Manage the revenue and cost for the Illinois business unit for Revolution's flagship operation. Maintain Revolution's Industry Leading standards for quality and focus on the patient/customer experience. Develop and continue to offer top of the market products including a full line of concentrates, Solvent-less, Edibles, Carts and Revolution's best in class flower. Update the genetics that feed our cultivation team with new flower strains. Oversee innovations that feed the new product pipe line.… Show more Manage the revenue and cost for the Illinois business unit for Revolution's flagship operation. Maintain Revolution's Industry Leading standards for quality and focus on the patient/customer experience. Develop and continue to offer top of the market products including a full line of concentrates, Solvent-less, Edibles, Carts and Revolution's best in class flower. Update the genetics that feed our cultivation team with new flower strains. Oversee innovations that feed the new product pipe line. Identify talent and mentor future leaders so they can realize their career goals and reach their potential. Show less

Responsible for all operations associated with the harvesting, extracting and packaging cannabis flower and oil products, implement new technologies for extracting, processing and refining cannabis oil. Improve processing and packaging efficiencies thru automation, new technologies and lean manufacturing principles. Work with S&OP team to ensure optimal inventory levels. Ensuring programatic cGMP and regulatory compliance. Drive revenue growth and increase profitability.

Overseeing start up of laboratory manufacturing , product formulation, product filling and packaging at our new 75,000 square foot production facility as part of New York States newly minted Medical Marijuana program. Current focus is on finding talented new team members and developing those talented individuals into a cohesive high performing team. We are building strong production capabilities through automation and the development robust processes that will meet the needs of our rapidly… Show more Overseeing start up of laboratory manufacturing , product formulation, product filling and packaging at our new 75,000 square foot production facility as part of New York States newly minted Medical Marijuana program. Current focus is on finding talented new team members and developing those talented individuals into a cohesive high performing team. We are building strong production capabilities through automation and the development robust processes that will meet the needs of our rapidly growing patient base. Show less

Skilled operations professional with 17 years experience at managing operations and supply chain for a global organization. Adept at engineering robust lean process to maximize income from operations while at the same time delighting customers. I create cultures of accountability while mentoring, developing and empowering staff. Career Highlights include:* Established a continuous improvement culture using lean tools to reduce waste, increase efficiencies and delight customers.*… Show more Skilled operations professional with 17 years experience at managing operations and supply chain for a global organization. Adept at engineering robust lean process to maximize income from operations while at the same time delighting customers. I create cultures of accountability while mentoring, developing and empowering staff. Career Highlights include:* Established a continuous improvement culture using lean tools to reduce waste, increase efficiencies and delight customers.* Negotiated vendor contracts for improved pricing and payment terms to reduce spend and improve cash flow.* Host regulatory and customer audits* Provided superior customer service and quality by working closely with QA to perform timely and thorough CAPA investigations and addressing reported deviations from SOP's.* Managed supply chain operations of 100 million dollars in annual spend in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries *Planned capital improvement budgets and managed Capital Improvement projects to improve infrastructure, expand production capacity and improve process.* Drove continuous improvement initiatives and exceeded annual targets for planned gross margins for seven consecutive years generating an additional 10 million in income from operations during that time period. * Managed global logistics that completed over 20,000 deliveries to over 500 customers in North America, Asia and Europe annually.* Optimized inventory and reduced WIP by 20% through the refinement of a SIOP process to align production levels with sales trend and future forecasts.* Led cross functional team to created a value stream map of supply chain and established KPI metrics to measure continuous improvement initiatives, monitor gap closure efforts between "as is" and "to be". Show less

*Coordinated 20 million dollar construction project to build a new state of the art manufacturing facility and distribution center in Cambridge City, Indiana completing construction 3 months ahead of schedule and 1 million under budget. *Negotiated $250,000 in training and equipment grants from the local economic development committee. Additionally negotiated a 10 year tax abatement as part of the incentive package to relocate production.*Led day to day operations including sixty plus… Show more *Coordinated 20 million dollar construction project to build a new state of the art manufacturing facility and distribution center in Cambridge City, Indiana completing construction 3 months ahead of schedule and 1 million under budget. *Negotiated $250,000 in training and equipment grants from the local economic development committee. Additionally negotiated a 10 year tax abatement as part of the incentive package to relocate production.*Led day to day operations including sixty plus direct reports generating over $10,000,000 in annual revenues with gross margins exceeding 50% for 3 consecutive years.*Outpaced projected project timelines for the operation to be profitable by 12 months and realized first $1,000,000 revenue month in month 13 of operation.*Executed the transfer of production lines from New York to Indiana with no breached in quality or loss of material thereby accelerating timeline to profitability.*Negotiated utility contracts for gas and electric to gain favorable flex rates thru use of site generators and realize $100,000 in annual savings.* Operated transportation routes linking Indiana site with our California and New York operations as well as delivery routes through the Midwestern United States to support delivery of over 15,000 orders per year.* Performed IQ/OQ/PQ and validation of all major equipment including autoclaves, generators, tunnel washer, chlorination systems.*Produced site disaster plan and program description used to gain AAALAS accreditation in year two of operation which enabled us to accelerate the expansion of our customer base. Show less