Principle business operations strategist and visionary leveraging comprehensive corporate background to bring a high level of professionalism to an emerging industry while driving brand recognition and overcoming challenges. Oversee, lead, and direct scale cannabis production facilities in a highly regulated environment. Maintain success and profitability by spearheading the entire operation, including cultivation, packaging, and distribution. Build and cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders and colleagues to meet and exceed operational objectives. Strictly adhere to all cannabis production and cultivation restrictions, laws, rules, and guidelines.Champion successful strategies to effectively manage the production of 1200 pounds of dried cannabis monthly valued at CAD 3 million. Oversee quality control, problem resolution, cultivation, packaging, trim, and harvest.As the only profitable cannabis company in Canada, go above and beyond to assisting in driving quality and efficiency.Play a critical role in driving headcount from six (6) employees to well over 120 employees. Manage the entire staff leadership lifecycle, including hiring, training, performance evaluation, and disciplinary actions up to termination.Hire and train all department heads, providing leadership, guidance, mentorship, coaching, and direction.Possess active PIC status, a security clearance under the Cannabis Act and Regulations from Health Canada.Meet and exceed all key performance indicators (KPIs), including productivity, quality, and production. Successfully average 60+ grams per square foot of flower benching on a sixty-day flower cycle.Execute plans and strategies to oversee the construction and commissioning of a 70,000 square foot state of the art facility. Closely collaborate with Argus/Conviron to assist in refining their drying chambers.

Directed operations for seven facilities for the largest cannabis producer in the country operating in seven (7) states and Canada. Supervised staff performance, properly allocating according to strengths. Strategically switched employees between the facilities to reduce labor costs by 10% while increasing productivity and increasing revenue.Oversaw all operational requirements for 100K+ square feet of warehouse space with 108 staff, 38K square feet of benching, and 1400 lights combined within the seven facilities cultivating 30+ strains of cannabis.Screened, hired, trained, and evaluated staff, mentoring for achievement, and terminating if warranted.Collaborated with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and oversee inventory to ensure adequate supplies.Managed all supply orders, timeclock approvals, and administrative requirements through Ultimate software.Oversaw HVAC equipment, ensuring timely repairs.Reviewed yield data to rework strain mapping.Received the President’s Award twice for managing the most productive facility out of 28 growing locations.Successfully managed five different cultivation facilities for the company, turning around underperforming operations, and guided two grows through challenging construction phases into full-scale production, overseeing HVAC/construction contractors/operations, significant renovations, and city inspections.Cultivated the majority of Light Shade Labs top shelf strains while managing the Peoria location.

Managed two cannabis growing facilities with 500 lights, 28K square feet and 26 employees, receiving a promotion from directing operations within a single facility to overseeing both locations to save costs and improve efficiency.Assisted in developing protocols/procedures for the major cultivation facility with early entry into the industry.Successfully turned around growing operations in a 330-light facility to increase productivity and revenue.

Conceptualized and opened the medical cannabis growing business to serve local patients in dispensaries in the early years of the industry. Delivered optimal customer service and engaged in sales and marketing activities.Produced over $500K annually of high-grade organic cannabis before merging with Patient’s Choice.Managed all administrative tasks, growing operations, and finance for the successful small business.