My career spans agricultural research and engineering across government, academia, and industry.
My Journey
Research Experience
2025-present
ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
USDA-ARS · Prosser, Washington
Study vineyard microclimates and cold hardiness, apply computer vision to weed detection and plant phenotyping, and conduct synchrotron microCT experiments and leaf tissue segmentation.
2024-2025
ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
USDA-ARS · Columbia, Missouri
Developed MatchPlant and studied how AI can integrate phenotypic, genomic, and environmental data to support plant breeding.
2023-2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Washington State University
Improved AGIcam for automated field phenotyping and yield prediction in wheat breeding trials.
2018-2023
Graduate Research Assistant
Washington State University
Conducted high-throughput crop phenotyping using satellite and UAV imagery, proximal sensors, IoT systems, and machine learning.
2022
Applied Agricultural Technology Intern
Corteva Agriscience · Iowa
Worked on automated soil trace gas collection and gas flux analysis in corn fields.
From 2007 to 2018, I held engineering and industry roles at Sony, Siam Kubota, Munters, and John Deere, working in manufacturing, technical service, agricultural equipment, and climate-control systems.
Industry Experience: Engineering, Technical Service, and Field Applications View full-size image