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Erick Chaves

Curridabat

Summary

Dynamic professional with a track record in cannabis agriculture for over 5 years and customer satisfaction. Excelled in soil preparation for organic grows in the start of my career, switch to coco over a year ago. Strategic disease management and more important prevention, enhancing plant health and productivity. Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills and a strong work ethic, leading a team to care for over 30 flowering plants, in medium to small operations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

3 1000W LED Light

Myself
12.2022 - Current

Got financing by myself and put on 3 5x5 tents on 2 separate locations with 1000 watts each lamp. (EZ-8 from Medic Grow)

Run a nursery of over 80 clones and 3 genetics to have reliable harvests

Athena Pro Line 3 part nutrient feedings

  • Plan and adhere to the schedule, meeting deadlines
  • Successfully managed budgets, consistently meeting financial targets while maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Continuously updated knowledge of industry trends and technologies.
  • Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion and timely delivery.
  • Handle a team of 2 assistants in order to prevent contamination and pests.
  • Implement precision irrigation strategies from Athena handbook since mid 23.
  • Implemented cost-saving initiatives, reducing overall operational expenses without compromising service quality.


MARSHYDRO FC-E6500 (730W)

Finance by My 9-5 Corp Job
05.2021 - 10.2022

Saved money to have my 4x4 tent with ventilation and a lamp of its size. Successfully harvest 3 times. 3 of the runs where on living soil and one of the runs utilize a Self irrigation system. simultaneously run a mini nursery in a smaller space.


  • Plan the schedule to maximize the power bill to run both spaces since I wasn't profiting from it.
  • Propagation and Defoliations
  • Pest Management and cleaning


Run this model alone for another 4 runs delegating it and mentoring on the process that the plant needed due to lack of availability and own space to have the garden. Used a laboratory log in order to keep track of the activities perfomed.

Assistant Grower

My Mentor
03.2021 - 11.2021

A 20 light project with separate flower rooms that a friend run for a couple of years ended been too much for him and his partner. Since it was the grow of the person mentoring me I volunteer myself to go and learn the craft in a scalable operation.

  • Defoliation and pest control.
  • Irrigation
  • Following orders
  • Nursery of +100 clones and 5 mothers


Even though the work environment was great the proyect stop since both of the partners were already graduating and wanted to put their degree into practice.

Vegetable Farmer / Outdoor Grower

Personal
12.2020 - 05.2021

A greenhouse style grow.op with light bulbs to assist the vegetative hours, and only sunlight through plastic sunroof in a room of 15 square meters.

  • Applied fertilizers and pesticides to the area and the soil to control pest, insect infestation and maintain soil fertility.
  • Reviewed design plans and instructions to comple work according to specifications.
  • Scheduled regular defoliation to promote optimal growth and maintain a healthy and clean plants.
  • Troubleshot mechanical issues and completed basic repairs to keep equipment working at peak levels.

Completed 1 run successfully, with 7 20 gal pots, 7 10 gal pots and 5 5 gal pots. A dry harvest of 800 grams

First Solo project in a medium size room.

Cannabis Grower

Personal Use
10.2019 - 01.2021

My first complete harvest, after several attempts on getting been able to flower my plant. I get some auto seeds and was able to complete the process, having a little 200W purple light in a little space that I enclose for them. It allow me to vegetate for a long time a couple of other seeds so I also started cloning the fotoperiodic plant.



Skills

  • Sterilization of proper equipment
  • In deep cleaning each flower room
  • Soil preparation for Organic Grows
  • Disease management
  • Pest prevention
  • Working collaboratively
  • Cloning for propagation
  • Precision Irrigation user based on Athena guidelines
  • Harvesting in close to 90 to 100 days once the clones are move from the nursey to the flowering space
  • Balancing reservoirs meassuring the correct EC, ppm, PH

Timeline

3 1000W LED Light

Myself
12.2022 - Current

MARSHYDRO FC-E6500 (730W)

Finance by My 9-5 Corp Job
05.2021 - 10.2022

Assistant Grower

My Mentor
03.2021 - 11.2021

Vegetable Farmer / Outdoor Grower

Personal
12.2020 - 05.2021

Cannabis Grower

Personal Use
10.2019 - 01.2021
Erick Chaves