I am an Extension Water Resource Engineer with K-State Research and Extension. My major emphasis is in technology development and management related to irrigated agriculture primarily in western Kansas. I provide leadership and support on irrigation technology and water management related programs for county extension agents. My current educational programs focus on groundwater quality, crop water allocation, ET-based irrigation scheduling, and Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI). I am active in the Ogallala Aquifer Program which is a multi-agency project focusing on water issues in the Ogallala aquifer. Prior to my current position, I was a postdoc Agricultural Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) working within an interdisciplinary team studying spatial and temporal analysis of crop diversity for the contiguous U.S., and have done some research on remote sensing to quantify crop residue in the field in relation to water conservation and carbon sequestration. My background also includes working with GIS, remote sensing, database management, soil and water conservation, watershed modeling, hydrology, water quality, lithology, and well drilling.