Experience

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  Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

  • Olivette, Missouri, United States

  • Horticulturalist III

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Olivette, Missouri, United States

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  Ascend Wellness Holdings (CSE: AAWH.U / OTCQX:AAWH))

  • Director of IPM Ascend Wellness Holdings

    • Sep 2022 - Dec 2023

    Director of IPM Il, MI, OH, NJ, MA, and PA

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  Earths Healing

  • Tucson, Arizona, United States

  • Director of Ipm

    • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States

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  urban-gro, Inc. (OTCQX: UGRO)

  • Lafayette, Colorado

  • Vice President of Environmental Sciences

    • Sep 2019 - Feb 2022
    • Lafayette, Colorado

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  urban-gro

  • Director of Environmental Sciences urban-gro

    • Aug 2017 - Sep 2019

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  State of Illinois

  • Whiteside County IL

  • Plant and Pesticide Inspector

    • Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
    • Whiteside County IL

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  Green Shadows Japanese Maples

  • Decatur, Illinois Area

  • Independent Business Owner

    • May 2015 - Aug 2017
    • Decatur, Illinois Area

    Sales, marketing, and shipping coordinator. Forestry Manager Harryland Hydroponic Farms.

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  D & S Farms and Medicinal Pharms

  • Consulting Director of Research, Development, and Greenhouse Production Systems

    • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

    Researching and developing Best Grow Method for Medicinal Cannabis Production SystemsContinuing to implement a True IPM Program and researching more viable control programs staying as Organic as humanely possible.Identifying the phenotypes to be grown (strains) of Medicinal Cannabis that are of the best Medicinal strains yet economically profitable for commercial production.

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  City of Milwaukee

  • Nursery and Greenhouse Manager

    • Dec 2011 - Apr 2014

    I coordinated all Nursery and Greenhouse production to include:Tree selection Location of planting Staff supervisionAnnual and perennial plant ordersScheduling of seed and plug production of 350,000 annuals and perennials2013 and 2014All Greenhouse and maintenance buildings at the Nursery.All equipment service and assist with purchasing.All petroleum products and inventory.All Public Relations for the Nursery and Greenhouse.Conceptualized, Designed, and was Project Manager for 48 zone VPD Automated Propagation Facility growing from seed, cuttings and plugsIdentified cause of Heat system failure-caused by mixed metal system and long term failure to maintain pH and procedure all replacement material and Supervised City Plumber and private contractor replacementConceptualized, Designed and began soil reclamation facility at the City NurseryTrained and operated all Nursery equipment and machinery Trained personnel chemical spray safetyTrained personnel and did public training program on Integrated Pest Management, and cut spry applications by 90%Identified and procured all new equipment and coordinated all repairs of equipment, machinery, and fleet vehiclesBegan the Tropical Plant program to trim waste from City budget by cutting the cost of City Hall Interior Plant material

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Plant Sciences Lab

  • Research Specialist in Greenhouse Agriculture

    • Dec 2004 - Nov 2011
    • Plant Sciences Lab

    I ran 1/3 of the research complex (33,000sq.ft.) to include the teaching plant collection for the Department of Crop Science.I was instrumental in the complete IPM program that Heather Lash and I developed. Once we established our BIO program the University cut it's chemical use by 1/3.I also assisted in teaching labs demonstrating how we used their subject matter to run our greenhouse sections tying the books to the practical experience.

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  University of Illinois/Allerton Park

  • Monticello, IL

  • Diversified Farm Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Sep 2008
    • Monticello, IL

    I ran All the Greenhouses for the Park. Created an Interior Plant program for the MansionCreated an Intern program demonstrating 100% organic greenhouse bedding plant, perennial, and vegetable productionCreated a Koi fish breeding programConducted research on how to use dogs to keep deer and other animals out of GardensBuilt rain garden to control a flooding areaCoordinated and ran 100 person volunteer program for Park deer control program and study.Created community plant saleCreated Pumpkin Palooza event

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  US Army

  • Freidburg Germany

  • Tank Specialist

    • Mar 1982 - Apr 1985
    • Freidburg Germany