Ed Culkin Email Address

Director of Engineering and Maintenance

In 1986, Harpoon co- founders Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary began brewing Harpoon in Boston to share with others the joy of making and drinking great beer. In 2000, we added a second brewery in Windsor, VT to keep up with the demand. We are passionate about our company and our beer, and we work each day together to create great beer drinking experiences. This passion has resulted in many changes throughout the years including our most recent announcement in August of 2014 to become an employee owned company. Though many things have changed since the early days of Harpoon, most things have stayed the same. We still love brewing beer and find that we enjoy it more when shared with friends.Harpoon has over 300 employees who understand that making great beer fun can be more challenging and more rewarding - than it seems. We do things a bit differently here; different from other companies in general and different from most of our fellow brewers. Different in this case does not mean more complex or harder to understand. Because we also believe in being simple and straightforward.

I am adventurers, detail oriented, and a business driven individual who likes to lead by example. I take pride in my technical ability to design, build, operate, and maintain industrial equipment. Over my career I have used my technical credibility and my wiliness to teach others to move into management. As a leader I address issues like managing a project. I first identify the long-term goal and then work backward to set immediate task that will be used as building blocks to accomplish the goal. I enjoy weekends because I get to spending time with my family. Camping, fishing, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors is a way I unplug and relax. I also enjoy pushing myself to the limit with adrenaline sports; I enjoy rock climbing, have rappelling out of a Blackhawk, and parachuted out of plane in the mountains. I am an avid home brewer who enjoys the science, fun, and the craft needed to make beer, wine, and spirits.