Robert John Walenta

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Tulsa, OK 74105 • 918-***-****

Summary

Executive Director

Enabling the achievement of full business potential through strategic direction and operational oversight.

Growth-focused leader with extensive experience executing continuous process improvements and strategic initiatives to drive efficiency, productivity, and sustainable business growth. Repeated success directing organizations and board members with effective short/long-term business strategies and financial objectives. Adept at building, coaching, and empowering cross-functional teams to propel service delivery metrics and attain a shared vision. Skilled in identifying and isolating complex business challenges, as well as integrating resource strengths for impeccable results. Able to learn and adapt new things, processes, and systems quickly. Demonstrated exceptional organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills distinctively committed to building strong working relationships at all levels for positive outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

•Strategic Planning & Execution

•Project Management

•Real Estate Development

•Policies & Procedures Development

•Regulatory Compliance

•Site Acquisition & Development

•Systems Implementation

•Quality Assurance & Control

•Fundraising

•Revenue & Profit Growth

•Stakeholder/Board Engagement

•Relationship Development

•Cross-functional Collaboration

•Team Building & Leadership

•Issues & Problem Resolution

Professional Experience

Wallflower Cultivation Company, Tulsa, OK Apr 2019 to Nov 2022

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Raised $1.5MM from individual investors to build out and operate a 14,000SF cannabis cultivation and processing facility.

Contributed to the success of company’s progression by leading and ensuring the design, construction, and licensing in line with all applicable state and local entities.

Coached and empowered a full-time staff of 12 to propel the smooth running of day-to-day operations, including strain selection, propagation, vegetation, flowering cycles, harvest windows, drying cycles, curing, processing, testing, packaging, and sales.

Created effective policies and procedures to produce quality products focusing on passing all required testing and market standards.

Employed solvent-less processing techniques to drive high-quality concentrates for branded, value-added products. Gained customer interest and wholesale orders via branding, sales, and social media interaction.

●Increased production from an average of 60lbs/month to more than 100lbs/month.

●Executed an integrated pest management system that mitigated pests and diseases within the facility and cannabis plants, while meeting all regulatory quality standards.

Scissortail Farms, Tulsa, OK May 2010 to May 2019

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Assumed key accountability for leading all aspects of construction project management from the initial phase through site selection and final delivery.

Involved in the strategic decision-making process at Scissortail Farms, continuing to serve as a partner and on the board of directors.

Created rules and processes that allowed the company to fulfill stringent auditing and traceability criteria.

Developed and continue to maintain relationships with multiple national, regional, and local clients, including Walmart, Whole Foods, FreshPoint/Sysco, and several more.

Steered the creation and maintenance of a database for the purpose of supervising and integrating all areas of the company's operations, including maintenance, traceability, finances, and sales.

●Identified and secured more than $3MM from private equity investors for Scissortail Farms, one of the biggest vertical greenhouse farms in the US.

●Ensured the successful implementation of an integrated pest management system that particularly addressed demands throughout the year and considerably minimized the number of applications of pricey pesticides.

●Expanded production with more than 40 varieties for a multitude of wholesale and retail products, while managing over 26,000SF of greenhouse space and 10,000SF of indoor space.

●Pivotal in designing and developing irrigation and growing systems, resulting in increasing initial capacity from 62,000 plant slots to more than 100,000 within the same footprint.

KMO Development Group, Tulsa, OK Mar 2006 to Jul 2010

Project Manager

Oversaw a wide range of project management duties, including site selection and configuration, contract negotiation, construction management, scheduling, budgeting, property management, and furniture fixtures/equipment allocation.

●Managed single tenant build to suit projects, ranging from $1.0 – 3.0MM, on dozens of sites in more than ten states throughout the US.

●Performed due diligence and designed initial site plans to determine project feasibility with local municipalities and other relevant entities.

Career Note

Project Manager Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise

Project Engineer The Ross Group

Education

Bachelor of Construction Science; Minor in Business

University of Oklahoma – Gibbs College

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