Post-Harvest Manager at Kushberry Farms (2025-12 – Present)
- Manage the transition of harvested cannabis from cultivation through laboratory release, coordinating harvest workflows, inventory traceability, flower quality, remediation, and laboratory readiness.
- Evaluate crop maturity and determine harvest readiness based on flower development, cultivar characteristics, and overall plant condition.
- Coordinate harvest sequencing based on laboratory workflow, remediation requirements, and production priorities.
- Harvest plants, record wet harvest weights, create Harvest Batches via Excel CSV imports, and maintain harvest waste documentation.
- Create Primary (Mother) Lots, production trim lots, and maintain inventory accuracy and chain of custody throughout the product lifecycle.
- Coordinate drying, curing, Auto Cure operations, moisture monitoring, and flower quality evaluation.
- Perform quality control inspections, identify bud rot and quality defects, and hold lots that do not meet internal quality expectations before laboratory submission.
- Recognize cultivars by morphology, aroma, color, and flower characteristics to identify mixed or mislabeled product and support quality decisions.
- Coordinate in-house UVC remediation and create METRC pre-treatment packages, processing jobs, transfer packages, and post-remediation testing packages for off-site remediation workflows.
- Create Chain of Custody documents, sample tags, and laboratory manifests in Confident Cannabis while verifying testing selections to prevent regulatory delays.
- Track wet harvest weights, moisture metrics, and average cured yield per plant for production analysis and quarterly reporting.
- Prepare fresh frozen cannabis for live resin extraction through standardized trimming, weighing, vacuum packaging, and organized freezer storage.
- Develop and implement standardized UVC remediation SOPs and train employees on harvest, sanitation, documentation, and quality standards.
- Coordinate with cultivation, laboratory, compliance, and packaging teams to ensure efficient product movement and consistent flower quality.
- Apply cultivation knowledge of canopy spacing, cultivar traits, sanitation, water quality, pest pressure, and crop protection strategies to support successful post-harvest outcomes.
- Maintain inventories of critical production tools, tags, and operational supplies to support uninterrupted workflow.
METRC Compliance Manager at Kushberry Farms (2025-01 – 2025-12)
- Managed METRC inventory, laboratory coordination, documentation, regulatory records, and product traceability supporting post-harvest operations.
- Created Harvest Batches, Primary Lots, and laboratory documentation while maintaining accurate inventory and chain of custody.
Shift Lead at Kushberry Farms (2023-11 – 2025-01)
- Supervised cultivation staff while supporting harvest, IPM, post-harvest operations, and employee training.
Various at Kushberry Farms (2023-09 – 2023-11)
Cultivation Technician / Shift Lead at Green Heaven (2019-01 – 2023-01)
Progressed from Cultivation Technician to Shift Lead, developing expertise in cultivation, harvest, post-harvest processing, flower quality, and team leadership.
