ALFRED VINCENT
Bangalore
Summary
A skilled Specialty Coffee Roaster and sensory professional with close to 3 years of experience. Having a strong background in coffee quality management, holding a postgraduate diploma from the Coffee Board of India. Experienced in inventory management, procurement decision-making, Barista skills, and product development.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialty Coffee Roaster
ARAKU ORIGINALS PVT.LTD
Bangalore
10.2021 - 07.2024
- Expertise in profiling coffee using Cropster software on Probat 12 kg roaster
- Hands-on experience in analyzing quality using the Roest sample roaster and Probat sample roaster.
- Daily sensory analysis of production batch to ensure consistency and quality.
- Managed green coffee inventory and made strategic decisions regarding stock for the entire year, ensuring a steady supply of high-quality beans.
- Routine maintenance of coffee roasting equipment to optimize performance and minimize downtime.
- Conducted workshops on roasting, brewing, barista skills, sensory evaluation and green coffee.
- Frequent quality inspections of roasted coffee packaging to maintain product freshness and integrity.
- Selected and profiled micro-lots, launching them into the market.
- Developed blends and brew ratios for cold brews. Curated espresso blends for café festival and seasonal launches.
- Assisted in implementing ISO standards in the roastery.
- Collaborated with B2B clients on product and quality matters.
- Supported auditors in IMO audits for organic certifications.
- Documented all production activities in accordance with established procedures and regulations.
- Reviewed customer feedback to inform future decisions regarding product development or improvement initiatives.
- Provided customers with technical advice regarding selection of coffees based on their unique needs or preferences.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Coffee Quality Management -
Coffee Board of India
08-2021
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Calicut University
04-2019
Skills
- Sensory evaluation
- Product development
- Training & Development
- MS Office
- Customer relations
- Process optimization
Certification
- SCA Sensory Foundation and Intermediate
- SCA Roasting Foundation and Intermediate
Accomplishments
- Sensory training under cup of excellence former Head judge Sherri Johns.
- Coordinator of Gems of Araku, an annual harvesting festival for find the best coffees from Araku valley India.
- Roasting around 400 lots from the valley and cupping the coffees to find the best 40 lots for the national jury and selecting the Top 20 lots for the international auction.
- Jury member for Gems of Araku cupping panel.
- Cupped with industry professionals around the world.
Languages
Malayalam
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Thesis : Chemical Profiling of Regional Coffees of India
Selected coffee from five different coffee regions in India.
Conducted e-nose, ICP-MS, water activity, and sensory analysis of the coffees. And
discovering the high intensity level of Volatile compounds from a particular coffee growing region using e-nose.
Finding the difference in the mineral contents of coffees growing regions using ICP-MS.
Timeline
Specialty Coffee Roaster
ARAKU ORIGINALS PVT.LTD
10.2021 - 07.2024
Post Graduate Diploma in Coffee Quality Management -
Coffee Board of India
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Calicut University
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