Healing and improving waters through through the commercial aquaculture of natural biomes.

Coralate Aquatics is a Denver based coral aquaculture company with over 20 years experience, seeking to partner with educational, research and pharmaceutical companies to provide captive grown coral at specific conditions through a secure and private facility.

-www.algaebarn.com-Second in command overseeing all internal proceedings, departments, aquaculture and team members.  -Change agent for manufacturing plant and business transformation. -Facilitated 250% growth in revenue over 3 years with the same amount of team members and a decrease in payroll by 21%.-Increased production and revenue for copepod line of business by 416% in 3 years with the same amount of equipment, team members and water.-Transitioned company from an algae vendor reliant organization to growing and producing macroalgae in-house.  This includes the potential of being the first team in the United States to grow one ton of seaweed in landlocked, recirculating closed saltwater systems. -Increased company's ability to distribute packages by 216% over 3 years while maintaining less than a 2% reship rate with live good shipping.  -Architect of company's culture including mission statement, core values, objectives and key results, annual business and marketing plan and company strategies.-Recruited and retained a team of colorful high performers who collectively work together with purpose to accomplish company objectives while promoting a positive, fun and interesting work environment dedicated to algae, high quality products, customer satisfaction and the success of coral reef aquariums.  -Trained and developed staff in aquaculture, manufacturing, lean, leadership and business administration to help develop the next generation of aquaculture technicians and leaders.  -Decreased advertising spend by over 65% while steadily increasing weekly orders.-Species: chaetomorpha, ulva, gracilaria, tetraselmis, nannocloropsis, chlorella, symbiodinum, isocrysis, phaeodactylum, chaetoceros, dunaliella, pavlova, porphyridium, rhodomonas, tisbe biminiensis, tigriopus californicus, oithona colcarva, euterpina acutifrons, apocyclops panamensis, cnidaria

-Chose to work during the pandemic rather than draw unemployment.

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•Facilitated long term placements for both contract and direct hire opportunities by using a quality oriented approach to talent acquisition.•Top recruiter, account manager and problem resolution provider.•Specialized in biotechnology, higher education, compliance, call center based industry and built a $250,000 reoccurring book of business in 6 months.

https://crazymountainbrewery.com/•Provided oversight, guidance and decision making to all aspects of business to promote organizational, operational and team member success.•Developed an operational and business development approach to facilitate financial and organizational wellness. •Implemented Lean ideology, value stream and continuous improvement to improve efficiencies and destress production.-Spearheaded and oversaw plant transformation.•Developed the business acumen and emotional intelligence of the leadership team and team members to improve operations in a high growth, start-up environment. •Provided problem resolution and best practice to any and all organizational complications. •Set and oversaw the pursuit of financial goals and long-term objectives. •Oversaw all aspects of human resources including employee relations, strategic and business planning, compliance, benefits, compensation/payroll, workers compensation, risk management, insurance, security, internal communication, policies and procedures, talent acquisition, coaching and training.•Oversaw all aspect of government compliance for 28 states of distribution and 9 countries including licensing, excise tax, sales tax, product approval and reporting.•Partnered with the city of Denver and non-profits to utilize resources and ensure the success of Colorado manufacturing.

-Managed all aspects of retail operations. -Propagated thousands of corals. -Facilitated the success of customers and the wellness of marine aquariums.

•Rebuilt HR Department residing over 3 properties and 400 team members with a focus on organization wellness for a volatile business. •Instituted positive employee relations, recruitment initiatives, compliance measures, FMLA/LOA, safety and risk programs.•Recharged and administered training programs including guest service, orientation and leadership.•Provided connection to employees to bridge the gap between management and front lines while destressing the company.•Handled all legal matters relating to previous employee relations.

•Supervised table games operations for the most profitable organization in Colorado Gaming.

Recruited for all property positions from the front lines to executive level in all departments of operation. Instituted more effecient hiring practices and stronger decision making to enhance the recruitment process and improve talent aquistion and retention throughout the property. Hired the most new team members out of all the properties in the company.

•Managed all aspects of the Human Resources Department for the Riviera Black Hawk Casino residing over 260 employees to promote positive employee job satisfaction and ensure the property surpassed EBIDTA. •Composed the departmental business plan, departmental operating procedures, the employee handbook, the company safety plan and managed the department budget. •Headed the safety committee. Resided over risk management for property. Conducted OSHA training and work comp program.

•First report to the Director of Human Resources and repositioning the department as a business partner. •Handled most matters of HR including recruitment, HRIS, employee relations and benefit wellness implementation.

•Promoted through the ranks of the Human Resources Department at LaSalle Bank Corporation faster than all in the history of the department. •Transitioned company from decentralized HR recruiting departments to a centralized talent acquisition team. •Titled Subject Matter Expert “SME” for the recruitment team pertaining to the Peoplesoft system, Business Objects Reporting, Microsoft Office and HR compliance issues. departments during a disaster recovery issue.

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