Gregory Jolly
Sebring,FL
Summary
Responsible Cultivation Technician knowledgeable about agricultural operations and proper equipment use. Physically fit with a flexible schedule and strong attention to detail. Ready to apply 2 years of experience to challenging new position. Organized and dependable successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cultivation Technician
Fluent Cannabis Care
10.2022 - Current
- With direction from supervisor perform crop work and canopy maintenance, as directed
- Responsible for the vitality and health of the plants from propagation through flower up to harvest
- Cloning, pruning, transplanting, feeding and labeling
- Work daily to maintain a disease and pest-free environment
- Ensure daily task list is completed and tracked per management instructions
- Proper communication, via emails, text, of phone call with the proper channels to ensure matters are caught early and addressed
- Maintain a continuous focus on safety, injury prevention in all aspects of production work
- Motivate and encourage through positive communication and feedback
- Help maintain effective working relationships with teams across the organization.
Plant Propagation (field Learning Temp.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
- Cloning, cuttings and grafting
- Watering, Cleaning and organizing garden supplies, tools and containers
- Create specific soil mixtures for various plant projects
- Pruning and mulching fruit orchard
- Plant inventory control, and customer service.
Nursery (promoted 3 mo.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
- Weeding and watering
- Cleaning and organizing garden supplies, tools and containers
- Create specific soil mixtures for various plant projects pruning
- Plant inventory control, and customer service.
Cultivation Technician I (promoted 4 mo.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
- With direction from supervisor perform crop work and canopy maintenance, as directed
- Responsible for the vitality and health of the plants from propagation through flower up to harvest
- Cloning, pruning, transplanting, feeding and labeling
- Maintain a disease and pest-free environment
- Communicate with Cultivation Room Supervisors and Cultivation Manager about priorities, solving problems, and time management
- Proper communication, via emails, text, of phone call with the proper channels to ensure matters are caught early and addressed
- Maintain a continuous focus on safety, injury prevention in all aspects of production work
- Motivate and encourage through positive communication and feedback
- Help maintain effective working relationships with teams across the organization.
Post-Harvest
Fluent Cannabis Care
- Responsible for trimming dry cannabis flower in preparation for packaging
- Examine buds during trimming process for quality and pathogens
- Use, maintain, and operate department related tools and equipment within the facility
- Maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and sterility inside the trim area, all staging areas and facility at all times, including routine cleaning and sterilization of equipment and infrastructure
- Take instruction and assist with tasks delegated by the management team
- Coordinate with cultivation team to harvest rooms upon finish
- Ensure the daily compliance policies including compliance with the state, security protocols, access protocols, the dress code and work schedule.
Lead Cook
Southern Lifestyle Senior Living Center
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Monitor and record food temperatures to ensure food safety
- Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served
- Rotate and store food supplies
- Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, or other cooking equipment
- Apportion and serve food to facility residents, employees, or patrons
- Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation
- Clean, cut, and cook meat, fish, or poultry
- Direct activities of one or more workers who assist in preparing and serving meals
- Train new employees
- Bake breads, rolls, or other pastries
- Monitor use of government food commodities to ensure that proper procedures are followed
- Plan menus that are varied, nutritionally balanced, and appetizing, taking advantage of foods in season and local availability
- Monitor menus and spending to ensure that meals are prepared economically
- Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures
- Determine meal prices, based on calculations of ingredient prices.
Crew Member
Jersey Mike's Subs
09.2020 - 10.2022
- Worked in a high pressure environment
- Maintained quality control
- Helped train new employees
- Worked the cash register
- Performed various administrative tasks
- Communicated with customers
- Helped customers with orders
- Maintained a positive attitude
- Restocked items.
Shift Manager/Cook
Beef O' Brady's
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock
- Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage
- Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
- Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.
Kitchen Manager
The Wild Hawg
02.2018 - 02.2019
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
Cook
Manor's
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Keep records and accounts
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock
- Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage
- Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
- Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.
Driver
T Trans
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Establish and maintain relationships with individuals or business customers
- Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints
- Drive vehicles over specified routes or to specified destinations according to time schedules, complying with traffic regulations to ensure that passengers have a smooth and safe ride.
Prep Cook/Cashier/Host
Florida Hospital Heartland Division
08.2005 - 10.2016
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training
- Receives deliveries and stores food in refrigerators and freezers
- Prepares the ingredients for chefs to cook the entrees and meals that are offered on the menu.
Prep Cook
Chili's Grill and Bar
01.2016 - 05.2016
- Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
- Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training
- Receives deliveries and stores food in refrigerators and freezers
- Prepares the ingredients for chefs to cook the entrees and meals that are offered on the menu.
Education
Associate Degree - Information Technology
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Lakeland, FL03.2024
Associate's degree - Media Arts
Kean University
Union, NJ12.2004
Skills
TEAM PLAYER (10 years)
Kitchen Manager (Less than 1 year)
Culinary
Supervising Experience
Food Preparation
Menu Planning
Management
Catering
Food Safety
Restaurant Experience
Administrative Experience
Banquet Experience
Recruiting
Food Production
Kitchen Experience
Customer service
English
Microsoft Office
Meal Preparation
Inventory Control
Cooking
Food management
Stocking
Dietary department experience
Chemical Handling
Safety awareness
Quality Assurance
Sanitation Practices
Damage Prevention
Hazardous Materials Handling
Quality control measures
Disease Identification
Post-Harvest Handling
Leadership Qualities
Pruning Techniques
Greenhouse Operations
Crop Rotation Planning
Continuous learning mindset
Grafting Methods
Horticultural Knowledge
Plant genetics understanding
Indoor farming experience
Sanitation Procedures
Adaptability in environments
First Aid Training
Certification
- Food Manager Certification
- Driver's License
- Food handler certificate
- ServSafe
Additional Information
Skills SummaryAccustomed to working fast-paced, high-stress environments. Team player that enjoys helping those around me and learning from others as well. Excellent people skills, able to recognize enhanced individual strengths and overcome individual weaknesses. Eager and able to learn new tasks and programs quickly, responsible and dedicated, driven to succeed and advance my career, utilizing all of my accumulated skills and knowledge.
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
Cultivation Technician
Fluent Cannabis Care
10.2022 - Current
Lead Cook
Southern Lifestyle Senior Living Center
03.2021 - 10.2022
Crew Member
Jersey Mike's Subs
09.2020 - 10.2022
Shift Manager/Cook
Beef O' Brady's
02.2019 - 09.2020
Kitchen Manager
The Wild Hawg
02.2018 - 02.2019
Driver
T Trans
06.2017 - 12.2017
Cook
Manor's
05.2016 - 05.2018
Prep Cook
Chili's Grill and Bar
01.2016 - 05.2016
Prep Cook/Cashier/Host
Florida Hospital Heartland Division
08.2005 - 10.2016
Plant Propagation (field Learning Temp.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
Nursery (promoted 3 mo.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
Cultivation Technician I (promoted 4 mo.)
Fluent Cannabis Care
Post-Harvest
Fluent Cannabis Care
Associate Degree - Information Technology
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Associate's degree - Media Arts
Kean University
- Food Manager Certification
- Driver's License
- Food handler certificate
- ServSafe
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