Wendell Moffitt Jr Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md, Us

Napa, California, United States

• Create and analyze samples throughout the life cycle of wine (crush, fermentation, clarification, aging, blending, bottling); document the progress of juice/wine over time.• Sensory analysis of wine. Identify flaws and suggest/implement solutions to improve quality or correct errors.• Prepare work orders. For example, grape receiving, nutrient additions, racking, sulfur additions, lees processing, wine transfers, barrel toping, bulk wine movements, cross flow filtration, etc.• Perform winemaking bench trials such as fining, bentonite, and blending.• On a weekly basis, monitor inventory levels for winemaking additives. Make purchase orders for wine additives and participate in annual inventory.• Review lab analysis, specifically monthly free SO2, total SO2, and VA on tanks in storage.• Maintain wine IBC inventory; taste and record small wine lots, keeping them organized.• On a rotating schedule, taste incoming lees totes and write filtration work orders.• Schedule biweekly tastings of filtered tanks for fining and/or blending.• Monitor weekly analysis and tasting of MOX tanks.With the Assistant Winemakers, help in the set-up/breakdown of MOX lines.• Working with Winemakers, prepare bottling project paperwork and samples.• Some grape sampling before harvest may be required.• During harvest, daily checks for Brix, temperature, and taste on all fermentations.• Work with offsite partner wineries to request samples, track inventory, and schedule shipping of bulk wine.• Work with the winemaking and cellar team to promote and to enforce safety in all areas.• Work with compliance to ensure adherence to all legal/regulatory practices and recordkeeping requirements.

Lafayette, California, United States

• Winemaking• Development• Operate and maintain cellar equipment including, but not limited to, pumps, presses, crusher/destemmer,and any filtration• Hands-on day-to-day winery tasks of crushing, wine transfers and barreling (with assistance whenappropriate)• Collaborate with the winemaker in planning and scheduling of all cellar activities• Day-to-day management of all tanks and barrels in the cellar• Moving, racking and blending wine• Equipment and facility maintenance• Account for wine bottling inventories: monthly counts and bottling inputs• Compute and execute any wine or juice additions• Ensure that cellar operations meet winery sanitation and cleanliness standards• Ensure equipment is fully functional• Maintain safety standards and protocols• Special projects and responsibilities, as assigned• Assist in the development of the annual production goals and expense budgets relating to cellaroperations• Assist in tasting room• Assist in the planning and hosting of tasting events in the Tasting Room

St Helena, California, United States

* Sample logistics and preparation* Reagent preparation and quality control* Automated and wet chemistry analyses* Chemistry analyses utilizing sophisticated instrumentation and methodologies* Documentation of analytical results and maintaining traceability* Instrument setup, calibration, maintenance & troubleshooting* Routine purchasing and inventory maintenance* Participation in and promotion of continuous improvement efforts within the laboratory* Keeping the laboratory environment organized, safe, and tidy* Adherence to strict confidentiality of the company's and clients’ intellectual property

St Helena, California, United States

* Creation of work orders and instructions for innoculations and additions* Daily record keeping and data entry* Collaborate with winemakers across brands and styles* Fermentation monitoring* Communicating with the cellar* Oversight during harvest cellar activities* Set up tastings for fermentations and otherwise* Assist in QCA of Bottling Line* VMA on juice samples pre-harvest

Oakville, California

Lab technician in a fast paced, large scale facility, working closely with RMW winemakers, including celebrated consulting winemaker, Genevieve Janssens. Common lab practices from berry to wine including Vineyard Maturity Analysis, Juice Analysis and Wine Analysis. Using Mettler Toledo Rondo Autotitrator, Chemwell Wine Biochemistry Analyzer, Anton Paar Alcolyzer, Check Stab, Eppendorf Centrifuge, Eppendorf Spectrophotometer, Visionlite software and Wine X-Ray web service. Experience in winemaker tasting room set up, sampling and blend math sample make ups. Maintenance of winemaker library including varietals, vintages, regions and competitors. Intern lead of “B team”. Took the lead on the 2020 Harvest Phenolics Project. Requested and received a brief introduction and exposure to smoke taint analysis.

Oakville, California

Napa, California

Harvest Intern under Winemaker Robert Smith and Consulting Winemaker Philippe Melka. Vineyard responsibilities included second crop and lateral reduction, berry sampling, cluster counting and crop estimations. Winery responsibilities included, crush pad equipment operation, maintenance and cleaning, pump overs, additions, Brix and Temp sampling. cellar responsibilities included SO2 additions, top offs, sulfuring empty barrels.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

* Provides In-House technical support on Hitachi CIJ Printers and Laser Marking Systems for North and South America.* Coordinates samples from distributors that reduced turnaround from weeks to days with recommendations on machinery and ink types.* Creates and Trains training material for Service Technicians and End User, including TIBs and PCIs.* Manages, Evaluates and Diagnoses Warranty Returns Returns

Duluth, Ga

* Member of a two-man team supporting North America that diagnoses and repairs a wide variety of pneumatic, electromechanical and laser marking equipment, controllers and software* Increase in number of machines serviced year-over-year due to personal innovations and process improvements focused on end- customer satisfaction and revenue generation*Create detailed documentation illustrating repair procedures for end- users focused on reducing customer down time and increasing customer satisfaction and retention* Accurately manage inventory using Oracle JDE* Liaison with sales team recommending new products to increase revenue and customer satisfaction while decreasing costs* Maintain accurate repair logs and service reports

* Diagnose issues through phone, e-mail and remote access sessions on a wide variety of manual, CNC style rotary and laser machines and related software* Consistent team leader of incoming call volume and resolution* Consistently made incentive bonuses and commissions * Recipient of Technical Analyst Award

Transitioned existing Riso business over to a new service provider.Maintain and repair the entire Riso line of products and accessories, including the new HC line of Color Printers.Maintain and repair Ricoh family digital duplicators, copiers and fax, including the Color line of products.Assist in Dem-Centers with delivery and set up.Consistently maintained highest average calls per day.Ricoh Core Basics Training V 3.0 Completed with 100% test average.Completed training for Ricoh Mid-Level copiers.

Maintained and repaired entire Riso line of products Managed branch equipment, parts and supplies inventory Achieved Productivity and Revenue bonuses each quarter Assisted with Trade Show set up

Order Management GroupProvide support to Account Team during the order processExperience (con't)Validate and process domestic and international Frame Relay, Managed Network Service, IP Service and CPE orders; Document and verify customer network configurations Perform verbal site surveys with customer contacts

Support of digital and analog printers and copiers.

Graduate Certificate Program, Viticulture And Enology, 3.6 Gpa

Our internationally acclaimed Winemaking Certificate Program gives you the knowledge, confidence and practical insight to pursue your.

Wset Level 3 Award Wine And Spirits Education Trust With Merit, Wset 3 Diploma Program, Graduate With Merit

Wine & Spirit Education Trust: Understand the key factors in wine production including location, grape growing, winemaking, maturation.

Winemaking, 3.0 Gpa

The Viticulture and Winery Technology Program options are designed to prepare students for careers in the North Coast wine industry..

Enology And Viticulture, 3.73 Gpa

The Viticulture and Enology curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in the grape growing and wine making.

Wset Level 2 Award In Wine And Spirits With Distinction, Wset 2 Diploma Program, Pass With Distinction

Wine & Spirit Education Trust: A beginner to intermediate level qualification exploring wines and spirits for those working.

Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Photoshop, DreamWeaver, JavaScript, HTML, & Flash courses Completed

Associate Applied Technology, Electronics

Graduated with a 3.9 GPA

Business Management

Liberal Arts/Business

Activities and Societies: Upsilon Delta Sigma