Vanessa Pillon Email & Phone Number

Kingsville, On, Ca

● Established quality control lab to conduct analytical and microbiological testing on beer samples throughout entire brewing process including brewhouse, fermenter, bright tank and packaging samples. ● Responsible for quality of product from grain to packaged goods ensuring product is within company and government specifications. ● Ensure lab equipment is functioning properly through regular maintenance includingweekly cleaning and scheduled maintenance.● Conducted research and development to create new beer recipes. ● Responsible for updating and maintaining standard operating procedures.● Experience operating and maintaining brewing equipment including: - 35 hL Criveller brewhouse - 70 hL fermenters and bright tanks - GEA centrifuge - SKA FAB can bus depalletizer - 10 head counter pressure Comac Microbrew can line - DMM tray and carton packer - Criveller dule keg washer● Familiar with all aspects of Ekos in a brewing setting.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

● Responsible for maintaining and operating laboratory equipment.● Responsible for timely analysis of samples and data entry into JD Edwards System whileprioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.● Simultaneously operated two labs across the site on afternoon shift unsupervised.● Organized and participated in sensory evaluation.● Responsible for quality in distillery, including mash analysis, wastewater testing, and microbiology.● Responsible for quality in blending including timely analysis of samples and aseptic sampling of water and sugar tanks. ● Responsible for quality in bottling, including incoming dry supplies and finishedgoods, with strict attention to detail.● Investigate and report supplier complaints, as well as work will supplier to determine a root cause corrective action.● Experience using GC, NIR, DMA, vapor distillation, and pH meter.● Developed the ability to work with management and technicians to resolve quality issueson the line.

●Responsible for monitoring production and ensuring all production deadlines are met.● Coordinate load deliveries sent from Pike Creek (Lakeshore, ON) to Drain and Fill(Walkerville, ON) as per the Drain Schedule.● Responsible for assisting in correct inventory counts of 1.6 million barrels.● Managed maintenance of fleet vehicles, and warehouse repairs across a 236-acre site.● Managed Drain and Fill when the supervisor was off.● Assisted case goods distribution with administrative work.● Documented actions throughout the day with strict attention to detail.● Responsible for overtime equalization, and scheduling.● Ensured all operators and contract workers were compliant with the Occupational Health& Safety Act.● Updated and maintained standard operating procedures.● Worked with operators to improve production and maximize productivity.● Developed excellent interpersonal skills.● Developed the ability to make quick judgments to prevent production from beingimpeded.

Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

●Responsible for quality of product from grain to packaged goods.● Project manager and research and development of all gin recipes and RTD's produced by Muskoka Brewery.● Responsible for production of all spirits including gin, RTD's and handsanitizer.● Perform microbiology testing on RTD's as well as beer in fermenter, bright beer tank and packaged goods.● Ensure product is within company specifications including colour, ABV, bitterness,carbonation, and dissolved oxygen.● Ensured all product met government standards. ● Ensure lab equipment is functioning properly through regular maintenance includingweekly cleaning and scheduled maintenance.● Experience using disolved oxygen meter, carbon dioxide meter(CarboQC), zahm and nagel, spectrophotometer, pH meter, DMA and portiable density meter. ● Handle all customer complaints from numerous channels including LCBO, The BeerStore and Licenses.● Responsible for updating and maintaining standard operating procedures.● Developed cleaning protocols and workstation audits to ensure workplace cleanliness.● Member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.● Developed a sensory training program.Ensured production was consistent through analytical analysis, data trending and sensory analysis. Including microbiology testing of wort, fermentation, bright beer, and finished packaged goods. Analytical analysis of IBU, SRM and ABV. Purd'Homme level 2 certified. Responsible for developing a sensory training program to identify individuals with a sensitivity to specific defects to improve over all quality, and consistency of beer. Worked with senior leadership and marketing to develop the successful hard sparking water mix pack that revamped the Muskoka Spirits program. Conducted R&D on the gin recipes to create new and improved gin in the Muskoka Spirits line up.

Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for monitoring production and ensuring all production deadlines were met. Coordinated load deliveries sent from Pike Creek (warehouse lakeshore ON) to Drain and Fill (Walkerville ON).Ensured that the quality of product met industry standards by organizing samples for the lab.Documented actions throughout the day with strict attention to detail. Ensured all operators complied with the Occupational Health & Safety Act (section 25, 26, 27, and 28) per Hiram Walker & Son’s Ltd PolicyRequired to make quick judgments to prevent production from being impeded. Responsible for overtime equalization, and scheduling.Updated and maintained SOPs. Worked with operators to improve production and maximize productivity. Developed excellent interpersonal skills.Developed the ability to make quick judgments to prevent production from being impeded.

Using analytical techniques provided timely analysis of samples required to support production in Drain and Fill, Blending, Bulk and Finished Goods.Working in a fast paced packaging plant, supporting production of finished products by ensuring all finished goods met the requirements set out by the LCBO and AGCO.Responsible for maintaining and operating laboratory equipment.Orginize/evaluate/identify solutions of organoleptic program, as well as train new panelists. Investigate and report supplier complaints, as well as work will supplier to determine a solution.

Harrow, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for serving and entertaining customers in a timely fashion while working in a high-stress environment dealing with multiple tasks at once. Responsible for organizing large group tastings which has developed essential communication and leadership skills.Developed the ability to deal with conflict and customer issues in a cool and collective manner.

Msc Brewing And Distilling, Brewing And Distilling

Manufacturing Leadership Certificate Program, Organizational Leadership

Course studies: Supervisory Skills for Business and Industry (CNT 351N) Coaching and Developing People (CNT 352N) Developing Effective.

Chemical Laboratory Technology, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: St. Clair College Chemistry Club Course studies: Organic Chemistry (IV), Physical Chemistry (II), Analytical.