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Gary Whelan
St. John's,NL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Processing Lead
Atlantic Cultivation
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Reduced errors in processing tasks through regular quality control checks and team training.
- Kept accurate records of all processed materials, ensuring traceability and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Expedited turnaround times on critical processes/orders, closely monitoring progress and adjusting resources as needed.
- Provided expert guidance on equipment maintenance procedures, reducing downtime and prolonging the life of essential machinery.
Assistant Cultivation Manager
Atlantic Cultivation
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Managing all aspects of cannabis production, from propagation, growing, harvest completion, drying, bucking, and trimming
- Daily mentoring of Production Technicians and Leads in all aspects of day-to-day facility operations
- Continually demonstrating the ability to work efficiently either independently or part of a team in a fast-paced work environment
- Ensuring GPP's and SOPs are applied and followed while instilling a culture of compliance and a confidence to clearly understand, implement and follow best practices and procedures
- Demonstration of continued commitment to company core values of quality, community, and fun
- Taking part in team building events, working to always maintain a positive attitude and environment
- Working collaboratively with management and master grower to strategize and optimize plant health and quality, as well as streamlining workflow and efficiency
- Utilizing HIPPO Software to document, streamline and address any general maintenance issues throughout the facility
- Working collaboratively with management and HR department to report, apply and enforce disciplinary action when needed
- Tracking and assessing various plant and irrigation testing and monitoring reports to troubleshoot plant deficiencies and pathogen pressures
- Working collaboratively with processing department to ensure production, processing goals and deadlines met based on day-to-day requirements
- Utilizing various testing devices to track and monitor light levels (PAR meter), pH/E.C./W.C./Temp
- Compilation and submission of weekly reports
- Streamlined workflow processes within the cultivation facility, leading to increased overall operational efficiency.
- Helped to develop and implement pest management strategies, reducing crop loss due to infestations.
- Enhanced plant health through meticulous monitoring of nutrient levels and adjusting feeding schedules accordingly.
- Continued research to stay current with new trends and technologies while representing the company as an expert in cultivation management.
- Ensured compliance with local and federal regulations by staying up-to-date on industry best practices and requirements.
- Established rigorous quality control standards for harvested crops, ensuring consistent product quality for consumers.
- Improved crop yields by implementing advanced cultivation techniques and optimizing environmental conditions.
- Managed a team of cultivators, providing ongoing training and support to ensure optimal performance and productivity.
- Coordinated harvest schedules for maximum efficiency, minimizing downtime between crop cycles.
- Maintained detailed records of all cultivation activities, allowing for data-driven decision making in future crop cycles.
- Optimized grow room layouts to maximize space utilization while maintaining ideal growing conditions for each plant variety.
- Assistant Cultivation Manager who led a team of 30+ employees across various departments including propagation, vegetative growth, flowering stages and harvest.
- Conducted regular performance reviews with staff members, identifying areas of improvement and opportunities for growth within the organization.
- Oversaw inventory management of all cultivation supplies, avoiding shortages or excess waste through proper stock control measures.
- Implemented innovative irrigation systems that conserved water while maintaining optimal moisture levels for plant growth.
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance, and minimizing waste.
- Planned schedule for crop rotation, plantings, and harvest.
- Maximized operational profits by closely inspecting crops, assessing quality, and identifying problems such as disease or insects.
- Spearheaded efficiency improvements targeted on optimizing crop production and exceeding financial targets.
- Continued demonstration to successfully adhere to and meet deadlines and targets outlined in the production schedule laid out by managers
- Continued demonstration to effectively troubleshoot, pivot and adjust to any challenges or changes that happen in general day-to-day facility operations
- Adherence to and promotion of established security protocols and procedures, as well as monitoring of security cameras and systems
- Effectively and successfully fill in for Cultivation Manager when away from the facility (Vacation, sick days).
Production/Cultivation Lead
Atlantic Cultivation
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Mentoring co-workers and new hires in all aspects of facility operations to ensure success in their day-to-day roles
- Use of Spreadsheets and Flourish software to track and ensure accurate status of plants and batch records within the facility at any given time
- Use of Damatex software to optimize, control, and maintain environmental and irrigation programming based on plant life stage and cues
- Use of Damatex software to optimize, control, and maintain dry room environmental conditions
- Use of Damatex software to heat bake/sterilize rooms for turnover and re-population as well as to heat bake rooms with live plants to reduce/neutralize plant pests and pathogens
- Working with all departments (management, IPM and facility fertigation/maintenance) to ensure a collaborative, cohesive and streamlined approach when tackling day-to-day events
- Testing fertigation tanks for h202/E.C.A
- Levels to ensure optimal concentration
- Completion of bi-weekly time tracker to ensure accurate hours for payroll
- Effectively and successfully filling in for Cultivation Manager when away from the facility (Vacation, sick days).
- Managed the development and implementation of standard work documents, ensuring consistency in operations while maximizing efficiency.
- Implemented standardized work procedures, ensuring consistency in operations while maximizing efficiency.
- Analyzed existing processes to identify opportunities for optimization, recommending changes that led to significant cost savings and improved performance.
- Trained staff on Lean methodologies, empowering employees to identify and address inefficiencies proactively.
- Led cross-functional teams in continuous improvement projects, resulting in enhanced productivity and reduced costs.
- Conducted weekly management walks to observe operations firsthand, identifying areas where improvements could be made immediately or over time.
- Developed and executed strategic plans for process improvement, driving operational excellence across the organization.
- Championed a culture of continuous improvement by fostering employee engagement and promoting best practices consistently.
- Identified root causes of recurring issues through rigorous problem-solving techniques, developing long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.
- Improved production efficiency by implementing Lean principles and processes, streamlining workflows and reducing waste.
- Met production targets and tight deadlines by collaborating closely with team members.
- Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards.
- Collaborated with other departments to optimize production workflows.
- Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address production problems.
- Trained new production staff members on safe and efficient production procedures and proper machine operations.
- Reviewed production schedules and streamlined processes.
Production/processing Technician
Atlantic Cultivation
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Maintained exceptional cleaning and sanitization of the facility per SOP requirements and standards
- Worked packaging lines - Expeditiously weighing, packaging, sealing, and excising
- Operated Rocket Box pre-roll machine and processing of pre-rolls at some of the highest level of efficiency demonstrated
- Quality checks to ensure accurate weights and package counts
- Plant propagation - Cutting and sticking clones per SOP requirements and standards
- Up-potting clones to veg, mother, and flowering rooms
- Veg, mother, and flowering room population
- General plant maintenance - Screening, training, and defoliation
- Continual monitoring for potential plant health, pest and pathogen issues and pressures
- Harvesting flowering rooms upon completion of cycle.
Project Coordinator
Black and McDonald
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Tracking project to ensure accurate scheduling targets are being achieved
- Field surveying to ensure work scope completed to quality standards, and accurate measurements of progress provided to the client are precise and true
- Compilation and submission of reports, such as 3-week look ahead, scheduling and daily progress reporting
- Coordinating with Project Manager, field level supervision and workers to ensure scope of work and targets are clearly defined, while assisting with implementation of streamlined execution protocols.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular meetings, fostering a positive work environment for increased productivity.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Maintained database and spreadsheets with accurate completion status.
- Improved client satisfaction with timely updates and transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Maintained accurate documentation of all projects, facilitating efficient audits and future reference.
- Facilitated frequent progress reports and presentations to keep management informed about ongoing activities within their respective domains.
Director of Operations
Great North Data
06.2018 - 01.2019
- Management and execution of infrastructure expansion projects, significantly reducing time required to complete.
- Preparation of construction estimates, material take offs, as well as procurement of construction materials for job execution
- Direct oversight and supervision of remote site managers/workers and general day to day scope of operations
- Formulation and implementation of methods for new construction projects, which exponentially improved on prior budgets and timelines
- Developed trouble shooting and corrective action strategies to maximize equipment uptime, which in turn maximized profits
- Traveled inside and out of province to scout potential new project sites.
QA/QC
JSM Electrical
11.2016 - 11.2017
- Performing Quality inspections for both Electrical and Civil disciplines to ensure work is completed to the standards and requirements outlined in the ITP, Code, and Project Documentation
- Responsible for management, logging and tracking of applicable documentation pertaining to Sub-System turnover and Mechanical Completion
- Execution of Quality Surveillance and reporting
- Constructing and maintaining Field Installation Work Packages
- Compilation, submission and tracking of RFI's/Site Queries, NCR's and project Red Lines
- Directly supporting management and craft at a field level providing any information or documentation required
- Manage and work collectively with Field Quality Inspectors ensuring successful execution of Mechanical Completion and Turnover.
E&I Project Coordinator
Talon Energy Services
02.2014 - 09.2016
- Constructed and maintained Field Installation Work Packages
- Managed Quantity Surveyors and tracked progress to ensure accurate field reporting
- Responsible for composition and provision of client reporting
- Responsible for RFI documentation submissions and responses
- Compiled tool and material lists for construction activities
- Verified daily time sheets
- Directly supported management at field level, providing information or material sourcing, and assisting with procurement
- Constructed and maintained records for tracking of multi-discipline Change Management
- Maintained and tracked progress for multiple disciplines through the utilization of progress trackers
- Compiled and logged Construction Progress Walk Down Packages for visual field verification in tandem with client
- Compiled and managed all invoicing for client submission.
Construction Electrician
MMR Constructors
07.2013 - 01.2014
- Site grounding, above and below grade (grid)
- Fabrication and installation of underground conduits
- Installation of Cathodic Protection System
- Installation of generators to supply temporary power for Substation preservation
- Fabrication and installation of Cable Tray System
- Pulling and dressing of cables
- Assisting Contractor with jacking and placing of 140 Ton E-House.
Construction Electrician
Callisto Construction
08.2011 - 03.2013
- Installation of Electrical Heat Tracing Systems (Mineral Insulated and Self Regulating) to Manufacturer/Project Standards
- Glanding and termination of Electrical Heat Trace Leads as well as Power, RTD cabling
- Installation of Junction Boxes, Splice and End Kits
- Fabrication and installation of Field Run Tray
- Point to Point and documentation of test results for Electrical Heat Tracing and RTDs
- Meggaring and documentation of test results for Mineral-Insulated and Self-Regulating Electrical Heat Tracing.
Construction Electrician
Talon Energy Services
04.2011 - 08.2011
- Installation of overfill alarm systems on fuel tanks
- Installation of EMT
- Pull, Glanding and Termination of Cables
- Installation of valves and overfill containment for fuel tanks
- Pouring concrete overfill containment forms around tanks
- Decommissioning and removal of unused tanks.
Electrical Coordinator
MMR Constructors
04.2010 - 06.2010
- Research and compilation of cable schedules, location drawings, panel schedules, termination drawings, wiring diagrams/schematics, redlines, RFIs, Site Engineered Field Notifications
- Preparation, submission, and maintenance of RFIs, Site Engineered Field Notifications and Red Lines
- Overseeing and collaboration with Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical disciplines to ensure correction of deficiencies
- Tracking systems to ensure completion deadlines were met.
Education
4th Year Construction Electrician, Apprenticeship program -
Academy Canada
St. John's, NLGreenhouse Production, Diploma of Technology -
Academy Canada
St. John's, NL02.2020
Skills
- Operational Efficiency
- Production Monitoring
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Training and Process Implementation
- Equipment Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Multitasking
- Organizational Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Adaptability and Flexibility
Certification
- Health Canada PIC Security Clearance (Cannabis Tracking and Licensing System)
- Standard First Aid
- Occupational Health & Safety Committee
References
Available upon request
Volunteer Experience
Boy and Girls Club: Warm Bellies Program 2021 - 2023
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementQuote
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Software
Adobe PDF Reader/Writer
Navisworks
Damatex Control System
Flourish (Seed to Sale Management)
Languages
English
Interests
Golfing
Gardening
Learning new things
Additional Information
- Clean Drivers Abstract
- No Criminal Record - Health Canada Security Cleared
- Own my own hand and power tools
Timeline
Processing Lead
Atlantic Cultivation
05.2023 - 01.2024
Assistant Cultivation Manager
Atlantic Cultivation
06.2022 - 05.2023
Production/Cultivation Lead
Atlantic Cultivation
09.2021 - 06.2022
Production/processing Technician
Atlantic Cultivation
06.2021 - 09.2021
Project Coordinator
Black and McDonald
05.2019 - 08.2019
Director of Operations
Great North Data
06.2018 - 01.2019
QA/QC
JSM Electrical
11.2016 - 11.2017
E&I Project Coordinator
Talon Energy Services
02.2014 - 09.2016
Construction Electrician
MMR Constructors
07.2013 - 01.2014
Construction Electrician
Callisto Construction
08.2011 - 03.2013
Construction Electrician
Talon Energy Services
04.2011 - 08.2011
Electrical Coordinator
MMR Constructors
04.2010 - 06.2010
4th Year Construction Electrician, Apprenticeship program -
Academy Canada
Greenhouse Production, Diploma of Technology -
Academy Canada
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