50.7°N 114.0°W · Okotoks, Alberta
Independent agronomic and technical expertise for farm-level greenhouse gas quantification. I work directly with companies and alongside sustainability consultancies to make sure the emissions math reflects what actually happens in the field.
Where agronomy meets the model
Most carbon models are built by LCA specialists, and most agronomists never see the code. I understand both the agronomy and the code, so I can check whether a model's assumptions hold up in a real field.
Nitrogen rate, source, timing and placement; tillage; crop rotation.
kg N ha⁻¹Emission factors adjusted for soil zone, moisture and topography.
kg N₂O-N ha⁻¹Losses through volatilization and leaching that return as N₂O downstream.
kg N₂O-N ha⁻¹ Often omittedEmissions allocated to the harvested grain or oilseed.
kg CO₂e t⁻¹Carbon intensity of the finished fuel under CFR or LCFS rules.
g CO₂e MJ⁻¹A missing loss pathway at step three carries through to every number after it. Finding that kind of gap takes someone who knows both how nitrogen behaves in a prairie field and how the calculator handles it.
Services
Independent technical review of farm-level GHG calculators, checking both the science and the implementation.
Feedstock-side analysis for low-carbon fuel pathways, from farm inputs to the final CI score.
Soil carbon quantification built on process models and satellite data, with the uncertainty stated plainly.
Accredited professional review and agronomic input for programs that pay or credit growers for practice change.
The computational science side of agronomy: turning field, satellite and market data into models and tools that people actually use to make decisions.
Who I work with
Grain handlers, crop input and digital agronomy companies running grower GHG programs, and fuel producers relying on crop-based feedstock.
Specialist agronomic and modelling support as an associate or subcontractor on larger engagements.
Plain-language guidance on what carbon programs and fuel regulations mean for members.
Track record
Before founding Verdant Strategies, I spent 14 years at Nutrien Ag Solutions, most recently leading its sustainable agriculture systems.
Directed the Agrible MRV platform, which generated verified carbon credits from farm practice change in the United States and Canada.
Supported Nutrien's Australian business as it expanded into on-farm sustainability programs.
Led Nutrien's computational and agronomic sciences team, a nine-person group of M.Sc. and Ph.D. researchers working on soil biome analysis, remote sensing and seed data.
Managed agronomic services across a network of Northern Alberta retail locations.
About
I spent 14 years at Nutrien in western Canada, starting in crop consulting and moving through regional agronomy management, precision agriculture and computational science. As Director of Sustainable Agriculture Systems at Nutrien, I helped build the systems that connect grower practices to sustainability outcomes.
Verdant Strategies brings that mix of field agronomy and data science to greenhouse gas quantification and agricultural analytics. Clients get someone who can read a fertilizer program, a carbon model and a data pipeline with the same care.
Contact
A short description of the program, model or pathway is enough to start. I'll reply within two business days.