MAURY PETERSON
Maplewood,New Jersey
Summary
Chemical manufacturing professional with experience across production, quality assurance, and inventory control. Brings strength in DCS and HMI operation, equipment calibration, aseptic testing, and materials handling while maintaining accurate documentation and regulated work practices.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
GIVAUDAN FLAVORS CORPORATION
01.2019 - Current
- Operate chemical processing equipment using a Distributed Control System (DCS)
- Operated and controlled reactors, electric motors, pumps, and valves while completing batch records data including equipment temperature, operational hours, raw materials, and reactor pressure.
- Monitored recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, and other indicators to ensure optimal equipment performance.
- Draw samples of products in order to monitor processing and ensure that standards are met.
- Conducted aseptic tests to identify bacterial contamination in products, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Operation of material handling equipment, such as forklifts, drum dollies, hoists, etc.
Inventory Specialist
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
Kearny, NJ
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Managing and directly overseeing physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize inventory levels.
- Compiled inventory data to identify root causes of discrepancies.
- Resolves any receiving and/or invoicing discrepancies on purchase orders issued.
- Managed warranty parts inventory to ensure timely availability for repairs. and manages scrap.
- Obtained quotations, negotiated prices, and recommended suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
ARCHON VITAMIN CORPORATION
Irvington, NJ
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Verified documentation and sampled incoming materials, in-process samples, finished products, and stability samples to uphold quality standards.
- Executed assurance reviews to confirm compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Maintained and measured tooling equipment to ensure OSHA compliance prior to machinery usage.
- Operate process equipment using process control (HMI) operating system.
CHEMICAL OPERATOR
FIRMINICH INCORPORATED
Newark, NJ
01.2000 - 01.2010
- Monitored and shut down natural chemical utilities, including cooling towers, chillers, vacuum pumps, air compressor, reactors, de-ionized water, and clean steam, ensuring safe operational protocols.
- Monitored chemical processes through general lab analyses using GC, pH meter, and microscope to maintain product quality and compliance.
- Operations and cleaning of all-Natural Chemical equipment, that is, reactors, distillation and autoclave using Delta V Controls
- Completed production batch records to ensure accuracy and compliance with manufacturing standards.
- Maintained good housekeeping per GMPs, ensuring production areas met cleanliness and safety standards.
Education
Certification - Planning Inventory Management
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY12-2024
Associate of Applied Science - Sociology
Essex County College
Newark, NJ06-2012
Auto Cad Certification -
Lincoln Technical Institute
Union, NJ06-2001
Skills
- Aseptic testing
- Quality Control
- Quality analysis
- CGMP regulations adherence
- ISO Compliance
- Inspection Reporting
- Equipment Calibration
- Chemical Safety
- Safety Protocols
- Machine Operation
- Inventory Control
- Document preparation
Timeline
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
GIVAUDAN FLAVORS CORPORATION
01.2019 - Current
Inventory Specialist
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
01.2015 - 01.2019
QUALITY ASSURANCE
ARCHON VITAMIN CORPORATION
01.2010 - 01.2015
CHEMICAL OPERATOR
FIRMINICH INCORPORATED
01.2000 - 01.2010
Certification - Planning Inventory Management
Cornell University
Associate of Applied Science - Sociology
Essex County College
Auto Cad Certification -
Lincoln Technical Institute