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Portland, OR, US

High Revival is an investment fund positioned to acquire, turn-around, and operate distressed assets.

Partners in Planning, Expanding & Troubleshooting for Competitive Cannabis & Hemp Operations.Align builds flexible, competitive cannabis businesses and resolves inefficiencies in operations struggling with profitability. Being successful long term in modern day cannabis means striking an ideal balance between the tried and true that protects investment and.

• Designing, redesigning and restructuring operations for sale/takeover or to achieve profitability and realize returns on investments. Identifying and vetting acquisition targets for private equity and family offices..
• Redesign & renovate FDA-approved, DEA-approved, Schedule I Cannabis Research Facility to maximize pharmaceutical efficacy of cannabis for pharmaceutical, university, and government research with $4MM budget
• Design & build cGMP, OSHA-compliant, ISO 9001 intended, 177,000 SF cultivation and manufacturing facility for $32MM with semi-automated cultivation, and automated extraction, pre-rolls, packaging, vape-filling and.
• Conducted due diligence on multiple portfolio companies for a $400MM investment fund looking to expand into plant-touching licenses in adult-use states

• Joined Solace as COO after negotiations with MariMed ended. Overcame an annual operational deficit of $4.26 million in March 2019 and achieved consistent profitability of $2.26 million annually by February 2020..
• Turned a $4.26MM annual deficit into a $2.26MM annual profit in 11 months with no cap ex
• Redesigned $20M climate-controlled automated greenhouse to reduce risk & save $5.8 Million
• Achieved GMP certification following FDA 21 CFR Parts 111 & 117 to export CBD products to EU
• Grew employment from 30 to 70 and retained 91% during those 11 months
• Led successful acquisition plan to obtain, design and build 2 retail dispensary licenses in Las Vegas

US

• Remotely managed and traveled continuously between MariMed operations in Maryland, Delaware, Nevada and Massachusetts to serve as the executive leadership from the corporate office for the on-site teams. Directed.
• Increased consistent, repeated yields by 37% in 90 days in one facility
• Increased canopy 59% adding $3.12M in revenue with no capital improvements
• Grew output from 862 lbs to 3,947 lbs annually thru expansion and lean manufacturing principles
• Led expansion design and buildout in four facilities simultaneously, ranging from 1,600 SF, up to 138,000 SF, with budgets ranging from $400,000-$40 million
• Restarted 10,000 SF facility from seed and generated revenue in 4 months via pre-purchased supply agreements

Delair, NJ, US

• Consulted with cannabis plant-touching operations, ancillaries, and investment groups across the US, Canada and abroad. Turned around failing cultivation and manufacturing operations. Significantly lowered production.
• Redesigned manufacturing operations for a NJ ATC shopping for an MSO buyer, that was ultimately successful
• Advised private investment firm on strategies to deploy their first $100M round in cannabis
• Simultaneously led groups of investors in LA, OH, PA, MA, NJ, WV and NV apply for and obtain licenses and led startup of their operations
• Grew from 2 employees to 3 employees and 24 remote independent contractors

• Led private equity firms into both plant-touching and ancillary businesses within the cannabis industry. Consulted on cannabis cultivation and manufacturing operations to help new companies navigate the industry and.
• Reduced labor by 21% by converting a cultivation facility from hand watering floor plants to using automated drip irrigation on rolling tables with sea of green plants.
• Lowered cost of harvesting by 32% per pound over 4 harvest cycles by using lean principles of efficiency and by employing smaller teams working shorter shifts.
• Aligned 26 different facility's SOPs for state compliance and best practices based upon on site analysis across 10 states.
• Translated custom software needs and integrated operations for more than 50 facilities across 15 states and Canada.

New York, New York, US

Employee #4 at CuraLeaf. Managed and optimized all aspects of production in Curaleaf's 1st facility including cultivation, processing, curing, supercritical CO2 extraction, packaging, purchasing, employee development, and security for Palliatech's flagship, Compassionate Sciences. Started with a team of 2 and oversaw expansion to 42. Palliatech rebranded.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Exercise Physiology