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CASSANDRA TOVES

Cassandra graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Agricultural System Management focused in irrigation. While attending school she worked for an agricultural irrigation company assisting with irrigation design and managing installation projects. After graduation she ran all store operations for multiple locations along the central coast as well as doing irrigation designs for larger projects. 

Cassandra has always been most interested in substrate growing and automation. Coming from a younger generation, she sees the need for agriculture to become more automated and is eager to help growers attain those goals. Her experience has allowed her to pursue her passion for design and installation of automated irrigation systems, focusing mainly on substrate and greenhouse applications.

FRANK TOVES

Frank began working in the agriculture industry in 2006 managing a local irrigation dealership in the Salinas Valley. Later he moved into sales and design both locally in Salinas and expanding down into Santa Maria and Oxnard. His dedication to doing what is best for the grower has allowed for him to build long term relationships built on mutual trust with his customers. 

This has been very helpful as Frank helps growers transition from conventional farming practices to the future of technology and automation. His background in computer science has allowed for him to lead the way for integrating technology with agriculture while his reputation lets his growers know that they will be supported every step of the way throughout the transition and learning process. 

Frank is recognized by the Irrigation Association as a Certified Irrigation Designer (CID), Agriculture Irrigation Specialist (CAIS), and a Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC). As well as a Technical Service Provider (TSP) by the NRCS. He also holds a General Engineering contractors license from the CSLB.

SAUL MEDRANO

Saul graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019 with a degree in BioResource and Agricultural Engineering. From his youth to early adulthood, Saul worked with his father in the family cut-flower business. While attending Cal Poly, he worked for the Irrigation Training and Research Center and continued to help his father. 

Due to his lifelong farming experience, Saul has a great amount of interest in incorporating and simplifying modern irrigation techniques to conventional practices. Saul is excited to see what technology will be available in the future to help farmers reach a greater level of efficiency and sustainability.

MANUEL "NOEL" ISLA

Noel was born and raised in the Salinas Valley. After graduating high school in ’98, Noel pursued a career in golf becoming a golf professional in 2000. Noel ended his professional career in 2011, seeking more for himself. With high end mobile stereo and audio-visual systems as a hobby since he was young, Noel transitioned into Ag Technology where he discovered a new passion for monitoring and control systems. 

Noel developed a keen eye for detail from his experience in overseeing the R&D department of new sensory products. Learning from his own installations and experiences in the field, he hopes that he can help simplify and help growers understand their automated systems. Noel is excited to be a part of new technologies that will be incorporated in the future which will help lead the industry for the next generation of automated farming.

 

ISMAEL NAVA

Ismael was raised in the small community of Las Lomas.  He graduated from Hartnell college in the advanced automotive program. A career in the automotive industry fulfilled his passion for working on cars, which he still does in his spare time. Throughout his professional career, he has had experiences that have given him the foundational skills to grasp new concepts quickly. He worked from serving tables at a catering company to changing brake pads at an automotive dealership, from wrapping cars at body shops to making carbon fiber parts for airplanes. Through all the experiences, he still wanted to learn something new.

He stumbled upon Ag technology and automation systems, a subject that he wasn’t too familiar with but seemed interesting. Ismael, keen to know how things work and a desire to continuously improve upon every job installation, seeks to help growers and farmers effectively use the latest automation technology for all their crops.

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