Abe Kabakoff has worked at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. for 11 years, and has been a brewer, cellarman, training coordinator, pilot brewery supervisor, and now automation specialist. He is responsible for maintaining, debugging, and expanding the automation system. Two years ago, Abe participated in a 17-year jump of Sierra Nevada's automation technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in German and computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.