Amanda Riley
Homestead,FL
Summary
A seasoned cannabis industry leader and military veteran with experience in managing vertically integrated indoor and greenhouse facilities as well as regulator relations and leading State inspections. Over 7 years experience in licensing, State approvals, and M&A. Biotrack guru with a servant leadership style and a passion for craft cannabis. Willing to relocate: Anywhere. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Seed to Sale
The Flowery
02.2022 - Current
- Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
- Spearheaded the quality management program for production, retail, distribution/delivery, and customer service teams.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings ultimately preparing and successfully gaining approval on over 200 variance requests to the OMMU.
- Directed the progress of 7 new store projects, 8 new grow rooms, a new production facility, and FF&E expansions by revamping the project management and scope of all CAPEX projects.
- Advised the executive team on regulatory risk assessment evaluations as well as advisory discussions surrounding timeline of CAPEX projects and budget.
- Developed and directed the management of the compliance, quality, product development, legal, and CAPEX development departments.
- Raised property accuracy and accountability by creating new automated tracking method.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
Sr. Compliance Manager - Florida State Lead
Cresco Labs - Florida
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Oversee regulatory compliance and affairs for Cresco Labs vertically integrated Florida market
- Act as the sole liaison with the State regulator and have successfully submitted and received approval from the OM MU for over 100 variance packages
- Led over 7 new store inspections and garnered approval to operate in less than 24-hours after inspection
- Established a track and traceable process from farm to retail
- Train and educate 20 dispensary locations and one cultivation and production facility on regulatory compliance preparing all sites within the Florida market to be inspection ready at all times
- Have improved inspection performance by 90%
- Provide risk assessments daily and advise the Regional President, VP of Retail Ops and VP of Ops on opportunities and corrective action plans to maintain regulatory compliance.
Compliance Manager
Noa Botanicals
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Managed the production facility of 37 employees in all matters of compliance and safety
- Manged a security staff (both retail and production) of 15
- Became well versed in the State of Hawaii's rules and regulations regarding the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Program
- Orchestrated monthly, quarterly, and year-end audits
- Oversaw all operations concerning Biotrack, the State's seed-to-sale software
- Led any compliance and security investigations for the company.
Business Operations Manager
Noa Botanicals
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Managed the daily operations of the Production Facility by providing direction to operational personnel including cultivation, post-production, manufacturing, packaging, and facility maintenance
- Reported to COO and other management on a continual basis to ensure efficient work flow and processes
- Responsible for the safety of employees
- Responsible for maintaining a sterile production environment
- Would review, train and implement all SOPs while continually looking for ways to improve and revise them
- Engaged with all team members to find inefficiencies and execute improvements
- Analyzed current systems and lead reengineering of planning processes and reorganization of work flow, evaluating best industry tools and processes keep abreast of the latest technology in the field
- Train and provide employee performance management and enhancement
- Assess and improve facilities morale
- Ensure 100% compliance to federal, state and company policies
- Biotrack and documentation data management
- Ensure post production is managed to deliver highest quality product in most efficient manner
- Assist in ongoing audits to ensure adherence to all state mandated compliance
- Track facility performance metrics in tandem with Human Resources to determine staffing requirements
- Vendor and supplies management, inventory management, planning and monitoring consumption rates.
Compliance and Facility Manager
Cure Oahu
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Solely responsible for maintaining relationship with Hawaii State Department of Health inspectors and providing any pertinent information during their inspections of the grow and production facility
- Manage the security system, cameras/equipment, and security protocol for the grow and production facility
- Work with the Cultivation Manager and the Production Manager to ensure that everything within the facility is compliant with the State of Hawaii's Chapter 329D Medical Marijuana Dispensary System laws as well as Department of Health regulations
- Oversee the harvest process biweekly, and ensure data is being properly recorded
- Oversee the bucking process and ensure data is being properly recorded
- Escort visitors to the facility, ensure they are on the DOH cleared list and check them into the Security Log
- Solely responsible for manipulating Biotrack, the State of Hawaii's Seed to Sale software
- Solely responsible for preparing transports from the grow and production facility to the dispensary, both physically and within Biotrack
- Oversee the destruction process and make sure that employees conducting a destruction event are compliant with State laws and regulations
- Serve as the primary point of contact for anything to be conducted at the facility, or for any issues that may arise at the facility.
Security Specialist
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Analyzing and evaluating Inspection Manual Chapters and Inspection Procedures in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
- Analyze all aspects of Inspection Oversight associated with the regulation of the United States' Nuclear Power Plants physical and cyber security
- Produced regulatory documents to assist in streamlining the inspection process
- Participated in weekly secure discussions regarding security issues regarding Access Authorization, implementing Security plans, and various inspections at specific plants, always coming to a resolution and path forward.
DPCP Lead
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
05.2014 - 04.2016
- Was hired as the Lead AA for the entire division after six months of exceptional performance and leadership
- Duties continue, as well as heightened support to the Director and Deputy Director
- Responsible for training the assistant AA and providing leadership not only to AA's in DSP, but those throughout the office
- Managed the division's overall travel budget
- Lead in the processing of Fitness for Duty Frequently Asked Questions
- Reviews correspondence to assure that material is proofread for grammatical correctness and conforms to style, format, and appearance as required by agency/office procedures handles documents in accordance with security regulations utilizes the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) to organize, process, and management documents, create profiles, provide security access rights to individuals or groups based on Form 665 requests, routes correspondence through the concurrence process checks in and out electronic documents for revising, finalizing, and requesting declaration through the Document Processing Center oversees/manages the issuance/closeout of tickets in SharePoint, providing status updates to management and staff
- Prepares local, domestic and foreign travel arrangements
- Handle Personally Identifiable Information daily of varying topics
- Assist in the preparation of classified and safeguards information type documents to include regulatory guidance having to do with the security of nuclear power plants
- Maintain quality document control over regulatory documents in parallel with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
- Currently hold access to SLES and am the sole point of contact for administrative functions for the division within SLES
- Assist in some Contracting Officer Representative responsibilities
- Review official contract documents
- Assist in preparation of contract documents
- Currently the Division's Property Custodian and maintain a 100% accountability record which has been consistent for the last 3 years under my supervision
- Have completed rotations to the NSIR Front Office AA position working at the grade level of a GG 10, and also have been personally asked to work at the EDO-level (GG 11/12) working a total of 15 days.
Property Custodian
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
11.2014 - 05.2015
- Continued to support the division's administrative functionality as well as the Security Programs Support Branch individually
- Aid in the production of the high volume of Office SECY Papers which are timely and of high quality
- Became the property custodian for NSIR/DSP and monitored all property throughout the division
- Continued the roles and responsibilities I had taken on as a contractor under iFOS (noted below).
Division Director and Deputy Director
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
05.2014 - 11.2014
- Was responsible for the Division's administrative functionality and directly working under the Division Director and Deputy Director while also providing support to anyone in the Division
- Fully trained in ADAMS records keeping system and create and submit packages through this database daily
- Efficient in comprising, editing, and routing concurrence packages
- Assisted with time and attendance processing within HRMS as well as travel within ETS2 for the Division
- Assisted employees on how to operate ADAMS, as well as any other programs they may have trouble with
- Scheduled meetings internally and externally
- Was responsible for devising a plan to create a welcoming program for new employees that consisted of setting up their location, showing them around the NRC, making sure they have everything they need and all the information they would want about their new workplace.
U.S. NAVY
12.2011 - 12.2013
- Provided onsite training, monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory
- Successfully led key projects which resulted in the processing of over 100 command welcome aboard packages, nomination packages, and security clearance access verifications resulting in 100 percent accountability onboard
- Worked closely with the Personnel Security Division to ensure the successful onboarding of any Navy and Marine Corps personnel
- Planned and executed the Sponsorship Program at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency HQ and their offices worldwide that provided customer service and information about the agency and the surrounding metropolitan area to incoming sailors and marines
- Researched all of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency locations and surrounding areas as to provide maximum details to onboarding sailors and marines through the sponsorship program
- Prepared correspondence, accounting and financial documents for analysis
- Prepared awards and recognition as well as planned their ceremonies for sailors and marines
- Reviewed and provided comments on the adequacy of documents and took necessary steps to cure any deficiencies
- Led over 20 sailors and marines and contributed to their efficiency, morale, and welfare.
Financial Management Specialist
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
09.2011 - 09.2011
Marketing Coordinator
Palm Beach Tan LLC
07.2009 - 03.2011
- Increased sales by 17% over two year period
- Managed a staff of 10 and provided onsite training
- Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory and sales
- Planned and executed marketing events and partnered with local businesses to promote the franchise.
Administrative Assistant
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
01.2008 - 01.2009
Education
Fashion Merchandising -
Johnson and Wales University - Providence, RI
High School Diploma -
St. Joseph's High School
Trumbull, CT05.2008
B.A in Business Administration -
University of Maryland, University College
05.2014
Political Science/Criminal Justice - undefined
Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT
12.2011
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Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY
03.2009
Skills
- Cannabis
- Business Planning
- Staff Development
- Staff Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Licensing
- Operational Efficiencies
- New Store Development
- Post Production
- Cybersecurity
- Quality Assurance & Document Management
- Facilities Management
- Production Management
- Intelligence Experience
- DoD Experience
- Military Experience
- Program Management
- Information Security
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- TS/SCI
- Top Secret Clearance
- Secret Clearance
Assessments
- Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence, Expert, 04/01/21
- Administrative assistant/receptionist, Expert, 07/01/19
- Mechanical knowledge, Proficient, 04/01/21
- Management & leadership skills: Planning & execution, Expert, 04/01/21
- Mechanical skills: Monitoring, Expert, 04/01/21
- Customer focus & orientation, Highly Proficient, 06/01/21
- Numerical reasoning skills, Highly Proficient, 04/01/21
- Teamwork: Interpersonal skills, Highly Proficient, 04/01/21
- Work style: Conscientiousness, Highly Proficient, 04/01/21
- Attention to detail, Highly Proficient, 04/01/21
Military Service
United States Navy, E5
Personal Information
Title: Cannabis Compliance and Operations
Timeline
Director of Seed to Sale
The Flowery
02.2022 - Current
Sr. Compliance Manager - Florida State Lead
Cresco Labs - Florida
11.2021 - 12.2022
Compliance Manager
Noa Botanicals
10.2020 - 03.2021
Business Operations Manager
Noa Botanicals
04.2020 - 10.2020
Compliance and Facility Manager
Cure Oahu
09.2019 - 03.2020
Security Specialist
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
01.2018 - 12.2018
Property Custodian
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
11.2014 - 05.2015
DPCP Lead
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
05.2014 - 04.2016
Division Director and Deputy Director
NSIR/DSO/SOSB
05.2014 - 11.2014
U.S. NAVY
12.2011 - 12.2013
Financial Management Specialist
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
09.2011 - 09.2011
Marketing Coordinator
Palm Beach Tan LLC
07.2009 - 03.2011
Administrative Assistant
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
01.2008 - 01.2009
Fashion Merchandising -
Johnson and Wales University - Providence, RI
High School Diploma -
St. Joseph's High School
B.A in Business Administration -
University of Maryland, University College
Political Science/Criminal Justice - undefined
Sacred Heart University - Fairfield, CT
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Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY
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