ANTHONY JAMES HEWITT

• Manufactured cosmetics and personal care formulations with precision and efficiency.
• Operated and optimized high shear homogenization and thermal processing systems, controlling critical parameters.
• Led troubleshooting efforts for complex batch and process issues to ensure quality outcomes.
• Drove system improvements to enhance workflow, equipment utilization, and minimize downtime.
• Collaborated with R&D, QA, and production teams to address technical challenges and improve process design.
• Maintained accurate batch records and trial documentation in compliance with GMP requirements.

• Hands on, seasonal cheesemaking role on farmstead goat dairy producing lactic set, soft mold-ripened, brined and hard cheese.
• Executed milk intakes and pasteurization; managed scheduling and troubleshooting in all facets of cheesemaking.
• Maintained accurate records and implemented recommendations to meet audit compliance.
• Performed equipment maintenance, conducted R&D, and managed inventory, packaging, and stock transfer.
• Milk harvesting, animal health monitoring and general farm duties.

• Set up and supervised jar and tube filling, batching, and packaging lines to ensure efficient product flow.
• Set up and sanitized clean room, weighed ingredients, and prepared products following GMP principles to maintain quality standards.
• Manufactured skincare products using natural ingredients, primarily clay and oil-based, ensuring product integrity.

• Assisted with cheesemaking and packaging, including making soft cheeses (brie, feta, labneh), setting up equipment, managing sanitation, curd management, affinage, brie wrapping, and maintaining cleanliness.
• Coordinated schedules and managed staff assignments to support daily operations effectively.
• Assisted in maintaining inventory levels and organizing storage areas efficiently.
• Enhanced workflow and collaboration by facilitating communication between departments.

• Oversaw vineyard operations encompassing pruning, irrigation, maintenance, staffing, and client relations.

Led winery management duties including winemaking, inventory oversight, laboratory functions, and warehousing.

• Provided superior customer service through effective cellar door sales execution.
• Created innovative blending recipes based on market trends and customer preferences to drive product development.
• Strengthened partnerships by managing contractors and fostering client relationships.

• Set up production room, sanitized equipment, operated pasteurizer, and managed milk transfers to ensure smooth production processes.
• Led weekly cheese production, monitored pH and temperature, prepared cultures and rennet, and maintained accurate production records.
• Managed affinage for soft and hard cheeses, performed cleaning and maintenance, and handled packaging, labeling, and distribution of goods.
• Cellar door sales and customer service.

• Managed 500-unit barrel cellar, overseeing oak selection and trial fermentations to enhance wine quality.
• Prepared bottling wines, ensuring compliance with quality assurance processes for optimal product delivery.
• Assisted in vintage winemaking across diverse climates and geographies, contributing to wine style development, client liaison, logistics coordination, and staff management, while supporting HACCP program implementation.
• Involvement in start-up of six column continuous still, liaise with consultants re: column setup, waste stream and SCADA.
• Conducted laboratory tests on juice, ferments, finished wine and spirits using glassware, FOSS, GC and spectrophotometer.

• Managed the night shift during harvest and improved winery operations, focusing on bottling line sterilization and chemical storage.
• Assisted in blending wines to achieve desired flavor profiles.
• Monitored fermentation processes to ensure optimal development of wines.
• Conducted tastings and provided feedback for quality control assessments.

• Led table olive production and packaging processes, overseeing fermentation, brining, system improvements, and marketing strategies.
• Olive oil production (weighbridge, fruit receival, malaxation and centrifugation).
• Operated bottling line, managing setup and quality assurance.
• Managed fencing, water monitoring, irrigation, and grove maintenance.

• Led winemaking, generated weekly reports, managed staff, and implemented new systems for oak handling and red fermentation to optimize processes.
• Worked during vintage period at medium-sized Mexican winery (Casa Madero) to enhance vineyard and winery practices.
• Acquired winemaking techniques during several weeks in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, enhancing practical knowledge.