Track record
Twenty-five years in cannabis. The early years were activism and craft. The later years are licensed operations, regulatory frameworks, and building at scale.
| Period | Role / engagement | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Present | Founder, COO & CTO — GACP-licensed, INFARMED-regulated medicinal cannabis producer. Facility design and build, environmental control, cultivation management, AI-driven compliance and operations systems. Team of 100+. | Portugal |
| 2019–2021 | Consultant — National Cannabis Industry Association. Advised on grower realities and regulatory reform; liaison between the association and the farming community. | USA (national) |
| 2017–2019 | Founder & head grower — precision indoor facility (1,000 m²). Designed and commissioned multi-room cultivation; automated climate, irrigation and fertigation with data-driven crop steering. Built QMS to GACP standard, advanced to GMP pre-licence. | California, USA |
| 2017–2019 | Product development — solventless and hydrocarbon extraction, crystalline CBD processes, CBD:THC ratio formulations for medicinal use. Cut development pipeline time by 30%. | California, USA |
| 2016–2017 | Cannabis business consultancy — financial modelling, client sourcing, project coordination across multiple licence applications. | Colorado, USA |
Career spans nearly a decade in commercial cannabis across the USA and Portugal, plus decades of hands-on cultivation experience. Facilities totalling 2+ hectares outdoor, 1 hectare greenhouse, and 1,000 m² precision indoor.
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