Abby Long

Senior Quality Control Technologist

Heaven Hill Brands

Jul 2026 - Current (4 months)

Distillery Quality Control Supervisor

Heaven Hill Brands

Nov 2022 - Current (4 years)

Lab renovations & expansions
HPLC install & operation
Build & strengthen QC program
Process troubleshooting (fermentation & yeast propagation)

Quality Control Specialist

Heaven Hill Brands

Jan 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 11 months)

• Develop and implement best-practice QC programs throughout the Distillery operation, from grain receipt through barrel maturation.
• Monitor and provide detailed analytics on yeasting, mashing, fermentation operations, and new whiskey quality, including sensory.
• Oversee data trends on raw materials as they are entering the facility, along with finished products to determine best procedural direction.
• Discretionary decision making when data trends are present to request specification adjustments or formula/procedural changes as needed.
• Provide guidance to the shift operators working within a union environment.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures. Provide operator training, as necessary.

Plant production leader- Quality Control

BrownForman

Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 (5 months)

Supervises in-process quality of raw materials, fermentation, distillations and by-products recovery. Indirectly supervises the activities of 12 Distillery Operators on daily activities required to produce quality distillate for maturation. Acts as a liaison between QC and Operations, to ensure Operations has adequate support to meeting production schedule and efficiency targets. Responsible for directing the qualitative analysis of raw materials, intermediates, and new whiskey samples collected throughout the distillation process. Has ultimate authority regarding chemical analysis, adjustment, and approval for grains, fermentation, distillate and by-products.

Leads the activities of Brown-Forman Distillery Quality Control Depart

Associate Scientist- Micro

BrownForman

Aug 2016 - Sep 2019 (3 years 2 months)

Supports BF R&D projects by performing testing/experimentation/product development or process research work assignments. Uses established scientific tools and procedures. Solves routine and standard problems. Takes requests, implements testing, and analyzes and interprets data with supervision.

Executes microbial programs to validate and assure appropriate GMP controls are in place, including material testing and finished goods testing. Supports production facilities by serving as a technical resource and assisting with trouble-shooting efforts or corrective actions. Works as part of a team to assure company-wide best practices as related to micro and fermentation. Maintains analytical equipment and corresponding records. Perform

Associate Scientist - Product Development

BrownForman

Jun 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 3 months)

Scope of Position:
Supports BF R&D projects by performing testing/experimentation/product development or process research work assignments. Uses established scientific tools and procedures. Solves routine and standard problems. Takes requests, implements testing, and analyzes and interprets data with supervision.

Basic Function:
Responsible for supporting and managing projects in Research & Development from line extensions, product improvements, and cost reduction efforts. Uses creativity to identify and apply emerging trends to blue sky liquid development. Conducts studies to assist research projects. Prepares proposals and reports, where advanced technical knowledge of flavors and ingredients are required. Ability to

Product Development Laboratory Technician

BrownForman

May 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year 2 months)

Support Product Development in R&D Global Production
-Operation of DevEx software
-Perform & calculate alcohol and water adjustments
-Maintain raw materials and supplies of laboratory
-Communicate analytical requests through Salesforce to colleagues
-Communicate with associates & managers to ensure projects are ready to push to next step
-Sensory panel participant

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Quality Control Laboratory Technician/ Microbiology Assistant

Jack Daniels Distillery

Aug 2013 - May 2014 (10 months)

• Monitor fermentation and beer chemistry analysis using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with BREEZE software
• Analyze and grade incoming and spent grains using Near Infrared Spectroscopy with OPUS software
• Mycotoxin/Aflatoxin immunoassay test corn and dried distiller grains
• Maintain production yeast and lactic bacteria culture – media preparation, culture propagation and transfer using aseptic technique, and scale-up of production cultures
• Record yeast cell total counts/ budding rate/ viability using a hemocytometer and phase contrast microscopy
• Process contamination troubleshooting and bacterial viability assay using fluorescence microscopy
• Water sample analysis using Millipore paddles and w

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