Elite cannabis genetics created with intention. Driving the day to day business mechanics for 4 grow facilities, strategic partnerships, and company expansion.

Launched consulting company providing strategic solutions to agricultural and food / beverage industry clients for improving profitability, streamlining operations, certification processes needed to meet regulatory requirements, and product development. Assess client goals, audit existing processes and operational infrastructure, and provide recommendations / training on how to better understand financial management. Develop improved purchasing practices, negotiate with vendors to achieve improved pricing terms, and bring products to market that open up new revenue streams.• Fueled 325% profit per unit for client’s new specialty product by laying operational groundwork for client’s manufacturing processes to bring it to market; resolved inadequate cultivation and agricultural facilities by securing contract with USDA-certified manufacturer which resulted in product availability at multiple locations. • Cut material costs 20% by buying in bulk for farming client with CSA and multiple farmers markets; convinced client to talk to local lateral competitors which led to formation of buying group to aggregate then leverage overall purchasing power. • Added 20% more time devoted to client business development efforts after creating customer database geared to track interactions, client data, and sales which also cut administrative time through automated processes.• Developed faster on-boarding processes of new Spanish-speaking employees after developing training materials in Spanish; recognized communications gap at client location which had not taken cultural differences into account.

Increased product sales by 100% within first year by creating news sales channels and implementing technical support.Developed 6 new products bringing standard product catalog up to 8 available consumer SKU’s.Created specialty blends for large scale international farms and distributors.Manage digital media and marketing by leading website redesign, rebrand, Instagram management, and media appearances.Manage all technical support and R&D.

Recruited by internal contact based on hospitality management including managing union employees. Managed 80,000 sq. ft. facility with 40+ union employees and oversaw daily operations including shipping, receiving, scheduling, dispatching, and maintaining inventories. Promoted into leading 4-person sales team with sales portfolio of $30 million dollars / year. Became involved with importing, exporting, and new product development. Assisted in supply chain management with Wegmans, Walmart, Whole Foods, and Super-Valu. • Overcame supply shortages by finding workarounds and new avenues to source products which filled void for whole salesforce and region. • Enabled client products to get ranked on Nielsen Reports as part of profile-building tactic; worked with team to collect all required data which resulted in listing along with large consumer brands.• Stepped in to expedite shipments going out on 6 trucks after orders were not completed on time; organized information / tickets, built orders, and assigned tasks to employees to get shipments out-the-door.

Recruited to major metropolitan hotel at heart of Manhattan’s financial district of Manhattan and immediately enrolled in Hilton’s fast track executive training program. Oversaw daily operations for 3 departments with 70 union employees. Managed food and beverage events, room service, and 2 restaurant outlets. • Cut food costs from 35% to 23% within 3 months by working with vendors to understand weekly pricing in order to build cost-effective menus, capitalize on seasonal item availability, and purchase food that was easily executable (which reduced waste). • Leveraged understanding of union contracts to engineer quick resolutions to labor issues; balanced collective bargaining agreement terms with human resource policies to be able to intervene early on problems. • Improved staff compliance to SOPs which reduced audit / health code infractions and boosted departmental scores 10-12%; leveraged corporate training and understanding of culture / SOPs to provide guidance to other team members regarding compliance.

Filled in additional operational roles as event manager, site coordinator and logistics manager needed to execute major catering events including Tweeter Center, Hershey Park Stadium, Wachovia Center, Spectrum, and Tower Theater for high-volume, full-service caterer. Provided operational continuity and consistent excellent service during period of multiple ownership changes. Supervised up to 30 staff, and handled ordering, receiving, menu planning, cooking, scheduling, and sanitation. Coordinated on-site dining room layout and off-premise kitchens set up. Managed backstage catering for about 15 events per month. Planned set up and logistics of tents, food storage, product selection, and food service. Oversaw cooking and packing of food for dressing rooms, buses, and trucks. • Scaled up operations to meet needs of event which ended up having 1,000 more VIPS than originally planned Live8 (1750 people), - involved extensive logistical collaboration with a variety of upscale restaurants to meet VIP needs.• Orchestrated procurement of $30,000 in product donations from local organic farmers and Whole Foods Market as part of FarmAid (1200 people) event.