After receiving a diploma in Greenhouse and Nursery Production, Nico gained significant experience in the commercial horticulture industry across Canada. His initial years of working in vegetable, flower and shrub propagation eventually lead Nico to a position as head Horticulturist at JD Irving Ltd., one of North America’s largest forest seedling companies with an annual production of 24 million seedlings. Over the past 8 years, Nico has helped pioneer the legalized cannabis industry. As Director of Operations for Organigram during its start-up phase, Nico designed and implemented planting, production and security protocols for Canada’s largest vertical cannabis producer. Subsequently he joined Canada’s foremost cannabis regulatory consulting firm,, Cannabis Compliance Inc., as Director of Cultivation and Security Services, a role which he continued to play at Deloitte’s Center for Cannabis.

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With 2 decades of horticulture experience, Nico has been involved in many process improvement initiatives saving on operational costs, increasing plant heath, yields and survival rates, labour reductions and infrastructure and equipment improvements including automation, environmental control optimization, irrigation management and lean manufacturing.

Given our broad experience in the space, we are able to offer our clients strategic direction with respect to new markets, growth and expansion of their current footprint as well as strategic alliances.