David Huang
During his career in coffee, David has worked for various individual and chain cafés, as well as coffee companies. Since 2006, he has built and started up several cafés, espresso bars, and roasteries, trained hundreds of baristas and coffee roasters, and a few national champions & finalists in between. He is also heavily involved in both coffee and the broader hospitality industry through volunteering, competing, and judging.
Some of his achievements include:
New Zealand Barista Championship 2008-2010 Finalist, Winner of Auckland region ’09 & ’10
New Zealand Latte Art Championship 2007 Finalist
New Zealand Trans-Tasman Barista Team 2008-2010
SCAA-certified IDP Training Instructor since 2011
New Zealand HSI Workplace Assessor since 2010
New Zealand National Barista Judge since 2020
WBC Certified Sensory Judge: WBC Seoul 2017, Amsterdam 2018, Melbourne 2022, Athens 2023
New Zealand National Latte Art Judge since 2010
World Latte Art Championship Visual Judge: Taipei 2023
Committee of New Zealand Barista Guild 2016 – 2019
General Board Member of Zealand Speciality Coffee Association 2020-2023
New Zealand Speciality Coffee Association Ongoing Contribution Award 2023
