Holding a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, this irrigation engineer has approximately 25 years of experience in irrigation engineering, with a focus on system modernization, hydraulics, and agricultural water management. The expert also earned a Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Water Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems and Environment. A licensed Professional Engineer with registrations in multiple states, the expert serves as a professor of bioresource and agricultural engineering, as well as a senior engineer and project manager at an irrigation research center. Responsibilities include leading engineering projects, developing modernization strategies, and conducting applied research related to water resources, including pump and well design, irrigation district improvements, and open channel flow measurement.

Expertise includes irrigation infrastructure design and modernization, pump station systems, recirculation and reregulation processes, and flow measurement methods, along with extensive experience in on-farm irrigation system design, evaluation, and management. Additional specialization includes hydraulic and computational fluid dynamics modeling, evapotranspiration estimation using remote sensing and GIS, groundwater analysis, and water and energy efficiency in agricultural systems. Project experience involves development of remote sensing applications, irrigation scheduling and crop planning, and evaluation of irrigation system performance and conservation strategies.

The expert has more than five years of expert witness experience, providing analysis, reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony in matters involving irrigation systems, pump and well performance, water rights, irrigation district operations, and flow measurement issues.