CoffeeTRON & CoLabOps
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Capitalism Space
Capitalism Space
Coffee is fantastical and we are fanatical for finding a variety we can fire up to get you fired up.
Based in Hamtramck, Detroit, Michigan
OUR Fellowship
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Thomas Ameloot
SENSORY, QA, EDU
Thomas has built his life around working with partners to create and strengthen Quality Assurance and Food Safety systems, Training and Sensory Programs. He loves using his skills to educate and mentor coffee professionals and includes SCA and CQI certification programs along the way
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Mo Koolphanich
Cafe, Spirits, Staff, Brand Builder
Director of Food and Beverage at Slipstream and awarded US Coffee Champion sets high quality standards and creates training programs. Mo loves eliminating waste by identifying it and then transmuting it to gold.
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Stevyn Pivalsky
Green & Roast Programs, Cafe, Brand Builder.
Stevyn has experience building brands from scratch. Master of all kinds of roasting equipment. Sensory, roast curves, and magic combine in his approach. After leading a successful Roastery and Cafe for more than ten years, he runs his own brand, focuses on art and feeding his soul.
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ARTO
SPACE, DIMENSION, MAGIC
Arto is, as far as we know, the first born of the coffeeTRON universe. He provides inspiration through random acts of magic.
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Sarah Lambeth
Sarah is based in New Orleans, LA. She founded both Whatever Coffee and Pretty Coffee Roasters many years ago and made her dreams of coffee paying the bills a reality.
Whatever Coffee makes gorgeous coffee beverages as a permanent pop-up in a deli in New Orleans.
Pretty Coffee roasts coffees with a focus on women producers and processers.
Our Services
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Let our experienced team fill the needs of your cafe or restaurant through existing or new products and branded as coffeeTRON of your own.
We can match any product on the market, and source to help tell your story or find the story you are looking for.
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From roasted product line to new cafe design and equipment, our team has what you need.
We can provide you a training plan, procedures, and growth strategy to ensure success in your endeavor.
Let us offer our expertise to help design your menu, signature beverages, food pairings.
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If you are looking to grow in coffee we want to help you - from assisting in courses to discussing your goals and plans to coaching you for competitions. Just get in touch and let us know what your dreams are, we can help you with the steps to get there.
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We specialize in training experiences with a focus on adult learning theory, from one-on-one to full corporate staff events, we can teach anything to any size group.
OUR WORK
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Buunni TEAM TRAINING - Coffee and Quality Assurance
Working with the Founders at Buunni to design a 1-year training program for staff to create and support growth plans using the Specialty Coffee Association’s Coffee Skills Program certifications as the foundation.
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Mananalu
Create and Direct Food Safety, Quality Assurance, and R & D systems to meet and exceed Global Food Safety Initiative and Customer requirements including Safeway, Sprouts, Amazon/Whole Foods, Wegmans, and more.
Design and Implement Supplier Approval program including audits of raw material suppliers and co-manufacturers.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Training Consultant
Coordinated with the Director of Orginzational Development and Training to organize the training of hundreds of Sales and Marketing staff through coffee focused professional certification classes.
Designed and deliver coffee-focused new employee orientation programs for hundreds..
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The Lab at Royal NY
Providing SCA and CQI Certificate based education to over 300 individuals since Feb 2023. Courses include all Coffee Skills Programs, all Quality Evaluation programs, and additional workshops.
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GERMACK
Developing this regional coffee brand including conceptualization, branding, roast profiles, blends, sales plan. and packaging. Landing major parterneships with Aramark, Meijer, Whole Foods, and more.
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Q Project Thailand
Co-Found multi-million dollar project providing education to producers and bringing Quality Thai Coffees to International recognition - with CQI and Bolliger & Co.
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TCE 2024 Thailand Green Coffee Competition - International Head Judge, Head Roaster
Organize International Judge Panel, Roasting of 170+ Samples, Schedule, Cupping, Calibration, and Reporting. Represent winning coffees at Thailand Coffee Fest and other World Coffee Events.
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Workshops - National and International Coffee Events
Lead workshops and cupping events at SCA Expo, World of Coffee, Thailand Coffee Fest, Barista Camp, Roasters Retreat, Access, SE Roasters Consortium and more.
Workshops include Organic Acids and the Chemistry of Coffee, SCA Flavor Wheel and Sensory Lexicon, The Science Behind the Flavor Wheel, Water for Coffee, Espresso Evaluation, SCA Professional Sensory, Intensity Scaling, and Taste Testing for Production.
Past Experiences
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Upcoming events.
We’ve built our lives around sharing experiences with people in coffee or adjacent to coffee.
From 1 hour coffee tastings to 6-day certification courses, we try to offer something to connect with everybody.
TESTIMONIALS
"I have known Thomas Ameloot since 2013, when he first became an instructor for the SCAA (now SCA).
Thomas taught cupping, sensory and brewing classes as Lead Instructor almost immediately, because of his expertise in those areas. He was appointed the Chair of the Coffee Taster Certificate Committee of the SCAA when the certificate was first beginning, and his leadership moved the curriculum forward significantly.
As a trainer, Thomas has a relaxed but strict style, is organized, treats individuals as professionals, and delivers content competently with light humor that people appreciate and is appropriate.”
Ildi Revi - Cheif Education Officer
PURITY COFFEE
“Thomas was one of my first hires for Mananalu, and probably one of my best hires ever.
Thomas headed up Quality for Mananalu, building our systems, working with our suppliers, and getting the entire organization to prioritize quality. His expertise and attention to detail were invaluable but more important was how easy it was to work with Thomas and how well he got along with everyone.
Thomas is a natural leader who pushed us to improve and achieve our best. He significantly impacted our organization's success and will be valuable to any team.”
Aaron White - VP Sourcing and Sustainability
MANANALU
Kenya AB Kirurumwe
Archetype-the Adventurer
Notes : V8splash /butterscotch / Greentea/
Biv tastes -burnt Sienna
This Kenya AB lot was produced by smallholder farmers organized through Kirurumwe Farmers Cooperative Society in Murang’a County, between the Aberdare foothills and Mt. Kenya. The cooperative operates a single main factory, Kirurumwe Coffee Factory, where all cherry is delivered for centralized processing.
The society supports producers through collective processing and marketing, with a focus on improving quality and farmer returns through updated infrastructure, including digital weighing systems and eco-pulpers. Approximately 500–1,000+ smallholder farmers contribute to the factory.
Coffee in this region is grown at elevations ranging from approximately 1,600–1,800 masl in rich volcanic soils with cool temperatures and consistent rainfall. These conditions support slow cherry development and contribute to dense beans with bright acidity and layered fruit character.
The lot consists primarily of SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, and Batian varieties. SL28 and SL34 are traditional Kenyan cultivars valued for cup quality, while Ruiru 11 and Batian provide disease resistance and yield stability.
Arto was fascinated by the auction system that governs most of Kenya’s coffee trade and decide to ride to Kenya in the coffeetron whip and bid on a special bag for the Tron fam . If you want to know a bit more about how code is traded in Kenya here a sip. We will share more in the near future .