Jacob Schmidt
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
Dedicated and reliable with proven expertise in operations oversight, team leadership and financial administration. Experienced in coordinating activities at all levels to maximize profits and sustain business operations. Work directly with employees to improve strategies and optimize performance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cultivation Technician
Green Thumb Industries
Cottage Grove, MN
04.2022 - Current
- Monitored and maintained a safe working environment in the cultivation facility to ensure compliance with local regulations.
- Reported on daily growth rates, nutrient levels, and pH of plants for accurate records keeping.
- Performed regular inspections of plants for signs of disease or pests and took action as needed.
- Managed watering schedules to ensure proper hydration levels were met throughout the growing process.
- Applied fertilizers and pesticides as necessary to promote healthy plant growth.
- Weeded, thinned and pruned crops to verify proper sunlight and growth.
- Set up and operated irrigation equipment to apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops.
- Harvested plants and transplanted or potted and labeled.
- Recorded information about pesticide use, yields or costs.
Sales Associate
Hideaway LLC
Oakdale, MN
02.2022 - 03.2022
- Operated cash register, collected payments, and provided accurate change.
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity.
- Arranged new merchandise with signage and appealing displays to encourage customer sales and move overstock items.
- Sold various products by explaining unique features and educating customers on proper application or usage.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Maintained knowledge of current promotions, exchange guidelines, payment policies and security practices.
- Built trusting relationships with customers by making personal connections.
- Answered incoming telephone calls to provide store, products, and services information.
- Answered customer questions, shared product knowledge and researched pricing and availability.
- Interacted with customers to understand particular needs and identify products and services best suited to helping in achieving goals.
Cultivation Manager
Lorenzo Pharmaceutical
IRONWOOD, MI
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Demonstrated working techniques, practices and optimal safety behaviors to workers, maximizing performance and reducing wasteful processes.
- Directed efficient crop production to maximize resource utilization and consistently meet schedule and financial demands.
- Protected environmental areas, team members and consumers from harm by closely monitoring chemical applications and production techniques.
- Oversaw selection and purchase of routine supplies and special equipment.
- Protected operational interests by inspecting crops daily to determine maturity, detect diseases and isolate insect infestations.
- Oversaw more than 12 personnel and delivered mentorship and training to promote increased productivity.
- Cared for and maintained plants in different climate-controlled areas.
- Applied expertise to grow clone-cubes, clippings, bulbs and seedlings.
- Implemented measures to prevent problems with diseases, parasites and insect infestations.
- Kept greenhouse clean, neat and well-organized to maximize productivity and professional appeal.
- Coordinated position requirements, schedules and production team processes.
- Checked water pH, applied chemicals and growth-enhancing substances, and used organic methods depending on specific crop and customer demands.
- Purchased seeds, nutrients, disease control chemicals and gardening equipment based on business demands.
- Planned harvest and planting schedules.
Cultivation Assistant
Top Honor Collective LLC, Lorenzo Pharmaceutical
IRONWOOD, MI
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Adhered to watering schedule to keep greenhouse plants healthy and well-maintained.
- Met delivery trucks and quickly unloaded materials, supplies and other items.
- Communicated with management to promote efficiency in daily operations.
- Harvested crops by hand to avoid damage to delicate items.
- Documented crop growth, yields and use of related supplies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Park High School
Cottage Grove, MN06.2016
Skills
- Inventory Control Procedures
- Verbal and Written Communication
- POS System Operation
- Business Development
- Money Handling
- Friendly and Outgoing
- Dispute Mediation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Preventative Maintenance
- Resource Allocation
- Supply Purchasing
- Worker Training
- Documentation Skills
- Soil Evaluation
- Crop Harvesting
- Team Management
Additional Information
References
Lorenzo Pharmaceutical- Rose Marie MarcAntonio, Co-Owner : 906-285-9068
Hideaway LLC- Darrien Whitney, Manager : 651-322-0402
Timeline
Cultivation Technician
Green Thumb Industries
04.2022 - Current
Sales Associate
Hideaway LLC
02.2022 - 03.2022
Cultivation Manager
Lorenzo Pharmaceutical
05.2020 - 06.2021
Cultivation Assistant
Top Honor Collective LLC, Lorenzo Pharmaceutical
08.2018 - 05.2020
High School Diploma -
Park High School
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