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Cultivation Consultant with 6+ years of experience growing indoor, legal cannabis. Skilled in managing day to day operations, while optimizing cultivation through data collection. Great work ethic with a can and will do attitude, with the intent to improve any company and take on new challenges. Experienced in managing others, handling difficult situations, and identifying solutions. Seeking a leadership position with a market-leading, high growth potential company that offers opportunity for professional advancement and personal growth.

Cultivation Consultant

Cannabis Consulting Firm

3 Years – Current Employer

• Optimize cultivation operations
• Cultivation training
• Advise Owners, Director of Cultivation, and Management on best practices
• Develop cost effective solutions
• Develop IPM plans
• Content Writing (SOPs, sales, marketing)
• Vendor Relations
• Design input

Assistant Head Grower-Propagation

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Design Clone Rooms and Mom Rooms
• Write SOPs for cloning and give hands on training to all horticulturists
• Collect valuable data and use data to make informed decisions
• Oversee care and maintenance for 41 production strains, including mothers and clones (cutting, plugging, transplanting, watering/feeding, skirting, topping, defoliating, and foliar spraying)

• Manage Clone Team (2 Supervisors, 8 horticulturists), Transition Team (2 Supervisors, 18 transition members), IPM Team (10+ horticulturists)
• Head of IPM (Develop building IPM strategy, research new products, write SOP’s, and implement spray training, and WPS training)
• Oversee all new genetics and run trials to determine if they are viable for production
• Vendor relations (Nutrient, irrigation, and IPM)
• Irrigation design for injectors and cube system

Assistant Head Grower

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Oversaw 12 Veg Rooms (100+ lights/room) and 12 Flower Rooms (224 double ended lights/room); managed building environment through BMS
• Wrote SOPs for all processes in the garden (cloning, transplanting, watering/feeding, skirting, topping, trellising, defoliating, foliar spraying)
• Managed 6 managers, 12 leads, and 50 horticulturists
• Head of IPM (Develop IPM strategy, research new products, write SOP’s, and implement spray training, and WPS training)
• Managed vendor relations (nutrient, irrigation, and IPM)

Bay Manager

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Managed 2 Veg Rooms (100 lights/room) and 2 Flower Rooms (224 double ended lights/room)
• Trained all new employees (cloning, transplanting, watering/feeding, skirting, topping, trellising, defoliating, foliar spraying)
• Collected data which was communicated effectively with all departments
• Managed lighting and irrigation through BMS

Lead Grower

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Oversaw all processes (Cloning, transplanting, watering/feeding, skirting, topping, trellising, defoliating, foliar spraying)
• Supervised grow techs; provide direction for day to day operations (7+ Warehouses)
• Room management; IPM management, environment tracking

Doctor’s Orders Denver, CO

Lead Grower June 2012-January 2013

• Oversaw all processes in the garden (cloning, transplanting, watering/feeding, skirting, topping, trellising, defoliating, foliar spraying, IPM)

Supervised trim team; harvested, hung, and dried and cured product for trimmers

Education

B.B.A., Business Administration

I received my B.S. in botany and have been growing high quality cannabis for 14 years. Over the 8 years in my current role, I have increased production every year. My facilities produce high quality yields on a perpetual and predictable schedule. My staff sets and achieves goals and takes pride in their product. I have a passion for environmental controls, data collection, and data analysis. I am looking forward to growing on a larger scale and all the responsibility that entails.

Director of Cultivation

Cannabis Company
4 Years – Current Employer

• Responsible for all cannabis production across both of our Medical and Recreational facilities.
• Increased yield and streamlined production after taking over the recreational facility.
• Increase average sellable flower production rate from 1.65 lbs/light to 2.50 lbs/light.
• Updated and tweaked the production schedule to standardize the work week for each facility.
• Used data analysis to identify irregularities in the trim process by evaluating the correlation coefficients of total wet weights versus dry bud weight and trim weight versus dry bud weight.
• Modified the trim process and increased subsequent correlation values which duly increased total bud yields.
• Modified dry room environment to increase potency, flavor, and overall bag appeal.
• Developed a new fertigation program which lowered nutrient costs from 18 cents per mixed gallon to less than 2 cents per gallon while increasing quality and quantity.

Director of Medical Cannabis Production

Cannabis Company
2 Years – Current Employer

• Helped to design and outfit a brand new 108 bloom light facility.
• Developed and implemented a successful organic CDA and MED compliant IPM plan.
• Increased total production by 20%.
• Increased quality and shortened necessary vegetative time for all plants.
• Implemented better data collection and analysis.
• Identified ideal pruning technique to boost bud production by analyzing bud to trim ratios, pruning dates and pruning heights.
• Trained assistants and managers in proper SOP’s and delegated responsibilities regularly.
• Worked closely with HVAC technicians to install and maintain custom environmental controls.
• Explored element specific ppm levels in nutrient feed to increase potency and quality by analyzing guaranteed analysis numbers.
• Bred and selected new high potency hybrids that increased overall production.

Medical Cannabis Grower

Cannabis Company
2 Years – Current Employer

• Initially hired to run one 38 light room and was quickly promoted to overseeing two rooms.
• Set facility production records on numerous occasions.
• Changed mother maintenance process and increased mother turnover rate which shortened clone strike time and increased strike percentage.
• Implemented a brand new nutrient regimen and soilless media process which increased production and reduced costs.
• Tweaked environmental parameters to increase yield.
• Implemented PAR testing on all lights to identify low light output and replaced units when necessary. Increased production average each year.

Assistant Garden Manager

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• head grower in all daily tasks.
• Implemented reservoir ph levels to increase nutrient uptake which increase production and quality.
• In charge of all cloning and mom maintenance.
• Ensured MED required plant and patient tracking.
• Created harvest and clone schedules.

Garden Manager

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Taught grow classes before being hired full-time.
• Gained experience cultivating high- quality cannabis from clone to cure on a commercial scale, dealt with contractors to outfit cultivation facilities, and effectively managed costs through judicious sourcing of hardware and consumables.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Botany with Minor in Philosophy. Cum Laude

I have been working in the Cannabis industry for 12 years. With experience in leading a large team, developing and launching new products, increasing efficiencies, and lean systems & supply chain.

Senior Director

Cannabis Company
2 Years

• Responsible for Manufacturing P&L
• Lead Design and Construction of $10MM State-of-the-art manufacturing site
• Maintain 5+% in-stock rate across 3700+ stocking positions
• Lead 125+ team through double digit monthly growth
• Develop and launch new products in multiple dosage forms
• Increase efficiencies across all products by over 30%
• Lead through COVID-19 Crisis

DIRECTOR, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Increase productivity in high volume products by 50%, reduction in space utilization by 80%
• Implemented Lean Daily Management Practices

Investor

Cannabis Equipment Company
2 Years

Director, Lean Management Systems & Supply Chain

Cannabis Company
4 Years

• Expand profit margin in Cultivation and Manufacturing verticals by 5+% and 30+% respectively
• Implement New Product Introduction stage-gate process; Developed Vitality Index (KPI) for new
• Negotiate and execute procurement activities for over $2MM spend
• Lead the Lean Steering Committee; Member of the New Products Committee

Lean Systems & Supply Chain Manager

Cannabis Company
3 Years

• Savings stemming of over $1,500,000 annually & $550,000 in cost avoidance
• Established Lean Daily Management practices including establishing KPIs across all departments
• Implemented a company-wide business excellence / lean management system
• Created new business line generating $500,000+ annually
• Established and Managed Supply Chain for 1100 SKUs

Owners Representative

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Owner's Representative for $12MM Renovation of State-of-the-Art Indoor Cultivation and Processing facility
• Led design efforts in coordination with “Subject Matter Experts”, vendors, engineers, architects, and general contractors
• Performed due diligence on cultivation techniques, cultivation technologies, lighting technology, environmental controls, and Building Automation Systems and Extraction equipment

Consultant

Cannabis Company
1 Year

• Assisted in closing $30MM in capital funding
• Drafted white paper on “Cannabis Descheduling”
• Organized state wholesale medical cannabis trade association)

Special Projects Manager

Spices and Herbs Manufacturer
1 Year

• Evaluated past and proposed revised procurement strategy for ~2,500 SKUs
• Created and implemented a new, interactive training program for HACCPs, GMPs, and job specific duties in compliance with BRC standards company-wide

Project Manager

Spices and Herbs Manufacturer
1 Year

• Responsible for the implementation of company-wide level Six Sigma practices
• Executed production consolidation of made-to-stock SKUs saving the company $100,000 annually

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Industry-leading professional with expertise in all facets of product cultivation & distribution, business development, and corporate strategy planning & execution. Possesses unique insights into product development and cultivation derived from extensive knowledge of the industry. Excels at forging strong relationships through leadership and execution. Skilled in collaborating across organizational areas and levels to drive continuous improvement and business growth.

VP of Cultivation and Compliance

Cannabis Transportation Company
3 Years – Current Employer

• Play a key role in developing business and operational strategies to continually generate rapid growth on the state and national level for an exciting cannabis industry distribution and asset protection
• Directly oversee private industry and governmental compliance programs and
• Act as a product procurement subject matter expert for client while fostering strong
• Developed and managed distribution
• Cross-functionally collaborate with all departments on product and marketing strategic planning & execution, continually researching markets to incorporate latest trends and developments into
• Oversee multiple projects critical to the short and long term success of the company while prioritizing resources and
• Helped develop branded product line from creation through production
• Sourced and maintained supply chain for the company’s product line
• Partner with the CEO on projects to drive growth, improve operations, and influence the company
• Develop product pricing models and distribution catalogs while coordinating logistics for delivery and fulfillment from farmer to retailer.
• Performs consultation services for cultivation facilities helping to write SOP’s, develop proper cultivation methods, and implementation of good farming

Director of Cultivation and Operations

Medical Cannabis Company
4 Years

• Oversaw direct reports that expanded to over 15 members during peak growing seasons while coordinating with the cultivation managers to optimize the performance of cultivation, processing, Distribution, and extraction
• More than doubled the total revenue in three years by aggressively sourcing new areas for
• At peak production capacity I managed 6,000 sqft of indoor and 40,000 sqft of outdoor
• Executed quality control/assurance for all product lines, cultivation cycle budgeting & purchasing, and long- term product line
• Managed a distillate manufacturing
• Oversaw all distribution and maintained relationships with multiple retailers in the
• Created the blueprints outlining various cultivation designs as well as standard operating procedures for integrated pest management (IPM), plant feeding, and best practices for all phases of plant

Master Grower

Medical Cannabis Company
5 Years

• Was main cultivator responsible for all cultivation regiment for large indoor and outdoor
• Substantially increased yields by over 75% by introducing cutting-edge, high-tech

• Slashed nutrient costs by 33% after sourcing new and innovative products to reduce
• Cultivated from seed and clone as well as developed nursery facility to manage plant demand

UPS, Eureka, CA 2011-2013

Preload Supervisor, 2012-2013

Oversaw distribution center operations at UPS for package delivery in a fast paced and environment that allowed littles room for error

• Was responsible for overseeing 8,000 packages processed daily for delivery by overseeing 17 direct reports loading 30 trucks on
• Set KPI’s for individual loaders, labor demand planning, and truck

Preload Package Handler, 2011-2012

• Worked as a package handler loading packages on multiple vehicles in a demanding environment and timeline that required proper truck placement as well as route

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CELLULAR/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

MINOR IN BUSINESS,Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA