Patrick Ridge

Cannabis industry professional with nearly a decade of hands-on experience spanning cultivation, extraction support, greenhouse operations, and retail dispensary management. Proven leader with deep knowledge of Oregon compliance, METRC, inventory control, and team management. Detail-oriented, quality-focused, and equally comfortable on the farm floor, in the hash lab, or running daily retail operations.

Hash Washer / General Garden Support - BA Botanicals - Estacada, OR

(2025-08)

• Full-cycle hash washing of fresh frozen material
• Freeze dryer prep and operation (Harvest Right)
• Sifting, weighing, and quality handling of hash
• Greenhouse support: pruning, watering, IPM, SCROG, harvesting

Farm Assistant Manager / Laborer - Arnow Browne - Portland, OR

(2022-07 - 2025-07)

• Managed perpetual harvest cycles
• Nutrient mixing (PPM/pH), irrigation, cloning, transplanting
• IPM, harvest, drying, trimming, room resets
• Staff supervision, key holder duties, basic maintenance

Retail Store Manager - Carefree Cannabis - Portland, OR

(2023-07 - 2024-08)

• Full dispensary operations and inventory management
• Vendor sourcing and negotiations
• Cash flow, budgeting, METRC cleanup
• Hiring, training, scheduling; autonomous management

Retail Store Manager - Tetra Cannabis - Portland, OR

(2017-07 - 2022-06)

• Promoted from budtender to manager
• Managed multiple locations and record sales periods
• METRC, Greenbits POS, hiring/firing
• Marketing, promotions, Excel reporting

Budtender / Assistant Operations Manager - Green Cottage Remedies

(2016-06 - 2017-06)

• Key holder; cash and inventory control
• OMMP and recreational compliance
• Medical and recreational customer guidance
• MJ Freeway inventory, Leafly management

High School Diploma - North Penn High School (2008)