John Perricone

• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
• Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
• Responsibilities included hands on construction; framing, trim details, cabinet installations, tile installations, minor plumbing work, appliance installations, countertops and painting.

Designed and built a large scale commercial cannabis cultivation facility on a 300 acre plot of land in the Emerald Triangle, including a 30,000 sqft garden, multiple buildings for processing, housing work teams, feeding work teams, and curing and storing cannabis, as well as designing and building a 6,000 per month clone farm.

Scaled production from 75 lbs. in year one to 3,000 lbs. in year ten.

Designed, built, and ran state-of-the-art light deprivation garden plots, including automated watering systems, and misting systems that have seen wide-scale adoption throughout the US.

Developed networks of contacts in the industry locally and nationwide.

I worked with my legal team to develop and execute the first legal contract between a farm and a dispensary in California. This contract established the industry framework still in use today.

Founded California Cannabis Voice Humboldt, a political action committee (PAC) that engaged with local stakeholders, drafted and saw adoption of the cannabis regulations that govern Humboldt County to this day.

Fire Ridge Farms became the model for sustainable outdoor cannabis cultivation after California legalized it in 2014.

• Handled scheduling of subcontractors and staff to complete projects within required timeframes.
• Conducted regular site inspections to assess progress, address issues, and maintain quality control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Worked with inspectors, workers and unions, to conduct weekly status updates.
• Monitored project milestones and adjusted scheduling to meet deadlines.
• Was a member of the San Francisco Fire Marshall's Emergency Response Team tasked with updating the city's response to emergencies after 9/11.
• Specialized in restaurant building and remodeling.