Experience

Ananda Health

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Supervisor

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Private

• Consultant

  • 2019 - Present

  Consulting internationally for biopharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and food & beverage manufacturers regarding regulatory compliance, biochemical processing, analytics, and sales. Specializing in Cannabis and cannabinoid refinement. Consulting internationally for biopharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and food & beverage manufacturers regarding regulatory compliance, biochemical processing, analytics, and sales. Specializing in Cannabis and cannabinoid refinement.



Kentucky Heritage Hemp

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  -Maintain 21CFR111 GMP and USDA Organic certificates, FDA registration-Consistently earned an audit score of 99% under 21CFR111-Perform hazard analysis critical control points and root cause analysis for equipment, instruments, andprocesses-Train employees on Good Manufacturing Practices-Review daily manufacturing records and analytics-Run monthly internal audit-Initiate safety, continuous improvement directives-Work with scientists and lab staff to design and execute R&D-Write and modify quality systems-Manage production-Track and approve employee hours and timeclock-Develop production strategies with executives-Develop new products-Generate cost estimates for production and operations-Tracking and quantification of labor hours-Optimize and streamline production Show less

• Director of Quality and Compliance

  • Nov 2020 - Oct 2022



Modern Crop

• Chemist

  • Mar 2020 - Jul 2020



Zelios Inc

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chemist/Lab Supervisor

  • Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  -Overseeing supercritical CO2 extraction, winterization, decarboxylation, and distillation of CBD oil from industrial hemp. -Training, supervising, and leading a team of refinement operators. -Developing the CBD extraction & refinement process. -Writing and editing SOP's for laboratory & plant procedure. -Implementing various safety measures in the lab. -Aiding in development and execution of quality control procedures. -Implementing and improving various lot tracing systems. -Working with engineers and consultants to review and implement new technologies and procedures to improve refinement operation or expand its capability. -Constructing an analytics lab with necessary reagents, consumables, and instrumentation. -Maintaining laboratory supplies -Analyzing data gathered from chemical analyses of hemp products, by-products and solvents. -Planning and execution of long-term company development goals. Show less



Kentucky Department of Community Based Services

• Family Support Specialist I

  • 2017 - 2017

  -Assessed eligibility of & enrolling qualified clients into social welfare programs including SNAP, Medicaid, and long-term care. -Reading legislation and department policy and communicating relevant information to clients. -Communicate the benefits of the programs to clients accurately in accordance with their needs. -Maintaining integrity of application process by the operation of state databases to verify information. -Supervised projects under management regarding accounting and administrative operation. Show less



University of Kentucky

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • 2015 - 2017

  Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Plant Biochemistry & Genetics Laboratory -Ran near-infrared spectrographic and gas chrmatographic analyses of oilseeds for oil, protein and water quantification. -Conducted comparative analysis of various oil extraction techniqes for gravimetric oil quantification in hemp, soy, chia, and canola tissue. These included soxhlet, supercritical hexane, Folch, Bligh & Dyer, hexane:isopropanol extractions. -Implemented molecular biological and wet-chemistry techniques to prepare and analyze samples for nutrient quantification or genetic sequencing. -Aided in field-level agronomic work including tending the field, crop evaluation, seed collection and harvest. Show less



ProStaff Search LLC

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sitter

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Assisted patients deemed unstable or otherwise debilitated. Assisted patients deemed unstable or otherwise debilitated.



QoL Meds

• Ashland, Kentucky

• Pharmacist's assistant

  • 2007 - 2008

  Behavioral health specialty pharmacy Behavioral health specialty pharmacy