Matthew Bartus Email & Phone Number

East Brunswick, Nj, Us

Branchburg, New Jersey, United States

Verano Holdings is one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 14 production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity. The Cultivation Specialist provides on-site support to multiple gardens within a cannabis cultivation facility. As a Cultivation Specialist I am responsible for maintaining quality control measures and ensuring the health and safety of crop during the life stages of the plant, from propagation to pre-harvest.

Franklin, New Jersey, United States

A cannabis company that owns and operates cultivation facilities to provide easy and accessible products. (Great company and really enjoy the industry but the commute is far)November 2023 – PresentEdibles Chef – Working in a Cannabis Cultivation Site Kitchen  Produce cannabis infused gummies (THC & CBN) in mass quantity – have exceeded the goal of 33 batches per day by 66% per day. Accurately weigh and measure ingredients and assure proper temperature and humidity levels in order to ensure the best quality product.  Adapted and learned quickly with little supervision. Due to a shortage of gummy supply in the warehouse have been producing 99 batches of gummies per day.

United States

 Started with shorter trips – NJ to PA, NJ to Florida, NJ to Nashville – This was to ensure the safety of the vehicle and to appreciate living on the road.  Completed a 4-month trip - NJ to California and back to NJ - Visited many of the national and state parks, i.e., the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone along with major cities like Denver, San Francisco and Chicago. Was extremely creative and resourceful to keep costs as low as possible. Also learned to navigate numerous mechanical issues.  Transported 22 animals across multiple states safely to their new homes. These transports covered costs such as gas, food and campground stay

Dayton, New Jersey, United States

 Evaluated finished flavors and unfinished raw materials on appearance, color, consistency, odor and flavor to verify that new products were up to standards and matched their previous batch. Part of the internal investigations team for failing flavors. Tasked with the responsibility of determining which raw materials had spoiled in the batch. These investigations saved the company over $3.2 million dollars a year. Conducted daily audits to ensure shelf life of flavors were accurate and accounted for in the system. Retains of products were kept in storage to test the usability of the product. After a certain amount of time the product would expire and the stock had to be discarded.