Alx Smith
Portland,OR
Summary
Goal-oriented and looking to add value to your organization by possessing a strong work ethic with a focus on completing tasks efficiently and accurately. Assign tasks, train employees, provide feedback, mediate interpersonal conflicts, and implement company procedures—excellent communication and listening skills. Can quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and software as well as provide leadership and vision that drives teams to meet goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Trim Technician/Farm Hand Assistant
Luvli
07.2021 - Current
- Expert in boutique trimming; cutting all sugar leaf at the base, no cutting of caylx's or shaving of buds, all pistils intact, all crows feet and kickstands cut to make a clean bottom.
- Averaging 1.5 to 2 pounds of fully dried bud a day
- Organization of multiple strains in the trim room.
- Ability to adjust style of trim depending on size, density, and trichome production.
- Always accepting to assist the growers with harvesting, thinning, and defoliating when needed.
- Helps manager keep the harvest crew moving smoothly and helps write down harvest data for entry in Metrc.
Farm Manager
Mana Extracts
11.2018 - 08.2020
- Was in charge of 4000 sq of canopy space and 1000 sq of veg space
- Cloning, transplanting, mixing nutrients, IPM sprays, thinning, training canopy with trellis, releasing beneficial insects, maintaining harvest schedules, drying and curing, training, Metrc
- Knowledge of growing with double-ended HPS and LED lighting
- Identifying deficiencies in plant tissue and correcting them
- Grown in peat moss/coco as well as living microbial soil
- Filling out documentation like IPM logs and clone logs
- Manager of the trim team, make schedules and check-in all trimmed product
- Experienced with metric; transfers, returns, inventory, package tags for flower and extract products, plant tags, destroying/adjusting packages
- Participated in a continuous improvement committee, knowing how to identify the root cause of a problem and solve it, 5S organization principles for maximizing process efficiency, and SOP creation.
Pet Care Specialist/Cashier
Petsmart
05.2016 - 04.2017
- Helped take care of the animals such as fish, hamsters, snakes, and birds
- Cleaning their cages/tanks, give them food and water and make sure they are healthy
- Facing the Petcare department and making sure everything is stocked and all products are out on the floor
- Customer service is a huge part of my job, pet parents come in asking questions on how to help take care of their pets, also helping them find the perfect pet for them
- Receiving money and giving the correct change, as well as going around assisting customers.
Aquarist Husbandry/Manager
The Portland Aquarium
09.2014 - 02.2016
- Food prep, feedings, water changes, cleaning filters and tanks, water chemistry tests, salinity tests, fish behaviors, fish illnesses, and medication treatments
- Check in on employees doing their work properly, help employees with mistakes they missed, train new employees, schedule shifts, customer service, communication skills, cash handling, open and closing registers, stock items, receive and send out inventory, payroll, POS Systems, scheduling birthday parties and field trips, answering multi-line phones, answering questions and helping customers with any issues or concerns they may have.
Education
Diploma -
Gladstone High School
Gladstone, OR2013
Skills
- Operations Management
- Software Knowledge
- Payroll Advisor
- 5S Organization
- Data Entry
- Schedule Preparation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Time Management
Timeline
Lead Trim Technician/Farm Hand Assistant
Luvli
07.2021 - Current
Farm Manager
Mana Extracts
11.2018 - 08.2020
Pet Care Specialist/Cashier
Petsmart
05.2016 - 04.2017
Aquarist Husbandry/Manager
The Portland Aquarium
09.2014 - 02.2016
Diploma -
Gladstone High School