Career Overview

My focus is on Controlled Environments Agriculture (CEA). I have worked in greenhouses as well as indoor vertical farms. I focus on resource-use efficiency, with a heavy emphasis on nutrient uptake of various crops.

   Experience

Farm Management: crop scheduling and crop inspection

Inventory management

Worker management and training

Workflow optimization

Farm cost analysis

Nutrient solution evaluation and customization

Analysis and use of nutrient management for various crops.

Design of systems for microgreens, leaf lettuce, and specialty crops.

Experienced in growing food crops in controlled environments: tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and leaf greens such as lettuce, spinach, herbs, and microgreens.

Understanding of plant internals and expected reactions to environmental variables.

Public speaking: gave both Japanese-language and English language tours.

Translation of Japanese research papers as well as editing of English papers.

Experience with managing controlled environments in three different natural environments: Arizona, Japan, Canada.

Class instructor

Experience with automated sensor control via GUI or manual programming.

        Certifications

Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Certificate for Produce Safety

Certificate of Completion: Advanced Nutrient Management for Container-Grown Crops

Emergency First Aid training

     Publications

Merrill, Brandon (et al.). In Pessarakli, Mohammad (Ed.), Handbook of Photosynthesis, CRC Press; 3rd edition (March 25, 2016), Chapter 42:779-796, 2016.