
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Southern Colorado Beer Examiner
Examiner.com
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
I am the Southern Colorado Beer Examiner, keeping tabs on the craft beer scene in Southern Colorado.
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Freelance Video Game Journalist
Beckett Media
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
I have written a handful of articles for Beckett's Massive Online Gamer magazine about various massive online games to include City of Heroes and DC Universe Online.
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Plant Manager
Not Available
(Financial Services industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)
Oversee all aspects of daily operation of production facility (hiring of new personnel, security, audits, inventory, etc.).
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Freelance (Beer) Writer
USA Self Employed
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
2002 — Present (7 years )
Need a freelance writer who can write about almost anything and has a staunch an unabashed opinion on everything? You've found your guy.
Sample articles:
"Cheers! Great American Beer Festival" for goColorado.com (http://www.gocolorado.com/Article.aspx?articleId=3e3f6934-f1de-46b6-94b9-521aa7a5c581&type=Article)
Quotes used in articles:
"No Halloween Hangover Hell at the Playboy Mansion" on Wall Street Journal Market Watch site (http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/No-Halloween-Hangover-Hell-Playboy/story.aspx?guid={4D497873-8B5B-4646-A3E1-B9CC5CD71421}) -
Freelance Beer Writer
MOJO135
(Broadcast Media industry)
May 2008 — September 2008 (5 months)
I wrote a weekly column on MOJO135 called "The Beer Bucket List." A list of world-class beer bars that I feel everyone must visit before they... "kick the bucket."
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Freelance Video Game Journalist
AOL
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Internet industry)
April 2002 — August 2008 (6 years 5 months)
Wrote for two of AOL's video game websites -- GameDaily.com and BigDownload.com
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Freelance Video Game Journalist
Weblogs Inc
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2007 — June 2008 (7 months)
Wrote for Massively.com about all things Massive Multiplayer Online Games.
Eli Shayotovich’s Education
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San Jose State University
Bachelor of Science , Administration of Justice , 1985 — 1991
Additional Information
Eli Shayotovich’s Interests:
Spreading the gospel of craft beery goodness... converting one bitter beer face at a time.
Eli Shayotovich’s Groups:
International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators
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San Jose State University (official group) -
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Examiner.com -
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American HomeBrewers Association -
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Belgian Beer Fans -
The Aleuminati
Eli Shayotovich’s Honors:
Rated #6 in the Top 100 Best Beer/Wine Blogs by The Culinary School Guide (http://www.culinaryschoolguide.org/blog/2008/100-best-beer-and-wine-blogs/)
Eli Shayotovich’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
