Resume

Dennis A. Peterson
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CAREER SUMMARY

Recognized Thermal Processing Authority and New Product Development with expertise in all modes of Retort Operations, Aseptic Systems and Low Acid, Acid and Acidified Products. Well-rounded Facilities Manager skilled in Budget Development/Reporting . Skills augmented with many years of in plant, “hands on” line experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Rich Products Corporation – Buffalo Aseptic Plant, Buffalo, NY
  • Aseptic Plant Superintendent / Technical Services Manager 2003 – present
    • Thermal Process Development, Liason with Corporate R & D
    • Thermal Process Authority for the Corporation, handling all Process registrations as well as Deviation Evaluations.
    • Supervise Quality Assurance Team
      
      
      
• Chiquita Processed Foods / Seneca Foods – Technical Services, Fall River,WI
  • Technical Services Specialist? Thermal Processing Manager 2001- 2003
    • Thermal Process Development and support for a major producer of canned vegetables, soups, and formulated products sterilized in FMC Sterilmatic processors, Orbitorts and Hydrostats, Stock Rotomats, Static Retorts of various makes (Horizontal, Vertical and Crateless), and Cherry Burrell / Votator / Scholle Aspectic systems.
    • Thermal Process Authority, handing Process Registration and Deviation Evaluation for the entire Corporation
      
      
      
• Borden Foods Company – Innovation Centre, Columbus, OH
  • Manager, Site Services 1997 to 2000
    • Managed $14.4MM Capital Project to finish a Food Research and Development Facility.
    • Built an eight person, multifunctional team to support all aspects and the infrastructure needed to "run" a major, newly built Research and Development Facility Responsible for:
      • Accounts Payable / Receivable, Financial Reporting
      • Capital Equipment Control
      • Central Purchasing / Contract Negotiations
      • Equipment and Facilities Maintenance (Office, Pilot Plant, HVAC, LAN, Security / Access Control, Electrical / Air / Water and Vacuum Distribution Systems, Steam Generation, Fire Sprinkler systems, capital improvements, etc.)
      • Housekeeping, Shipping / Receiving, Reception
      • Development, maintained and responsible for the Site Services Budget ($3.5 million), the Capital Equipment Budget (about $2.0 million) and assisted eight other departments in traching and reporting their budgets $4.0 million).
      • Assured Plant Compliance with all applicable OSHA, EPA, FDA,etc. regulations.
      • Process Authority for the Corporation, Major duties included:
        • Acting as liasion with the FDA and NFPA.
        • Coordinating efforts (with indirect reporting) of 4 to 6 Product Development Associates concerning process safety of Acid, Acidified and Low Acid products.
        • Maintaing files as required by the Government Authorities
          
          
          
• Borden Foods Company – Gail Borden Research Centre, Syracuse, NY
  • Manager, LAN Administration & Financial Services 1995 to 1997
    • Maintained a UNIX based LAN system with approximately 55 WIN users.
    • Developed and Maintained budgets for the entire Research Centre in excess of $9 million.
    • Coordinated backup and physical move of financial and computer records and equipment from Syracuse to Columbus facility.
    • Thermal Process Development and Process Authority.
      
      
      
• Senior Food Technologist, Technologist, Technician 1970 to 1995
  • Thermal Processing Development and Process Authority.
    
  • Supported Snow's Canning (Soups, Chowders, Clam Products), Harris and Blue Point (Shrimp, Pasteurized Crab), Borden Can and Machinery (Support work for Customers), Wellsboro (aseptic dairy, contracted aseptic products, Frosted Shakes), Comstock Foods (Fruits, Vegetables, pie filling, etc.), Sacramento Foods (tomato products).
  • Developed thermal processes for Snow's Foods for AllPax Rotary Retorts.
  • Participated in conversion of Snows static to sterilmatic processes.
  • Played a key role in clearing a 1.2 million unti recall of Snow's Clam Chowder
  • Product Development in the following areas:
    • Seafood (canned goods, pasteurized products), cheese and cheese products, jams, jellies, sweetened condeensed milk, pie filling, mincement, fruits and vegetables aseptic daity goods, yogurt, realemon, cracker jack, fruit and tomato juice, tomato based products, peanut butter, mayonnaise and salad dressing and salty snacks.
      
      
      
• Pilot Plant Technician 1969 to 1970

EDUCATION and TRAINING

• High School Diploma
  • Winfield High School, Winfield, KS
• Thermal Processing Related Courses
  • Thermal Process Determinations, American Can Company
  • Better Process School, NFPA /FDA / Ohio State University
  • Aseptic Sterilization Controls, Cherry-Burrell
  • Process Determination Workshop, NFPA
  • Process Deviation Seminar, NFPA
  • Operation Seminar, CF 405-21-U Filling Machine, SIG CombiBloc
• Miscellaneous Courses, Seminars & Certifications
  • Flavor Profile Method, Arthur D. Little
  • Leadership Training Course, F&AM
  • Quality & Business Relationships, Fischer Scientific
  • Managing Accounts Payable, American Management Assocation
  • Sales and Use Tax Seminar, Deloitte & Touche
  • Meeting Food Security Challenges, AIB
  • 24 Hour Hazardous Materials Technician Course, Buffalo Fire Department
  • GMA-Safe Auditor Certification Course, GMA
  • BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 5), BRC
  • New York State Article 4 Receivers License, NYS Ag & Mkts
  • New York State Processing Plant Superintendent Certificate, NYS AG & Mkts
  • Certified HACCP Manager, NSF
• Computer Hardware/Software Courses
  • Intro to Small Computers, Data General
  • Intermediate & Advance UNIX Administration
  • P.C. Coordination, Greystone Learning Center (GLC)
  • Intro, Intermediate, Advanced dBase, GLC
  • Advanced DOS, GLC
  • Harvard Graphics, GLC
  • LaserJet Maintenance Workshop, GLC
  • Intro, Intermediate, Advanced Lotus 1-2-3, GLC
  • Troubleshooting & Maintenance of PC's, SkillPath
  • Peoplesoft Financial Software, Borden Foods
  • MP2, Borden Foods
  • Outlook, Borden Foods
  • CalSoft Thermal Processing Software
    
    

MEMBERSHIPS and ASSOCIATIONS

• Grocery Manufacturers Association (Formerly NFPA) , Processing & Emerging Technologies Committee (PETCo)
• Institure for Thermal Processing Specialists
  
• Institute of Food Technologist, Western New York Section
• New York State Association for Food Protection.
• International Association of Accounts Payable Professionals
• American Management Association
  
  
  

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