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John Christian KAVAKURE

MARCQ

En résumé

My technical knowledge, brewery experience and strong motivation to put my skills to maximum use can be effectively utilized to improve operations and contribute to the brewery profits.
13 years experience in the international brewing area: from artisan brewing to global Player, from creative and brand to process driven, from continuous improvement to breakthrough performance.
I am hungry to maximize my career and bring my talents to an international group with extensive experience in multi-disciplinary brewery and soft drinks projects.

I developed many recipes of beer such as a banana beer (Soma Burundi) which is unique worldwide. This is a breakthrough for African and American breweries and especially those countries cultivating in abundance bananas.

Extensive experience in multi- disciplinary brewery and soft drinks projects.
I have worked with people from all backgrounds and have adapted to different audiences.
I have managed 300 suppliers and different product lines which meant I had to be extremely organised and appreciate the importance of attention to detail.
I am skilled in building budgets and am able to enter into complex financial analysis
I have 10 years experience of negotiating with a wide range of suppliers
I understand how to use levers to win a negotiation and also understand the need for a win/win outcome to ensure future success.

I developed new recipes
- Beer from banana without sugar added (Soma Burundi)
- Banana juice without sugar added (One Burundi)
- Pineapple juice without sugar added (OK Burundi)
- Spring water source (Sangwe Burundi)


Mes compétences :
Ingénierie
Fermentation
Bio
Biochimie
Culture
Environnement

Entreprises

  • Operations Manager - Burundi Brewery – Burundi (Africa) - Operations Manager

    2011 - maintenant Operations Manager - Burundi Brewery – Burundi (Africa)

     Responsibility for all aspects of Soma beer, juice and spring water production
     Technical responsibility for relationship
     Apply Production Quality Standards
     Beer Brand Technical Manuals.
     Guideline development of Beer Brand Technical Manuals.
     Develop Annual Quality Improvement plans
     Act as single supply point of contact for all commercial stakeholders in each market.
     Project Management of all supply projects
     Training of personnel on aspects of Soma Production and Quality
     Cost Reduction Initiatives
     Commercial Contract Negotiations
     Project Management of Brewing Start Ups.

  • BURUNDI BREWERY - BURUNDI ( AFRICA) - Quality global beer Manager - Burundi Brewery – Burundi (Africa)

    2011 - maintenant Quality global beer Manager - Burundi Brewery – Burundi (Africa)

     Responsible for Beer Quality
     Lead Quality Improvement Programmes across all operations from brewing process control, quality management to package improvement.
     Lead strategy development for Quality Improvement across beer and juice.
     Set success criteria for all new innovations and renovations in beer.
     Lead laboratory team in all aspects of sensory, microbiology and analytical chemistry for all products( beer, juice and water)
     Benchmarking industry best practice across brewing, packaging and quality operations.

  • BURUNDI BREWERY - AFRICA ( BURUNDI) - Brewing Programme Manager

    2010 - 2011 Brewing Programme Manager
     Global standardization of Brewing Operations including:
     Raw materials management,
     Brewing process control,
     Beer packaging operations,
     Process and quality control (Microbiology, Sensory and Analytical Chemistry),
     Procurement strategy and site Key Performance Indicators.
     Benchmarking industry best practice across brewing, packaging and quality operations.
     Development of Global Management System to brewing Standards.
     Integration of Technical Programme into Lean Manufacturing Processes.
     Cultural Change Management
     Developing benchmark for Burundi Brewery Global Supply for process control standardisation.
     Overall process ownership from banana Intake to Beer Packaging Plant.
     Responsibility for all process, including quality parameters, process control, plant efficient and production targets.
     Key point of contact for Soma beer production.
     Management of budget for all process projects.
     Sign off all plant operators training across the brewery

  • BURUNDI BREWERY - BURUNDI ( AFRICA) - Project manager – Installation Burundi Brewery – Banana beer

    2009 - 2010 Project manager – Installation Burundi Brewery – Banana beer
     Planning & start-up
     Preparation of investment masterplans
     Conceptual and basic design
     Detailed design
     Installation and commissioning to start-up
     Responsible for construction
     Installation of a state-of-the-art Greenfield brewery
     Managing multi-cultural construction
     Installation and start-up teams of various main contractors
     Equipment acquisition and installation
     Involve developing, testing and producing new recipe with banana
    Working with Many European universities, companies and breweries such Meurice Insitute, KUL Leuven, Resilux, Alpla, CoenCo, Orval brewery, Ecaussinnes brewery, Silly brewery,
    Alpha Laval, ..

  • BRASSERIE DE SILLY - BREWMASTER

    2003 - 2006 Brewmaster – Brasserie de Silly, Belgium
     production and quality controls

  • AFRICAN and EUROPEAN MICROBREWERIES - Brewery Consultant

    2003 - 2006 Brewery consultant in many African and European microbreweries
    Since 2003, I am proud to have worked with some African micro- breweries to help them achieve their goals (Belgium, Holland, Germany, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania)

    As a brewmaster Engineer
    Managed the production of beers, making sure the quality and consistency of the product is of a high standard.
     Keeping detailed records of the brewing process
     Filtration
     Overseeing technical developments
     Managing the packaging process
    As a brewery Consultant
    Involve developing, testing and producing new beers and managing other brewery workers
    Involved in projects of all sizes related to operations, product quality improvement and engineering for breweries
    Supported clients in problem solving and change management processes
    Evaluated operations and provided solutions and assisted them in improving different phase of brewing operations, including:
     Planning & start-up
     Equipment acquisition and installation
     Staff training
     Brewery management issues

  • Université Libre de Bruxelles - RESEARCH ENGINEER

    Bruxelles 2002 - 2002 Research engineer – Procter & Gamble, Brussels
     Validation of a method of comparison between new products
     Search for means of innovation
     Writing of periodical reports
     Evaluation of results and conclusions

  • Université Libre de Bruxelles - Research assistant

    Bruxelles 1998 - 1998 Research assistant – ULB, Brussels
    Training at the institute of pharmacology
     Testing of anti-inflammatory molecules in mousses
     Induction of auricular inflammation
     Dissolution of anti-inflammable products

  • Institut Meurice - RESEARCH ASSISTANT

    1998 - 1998 Research assistant – Meurice Institute, Brussels
    Training in the department of organic chemistry
     Synthesis of anti-inflammatory molecules
     Application of chemical methods
     Preparation of reactive agents
     Methods of polymerisation and extraction

Formations

  • Institut Meurice (Bruxelles)

    Bruxelles 1997 - 2001 BREWER ENGINEER

    Brewer Engineer – Meurice Institute, Brussels
    Thesis: "Study of Sorghum use as adjunct in brewery"
     Brewing sorghum
     Wort analysis
     Fermentation kinetic profiles
     Comparison of the organoleptic profile of the beers
    Grade: honour

  • Institut Meurice, Chime-Biochimie (Anderlecht)

    Anderlecht 1997 - 2001 Brasserie-biotechnologie

    Fermentations

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