Biochemist
- Looking For: Permanent
- Years of Experience: 3
- Expertise: Extracting, managing, and product development
Sherilyn
Relevant Skills
Reducing extraction run times
Cutting annual testing cost in half
Launching new product lines
Expertise Summary
- Sherilyn is a passionate Biochemist with 3+ years of cannabis extraction, management, and product development experience.
- She graduated with honors with a degree in Biology.
- Sherilyn has been promoted 4 times in less than 3 years– she is currently the Director of Extraction at a vertically integrated cannabis company.
- She has experience with cannabis solventless, hydrocarbon and ethanol extraction methods, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry.
- Accomplishments include the following: 91% average cannabinoid recovery rate, reduced extraction run times by 33%, increased vape sales by 22%, launched 7 new product lines, and cut annual testing costs in half.
- Sherilyn has hands-on experience with hydrocarbon extraction systems, column chromatography, HPLC, PCR, ethanol extraction, vape cartridge vetting & formulation, SPD, wiped film distillation, automation, edible/MIP, laboratory, and packaging.
- She is proficient in SOP development, production planning, chemical handling, product development, and lab equipment maintenance.
- Sherilyn previously was a Restaurant Manager and managed up to 50 employees.