Digital Agriculture

My Background

I was introduced to digital agriculture at CSIRO, where I lead teams performing various automated crop analysis tasks. This included hyperspectral imaging of crops, LiDAR scanning for biomass estimation, and helicopter based IR imaging of crops for comparing transpiration efficiency.

I have helped optimise agricultural operations using remote sensing, robotics and analytics, this included sensor based irrigation management, and working with semi-autonomous field robots. I’ve conducted on-site engineering in: PC2 research labs, automated greenhouses, and research farms. I have travelled to a wide range of institutions in Australia, Mexico & the USA to see best practices, and digital innovations, from a range of growers.

In 2018, a project I was managing received the CSIRO “Directors Award: Breakthrough Innovation”. For advancing the capabilities of a semi-autonomous field robot that performed LiDAR scanning of crops.

What I Offer

Remote Sensing & Imaging Integration and analysis

• Weather station integration and data analysis.
• BOM integration
• LoRaWAN configuration and IOT devices

On-Site Engineering & Research

• Computer vision for produce detection and grading
• Development and deployment of advanced agricultural technology
• Hyperspectral imaging / LiDAR analysis for research groups

What I Don’t Do

• Traditional agronomy or farm management consulting
• Crop yield estimation
• Sales of agricultural equipment or technology
• Drone services

Who I Work With

• Agricultural researchers
• AgTech startups and innovators
• Large-scale growers and agribusinesses
• Government and research institutions

Why Work With Me?

• Experienced team leader in developing cutting-edge agricultural technology
• Extensive hands-on experience in deploying and managing precision agriculture technologies
• Cross discipline expertise to integrate AI and computer vision with automation solutions