Chris Ras
Senior Strategic Operations Executive
Fractional Leader
President and Founder
“Providing and Facilitating lasting solutions that consider organization capabilities and cultural fit.”
Executive with 20+ years of professional leadership and expert level in the fields of operations leadership, talent management, commercialization strategies, and implementation
Expert in providing credible and agile leadership to the Executive Leadership Team, ensuring active contribution to revenue growth targets and development. Skilled in coaching, counseling, setting goals, and monitoring the performance of the senior leadership team through KPIs, ensuring timely review of goals, objectives processes, and culture.
Results-driven executive with extensive experience in leading and supervising all strategic and business initiatives to yield revenue growth. Strong leader with expertise in guiding operations to optimize efficiency, quality, and cost of resources.
Areas of expertise
• Operations Leadership & Project Management
• Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service
• KPIs, Decision-Making, & Task Delegation
• Industry Specific Thought Leadership
• Transformational Operations Initiatives
• Executive Strategy & Implementation
Selected Career Achievements:
• Built National Retail Organizational Structure, including Store Operations, Retail Marketing, Planning, Store Development, E-Commerce, Merchandising, Pricing, Promotions, Assortment, and Analysis teams. Formed 5-year retail strategy.
• Developed Company Commercialization Strategy and supported processes, systems, structures, and SOPs for existing assets, resulting in maximized value through supply chain, growing market, share, margins, and profitability.
• Operated 83 dispensaries, 6 cultivation centers, 3 processing/manufacturing facilities, wholesale, and distribution.
• P&L Leadership contribution resulting in company growth from $30 to $500 million.