LouisAward-winning cannabis manufacturing executive that maximizes ROI

Relevant Skills

Optimizing manufacturing and operational processes, Developing a defined systematic process, Growing and scaling cannabis product programs

Expertise Summary

Louis is an award-winning cannabis expert who specializes in Product Ideation & Manufacturing.
- He is a thoughtful leader dedicated to expanding knowledge and insight across the cannabis industry by creating educational opportunities that expand understanding and open dialogues.
- Louis partners with executive teams to optimize manufacturing and operational processes to create pathways toward product ideation.
- He is experienced in growing and scaling cannabis product programs from early-stage to mass production.
Louis increases business optimization streamlines and maximizes ROI timelines and projections by aligning product vision with compliance, supply chain, and logistical capabilities.
Louis helped establish a cannabis company as a top 5 brand in the largest cannabis market in the world.
- He increased chocolate production from 1,000 bars/day to 12K bars/day by developing a defined systematic process.
- Louis ideated cannabis popsicles, developing a methodology that allowed for optimized production and ensured product quality.
- He also created one of the earliest to market micro-dose gummies, which was the first multi-flavor candy to arrive on the cannabis market.
Louis has won multiple cannabis awards and evolved his cannabis company’s manufacturing and development to more than 3x monthly output and sales.
He improved product quality and output by expanding product offering, reformulating recipes, and evolving packaging.
- Louis also increased output while streamlining headcount and production time (37K units per month with 20 people to 125K units with 12 people).
- He inserted cost controls for formulations and equipment that have reduced YOY expenses up to 80% on certain products–he evolved the in-store experience across all 17 locations.
Early in his career, Louis built, owned, and operated a fine dining restaurant with annual sales of $1.3 million, delivering an original upscale menu and specialty cocktail program.
- He maintained food costs at 32% and labor costs at 21% and launched 3 international restaurant brands and venues, including construction, menus, and operations.

LOOKING FOR:

Permanent

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

8

EXPERTISE:

Manufacturing and product ideation

LouisAward-winning cannabis manufacturing executive that maximizes ROI

Relevant Skills

Expertise Summary

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