Maurice
Strong
Hasbrouck Heights N.J. 07064
Research Technician / Compound Operator / Plant Operator
Offers 10+ years experienced as a pharmaceutical & batch chemical unit
technician and operator with additional analytical instrumentation
experience.
Skills Summary
. Equipment set up & operations . QC Testing
. Pharmaceutical Compounding
. Prepares Batch Records . SOP Improvements .
Orders and Stocks Chemicals
. Laboratory Formulations . Equipment Repairs .
Records Data and Observation
. Maintains Safety Equipment . FDA, GMP & GLP . Unit
Trouble Shooting
. Trained New Employees . Collects Samples .
Microsoft Office
See extensive Training, Certifications, and Awards list at the end of this
resume.
Experience
HOFFMAN-LAROCHE, INC. Nutley, NJ
Senior Laboratory Technician- Clinical Manufacturing 8/14/2006
- 8/30/2013
Expertise in phase I and II Clinical Studies manufacture drugs for patient
use under cGMP and GLP drugs for toxicology tests.
Scale up formulated batches and drug material, granulate, dry, mill, use
isolators, adjust ingredients, blend, and mix, create tablets and coat or
encapsulate for process development. .
Maintain accurate production documents. Supervise and Train Less
Experienced Technicians on Equipment
Critically performed Surrogate testing on isolators and passed them for
(High Active Substance) category B approval which contributed in the design
of a new state of the art 20 million dollar facility that enabled our
department to produce higher potent drugs.
Expertise in utilizing the High Active Substance with the Isolators,
extracting the product out safely from isolators and cleaning the isolators
while contemporaneous using GMP, GLP & SOP Regulations.
Evaluate New & Existing SOPs to improve efficiency, cleanliness and reduce
costs
Troubleshoot equipment and make on the spot repairs to complete the run.
Skilled in using wide range of equipment, including the following sample
list:
Dispermat Bead Mill Bantam Micropulverizer Glatt
VG25 High Shear Granulator
Korsch XP-1 Tablet Press Sade P2 Weight Checker Vector FLM
1&3 Fluid Bed
Cozzoli Filling Machine Manest B3B Tablet Press Thomas
Engineering Coating Machine
Quest International, Mount Olive, NJ 07828
Lab Technician/Compounder
09/19/05 - 8/4/2006
. Collaborate batches from perfumer samples to production
. Produce Large Batches in Production area, using chemicals & crystals for
company revenues.
Oriental Aromatics Inc., Fairfield, NJ 07004
Lab Technician/Compounder
05/2004 - 3/2005
. Help prepare brand new fragrance operation from scratch.
. Received chemical stock from India, prepared a concept for large
inventory, Organized & Stock
Chemicals for the production on a daily basis.
. Produce small scale fragrance formulas in lab to get approval for large
production.
. Produce approved work from lab in large production then, Once complete in
large production, pack
it & ship it using GMP,GLP & SOP regulations.
Noville Inc., Hackensack N.J. 07606 (Plant Closed)
Lab Technician/Compounder
01/2003 - 04/2004
. Collaborate Batches of formulas for production, mixing raw chemicals and
crystals to produce
scented substances.
. Keep daily notebook of work performed.
. Maintained a good and clean work environment for myself & others.
Chanel Cosmetics, Piscataway N.J.
Jr. Chemist/ Research & Development (Contract Position) 11/2000 -
12/2002
. Utilize IR & Spectrophotometer to test raw materials.
. Daily tests utilizing the ph meter, density, gravity & thickness agent
test to approve fragrance for
sales.
. Performed Quality testing on lipstick, mascara, perfumes, colognes, and
color matching using
GLP,GMP & SOP regulations.
Education, Training, Certification & Awards
Communications Broadcasting- Alleghany, Montclair State, Fairleigh
Dickinson University
cGMP & GLP Training IO/OQ/PQ Qualification Certification, MS Word, Excel,
Honored with multiple awards for Manufacturing Excellence
Inventory Management Award ? Ciwos Training
Sap/Navigation Training ? Controlled
Document Management Award
PPL Overview Training ? Supplier
Diversity Legal & Ethics Awards
The Us Pharma Code Of Conduct Award ? Chemical disposal
Laboratory Flammable Liquid System