James Ochse

**** *. ***** **, ******, AZ 520-***-**** adzvo5@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Seasoned cannabis industry professional experienced in large scale cannabis production and operation management. Proven track record of successful management of large multi state and international operations. Highly knowledgeable in plant physiology, pathology, and agronomy. Strong leader focused on team development and strategic biological planning. Detail oriented critical thinker with the education, training, and skill set to solve problems, manage tasks, build and expedite protocols.

● Degree in Plant Sciences with professional

training in commercial agricultural production

● Expert in cannabis genetics, strain

development, and tissue culture propagation

● In-depth production horticultural knowledge;

expert in integrated pest/disease prevention

and treatment

● High level of communication, documentation

and reporting written and verbal

● Management of all aspects of production

including vegetative and flower production,

curing, trimming/processing, compliance, and

equipment/building maintenance

Experience

Chief of Agronomy Mar. 2019-Present

Mavuno, LTD Westmoreland, Jamaica

● Department chief of international cannabis company responsible for development and execution of industrial farms in the Caribbean

● Developed and executed continuous process improvement strategies in industrial propagation, fertigation, harvesting, drying, trimming and curing, for greater quality, efficiency, accuracy, predictability and streamlined global compliance certification Cultivation Manager Jan. 2018 – Mar. 2019

Canndescent, LLC Desert Hot Springs, CA

● Direct onsite management and development of California’s premium cannabis brand resulting in significant reductions in per unit production cost and increased revenue

● Creation and implementation of all standard operating procedures for mixed light and indoor facilities resulting in multistate licensing approval for a rapidly expanding corporation

● Production in excess of 2000 lbs quarterly, exceeding KPIs through continual process improvement and constant analysis of every aspect of the operation

● Trained and legitimately educated cultivation technicians in modern agricultural tools, methodologies and strategies which notably improved upon the performance of the team Cultivation Manager Mar. 2017-Mar. 2018

MedMen Enterprises Sun Valley, CA

● Overall crop and employee management of a sophisticated, vertical growth, flower production and tissue culture propagation facility

● Development of corporate standard operating procedures for the cultivation department for the largest national cannabis company in the United States

● Designed successful, scalable processes to consistently deliver optimal quality flower and large volume, production ready vegetative propagated and tissue culture acclimated plantlets Cultivation Director/Science Officer 2015-2017

Cannabolics LLC. Anza, CA

● Founding member of a cannabis production and phytohormone company

● Developed patents for elicitation of metabolic pathways in cannabis CEAC Technician/Laboratory Assistant 2011-2015

Controlled Environmental Agriculture Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

● Maintained over 30 greenhouses and growth environments for the CEAC transgenic facility, supporting multiple labs conducting plant genetic research Production Horticultural Assistant 1999-2005

Jolly Lane Greenhouse Rapid City, SD

● Assisted in the large-scale production of ornamental crops for a wholesale nursery operation of over 60 greenhouses

Education

Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences 2015

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

Emphasis in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology References

Dwayne Gosselin, Chief Executive Officer, Mavuno LTD

● Contact information upon request

Adrian Sedlin, Chief Executive Officer, Canndescent

● Contact information upon request

Barry Fischetto, Chief Operating Officer, MedMen Enterprises

● Contact information upon request

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