Walter Willwerth
Sparta,NJ
Summary
To secure a career opportunity that utilizes my laboratory team experience, microbiological, instrumentation, and problem solving skills to contribute to company success.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Analyst
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
11.1989 - Current
- Process Support Analyst – Responsible for maintaining and calibrating all brewing lab equipment including the Perkin Elmer Gas Chromatographs, Anton Paar Alcolyzers, Pentair Gehaltemeters, HACH Microloggers, Skalar San++ System IBU analyzer, and all wet chemistry instrumentation.
- Statistical SME - Utilized minitab software and BPA data logbooks to create and maintain control charts for all QA instrumentation.
- HAACP GMP Team Member - Certified HAACP analyst assisting in brewery audits and tracking of hypothetical product recalls.
- Sensory Coordinator - Set up daily beer test panels, organized master sensory testing, including threshold tasting of potential beer off flavors.
- Microbiology Analyst - Performed aseptic sampling of in process and finished beer samples. Prepared media to incubate and detect beer spoiling bacteria. Utilized microscopy to determine yeast viability and yeast cell counts.
- BQA Analyst - Operated Alcolyzers, GC’s, pH meters, and IBU analyzers, to verify the brewing specifications of in process and packaged beer.
- PQA Facilitator Analyst - Responsible for the block, isolation, and disposition of non-conforming product.
- PQA Analyst - Monitored packaged beer specifications including CO2 / Dissolved O2, can seam integrity, and material inspections.
- SAP Department Coordinator – Responsible for scheduling QA instrument maintenance and ordering required parts and chemicals.
- Cross Departmental Core Team – Utilized Problem Terminator and 5 Why techniques to correct and minimize packaging and brewing issues to improve efficiencies and reduce blocked product.
- Safety & Environmental Trainer - Specializing in chemical handling and storage.
- Quality Assurance Trainer - Training of new employees in the QA Department
- Precision Brewing Trainer - Instructed classes to QA, Brewing, and operations employees to use Power BI Software to control chart brewery processes.
Education
BS - Ceramic Engineering
Rutgers University College of Engineering
Piscataway, NJDiploma - Brewing Technology
Siebel Institute of Technology
Chicago, ILSkills
- Laboratory Equipment Maintenance
- Microbiology
- SPC analysis
- Mentoring and training
- HACCP Certified
Timeline
Quality Assurance Analyst
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
11.1989 - Current
BS - Ceramic Engineering
Rutgers University College of Engineering
Diploma - Brewing Technology
Siebel Institute of Technology
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