Consulting internationally for biopharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and food & beverage manufacturers regarding regulatory compliance, biochemical processing, analytics, and sales.Specializing in Cannabis and cannabinoid refinement.

-Maintain 21CFR111 GMP and USDA Organic certificates, FDA registration-Consistently earned an audit score of 99% under 21CFR111-Perform hazard analysis critical control points and root cause analysis for equipment, instruments, andprocesses-Train employees on Good Manufacturing Practices-Review daily manufacturing records and analytics-Run monthly internal audit-Initiate safety, continuous improvement directives-Work with scientists and lab staff to design and execute R&D-Write and modify quality systems-Manage production-Track and approve employee hours and timeclock-Develop production strategies with executives-Develop new products-Generate cost estimates for production and operations-Tracking and quantification of labor hours-Optimize and streamline production

-Overseeing supercritical CO2 extraction, winterization, decarboxylation, and distillation of CBD oil from industrial hemp.-Training, supervising, and leading a team of refinement operators. -Developing the CBD extraction & refinement process.-Writing and editing SOP's for laboratory & plant procedure.-Implementing various safety measures in the lab.-Aiding in development and execution of quality control procedures.-Implementing and improving various lot tracing systems.-Working with engineers and consultants to review and implement new technologies and procedures to improve refinement operation or expand its capability.-Constructing an analytics lab with necessary reagents, consumables, and instrumentation.-Maintaining laboratory supplies-Analyzing data gathered from chemical analyses of hemp products, by-products and solvents.-Planning and execution of long-term company development goals.

-Assessed eligibility of & enrolling qualified clients into social welfare programs including SNAP, Medicaid, and long-term care.-Reading legislation and department policy and communicating relevant information to clients.-Communicate the benefits of the programs to clients accurately in accordance with their needs.-Maintaining integrity of application process by the operation of state databases to verify information.-Supervised projects under management regarding accounting and administrative operation.

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Plant Biochemistry & Genetics Laboratory-Ran near-infrared spectrographic and gas chrmatographic analyses of oilseeds for oil, protein and water quantification.-Conducted comparative analysis of various oil extraction techniqes for gravimetric oil quantification in hemp, soy, chia, and canola tissue. These included soxhlet, supercritical hexane, Folch, Bligh & Dyer, hexane:isopropanol extractions.-Implemented molecular biological and wet-chemistry techniques to prepare and analyze samples for nutrient quantification or genetic sequencing.-Aided in field-level agronomic work including tending the field, crop evaluation, seed collection and harvest.

Assisted patients deemed unstable or otherwise debilitated.

Behavioral health specialty pharmacy