Experience

Bell’s Brewery

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Brewer Specialist

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Brewer

  • May 2023 - Jul 2023

  Directly responsible for maintaining Bell’s quality standards in all areas of Brewing. Maintains a sanitary and micro-biologically stable work environment through CIP (Clean in Place) procedures and solid general housekeeping practices. 50bbl and 200bbl brewhouse operations, including raw material handling. Yeast management, including laboratory cell counts, pitching, and cropping yeast. Monitors fermentations including routine analysis of in-process beer. Centrifuge/filter operation. Responsible for the setup and tear-down of hard and soft piping assemblies. Carbonates beer and prepare for it for packaging operation. Extensive use of Microsoft AX, Excel, Word, LIMS (lab data management), and Proleit Brewmaxx. Show less

• Brewing Operations and Development Trainee

  • Jun 2022 - May 2023

  Packaging: Operates packaging department equipment. Troubleshoots equipment problems within the department. Understands and adheres to safety standards. Cleans and maintains bottling/kegging/canning facilities.Brewing: Directly responsible for maintaining Bell’s quality standards in all areas of Brewing. Maintains a sanitary and micro-biologically stable work environment through CIP (Clean in Place) procedures and solid general housekeeping practices. 50bbl and 200bbl brewhouse operations. Yeast handling, including laboratory cell counts, pitching, and cropping yeast. Monitors fermentations including routine analysis of in-process beer. Centrifuge/filter operation. Responsible for the setup and tear-down of hard and soft piping assemblies. Carbonates beer and prepare for it for Packaging customers.Innovation: Formulation of beer recipes in Proleit and Microsoft AX. Analysis of brewing raw materials. 15bbl brewhouse operations. Cellar management as listed in brewing section. Quality Lab: Sample preparation including centrifugation, filtration, and dilution. Conducts sample analysis with Anton Paar DMA 4500, Perkin Elmer gas chromatograph, UV/Vis spectrophotometer, pH meter, dissolved oxygen meters, carbonation meters, and other assigned instrumentation. Conducts aseptic and environmental sampling throughout the brewery. Prepares microbiological media, sterile plating, and microscopic analysis for microbial growth. Executes DNA extraction in preparation for PCR analysis and runs samples on PCR. Maintains basic laboratory housekeeping and resource inventory. Assist in maintaining lab sample and beer inventories and dispersion of samples. Documents information in personal lab notebook, equipment record books, and databases. Uses Microsoft Excel to record, interpret data, and conduct trending analysis, presents to senior colleagues. Conducts instrument validation through the use of positive and negative control standards. Show less



Kalamazoo Valley Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Brewing Lab Assistant

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Lab assistants help set up the brewery for a specific class, monitor and maintain the brewhouse, cellar, raw materials, and storage areas, and provide service during taproom events. Assists the instructor in conducting trial batches of beer in order to hone a certain ingredient and/or process. Works independently and collaboratively on research and development projects. Lab assistants help set up the brewery for a specific class, monitor and maintain the brewhouse, cellar, raw materials, and storage areas, and provide service during taproom events. Assists the instructor in conducting trial batches of beer in order to hone a certain ingredient and/or process. Works independently and collaboratively on research and development projects.



D&W Fresh Market

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fresh Stock of Seafood Department

  • Apr 2021 - May 2022



Gita Pita

• United States
• Restaurants

• Line Cook

  • May 2018 - May 2020