Jayson Goodale

Experience

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  Stevensville Garden Gallery

  Sept 1991 - Aug 2005

  Production Manager / Head Grower
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  Lakeshore Inc.

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2011

  Sr. Supervisor / Grower

  Senior Supervisor, Assistant Grower to the Head Grower. Production of weekly and holiday floral potted products for the wholesale distribution chains such as Loblaws, Sam's Club, Costco, Wegmans and more. Involved in all decision making and aspects of growing, applications of Plant Growth Regulators(PGR's), Chemical and Biological spray applications as necessary. Implementation of IPM(Integrated Pest Management) programs. Forecasting labour requirements within a large high-tech commercial greenhouse environment apprx. 1,000,000 sqft greenhouse and 500,000 sqft equipped outdoor production space. Adhered to strict industry spec and standards. Wide diversity of crops. Enjoyed working with a large local and foreign work force. Show less

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  Balfour Greenhouses

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  Operations Manager

  Started as an Assistant Grower, position developed into Operations Manager with a stong background in the growing of potted floral products. Industry minded.

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  Tweed Farms Inc.

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2016

  Head Grower / Master Grower

  Responsible for all aspects of high quality plant growth, environmental controls and facility concerns. Best Practices, procedural development and ongoing research and development. Crop scheduling. First foot on the ground at the Tweed Farms Facility in Niagara on the lake, ON, 350,000 sq.ft. glass greenhouse. Delegated all facets of the retrofit of an existing greenhouse. Costing and budgeting. Production planning, ordering supplies and ensuring efficiency of all operations. Production responsibilities included but not limited to: over seeing staff for a large facility, soilless mix production on drip irrigation, harvesting large lots, phenotype selection, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs and propagation, plant tracking/inventory. Participated in Health Canada audits and working within a regulated environment. Show less

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  Leaders In Operation Excellence

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

  Senior Consultant

  Cannabis Compliance Inc. a sister company of NHP consulting Inc. We provide training, consultations, auditing and so much more. Advise on everything from genetics sourcing, cultivation, security and facility design input. Application services for commercial licensed producer's, under the Cannabis Act and international regulations, in regards to quality assurance, regulatory licensing and business planning. Providing a turn-key experience for our clients positioning ourselves with commercial horticultural leaders and construction build-out leading firms to ensure quality and compliance. Show less

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  NHP Consulting Inc.

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

  Senior Cannabis Consultant

  International Health Products Compliance consulting services. Licensing made easier.

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  CCI Deloitte

  Nov 2019 - Aug 2022

  Senior Lead - Risk Advisory
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  Goodforest Gardens & Nursery

  Jun 2022 - now

  Horticultural Consultant

  Greenhouse, Indoor-warehouse & Nursery

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  Myzel Organics

  Sept 2022 - now

  Production Manager

  Myzel offers full-spectrum organic, non-GMO, nutraceutical grade mushroom powder. All of our ingredients are sourced within North America.Our mission is to produce the most sustainably-driven medicinal mushroom powders. We grow our mushrooms using renewable energy and thoroughly track our energy consumption across the growth cycle.