JON WILLASSEN

Noruega

Certificate
- Food Nutrients specialist - www.norconserv.no
- WBC World Judge
- 2007 SCAE diploma SCAE Barista Level 1
- 2007 SCAE Authorized Certifier – approved by Mick Wheeler – SCAE Executive Director
- Authorized to certify on behalf of SCAE – Barista advanced Level 2
- 2007 SCAE diploma Barista Level 2
- 2007 SCAE Authorized Certifier – approved by Mick Wheeler – SCAE Executive Director
- Authorized to certify on behalf of SCAE – Baristas Level 2
- 2006 SCAE certified Train the Trainer
- 2002 SCAA certified Barista

Member of
- The Cup of Excellence, Head Judge
- Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, Board of Directors
- Speciality Coffee Association of America
- The Coffee Corps
- Alliance for Coffee Excellence
- Director of the competition – SCAE World Coffee in Good Spirit Championship
- SCAE Europe – Board of Directors
- SCAE Spain – Board Member, Championship Committee – supporting and developing a better coffee inside Spain
- SCAE United Kingdom – Board Member of the Board of Directors – Competition and Educational Committee

Judge
Cup of Excellence
Since 1998 European Coordinator for promoting CoE coffees in Europe
Head of quality control in Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador – April – May 2007
2006 Head Judge CoE Honduras
2005 Head Judge CoE Nicaragua
2002 Created a full Cup of Excellence event during the WBC 2002 in Oslo
2002 Member of the International Jury in Bangalore – India
2002 SCAE Board Member – Norwegian chapter
2002 SCAE – Chairperson of the Norway Educational Committee
2001 - 2002 Member of the CoE jury in Guatemala

Judge
Spanish Barista Championship
2006 Head Judge Spanish Barista Championship
2006 Head Judge Spanish Barista Championship – 5 of the regional and the final at Hostelco


Judge
Norwegian Barista Championship
1999 Sensory judge Norwegian Barista Championship
2000 Technical Judge Norwegian Barista Championship
2001 Sensory Judge Norwegian Barista Championship
2002 Sensory Judge Norwegian Barista Championship

United Kingdom Barista Championship Committee
Chairman
2007 UKBC James Hoffman, World Barista Champion
2006 UKBC was ranked as nr 5th in the world
2005 UKBC Team Leader, the UK champion was ranked as nr 10th in the world
2004 UKBC Hired as consultant / chairman to lift the level of the United Kingdom Barista team

Training and Others
- Installing a complete roaster and equipment in Norway, Forvik Handelsted As, and training the staff to operate the equipment. Dec 2008
- Consultant for Pals AS in Oslo, Norway 2007- 2008.
- Trainer for Joh Johannssen AS, Manager Team in Oslo Norway 2008
- 1 ½ year consultancy for Black Cat Kaffe og Tehus AS Norway, purchasing Coffee farm El Molino in Nicaragua. Including staff training and customers training.
- Consultancy For Coffee and People in Oslo Norway 2007.
- International trainer and presenter for the Norwegian Coffee association 2007.
- Consultancy for La Esperanza, Nicaragua 2005-2006.
- Cup of Excellence training of Anette Moldevaer, World Champion in cupping 2007.
- Training of Anette Moldevaer to become a coffee trainer 2004-2006
- Project coordinator for Nicaragua delegation visiting Norway and Sweden – coordinated on behalf of Mr. Alvaro Montenegro, Ambassador of Nicaragua.
- Exhibited and run 3 educational workshops during WBC in Berne 2005
- Masan University in Korea – developing international certification program in coffee.
- Completed a field trip for the Swedish and Icelandic coffee industry to Nicaragua to improve business for both parties
- Multiple barista trainings for clients of The Roasterie, Kansas City US.
- Trained 115 persons in 5 different countries in Central America 2006-2007.
- Trainer for the Swedish Master Beige training, Stockholm 2006
- Trained 5 World Barista Champions in cupping skills.
o James Hoffman in cupping and roasting skills, WBC 2007
o Tim Wendelboe WBC 2004
o Fritz Storm WBC 2002
o Martin Hildebrandt WBC2001
o Robert Thoresen WBC 2000

Professional Experience
2008 IE CAFE – INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE CAFE - Director
2007 Mareterra – quality control of imported green beans
2006 – 2007 Technoserve Central America
Roasting and blending courses for 115 cup-tasters in total – 5 countries – Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador
2005 – 2006 Brassett Limited UK
Director and partner
Promoting top quality coffees to the UK market place by allowing young coffee aficionados to enter into the market thru quality coffees
Roasting on Probat machinery
2004 – 2006 London School of Coffee LMT – www.londonschoolofcoffee.com
Director and partner
2004 – 2005 Mercanta the Coffehunter – United Kindgom
Key account manager, green bean department – www.coffeehunter.com
2003 – 2004 The Roasterie, Kansas City, Missouri USA – www.theroasterie.com
Production Manager of the Roasterie
Barista trainer
1998 – 2003 Solberg & Hansen Norway
Chief Quality Controller
Head of green bean import, quality control of roasted coffee, roasting techniques, head of cup tasting,
Barista trainer and coffee shop staff, cupping, roasting, storage and handling