Millicent Beatty

I am currently apart of the CERES project. Working with DEIMOS to create an AI machine that can sample visual defects on grains and cereals. My role involves classifying and verifying seed/grains and defects to provide data. I am also involved in giving feed back on the operation and engineering of the machine. I am currently also involved with the first role out of these machines at two sites, one in my area. These sites are sampled only by DEIMOS machines and I am involved by holding spares and helping maintain the machines and assist with keeping this site operational as this is a first for CBH.

Employed as a harvest casual auditing samplers to ensure quality across multiple receival sites(5-8 depending on year), Running Lake Grace Audit Room. This role involves:

• completing audits on individual samplers and helping them improve when needed.
• visiting sites and updating samplers on quality standard changes or prominent issues.
• assisting sampler through issues as they arise.
• Making informed decisions.
• Assisting the quality and operations manager to monitor grain stack quality.
• Making market samples for future clients and testing.
• Coordinating supplies across multiply sites.
• Using computer programs such as IBIS to record quality information.
• Running training programs and signing off on VOC in sampling for casual harvest employ's.
• Using microsoft teams and excel.
• Driving van to collect samples/distribute supplies and packing samples with shipping labels ready to send.
• working within a small team.

• I worked as a sampler for two seasons, one at Newdegate and one at Lake Grace site.
• Sampled multiple grain commodities (canola, wheat, oats, barley, lupins and felid peas) to determine quality and grade.
• performing falling numbers on sprouted wheat samples.
• Hygiene around site; sweeping, cleaning,
• Operating weigh bridge
• interacting and communication quality standards/grading to growers.
• loading trucks