Luciano S. Shiratsuchi
Precision Agriculture Consultant
Owner / CEO of the Precision AgX LLC
PO Box 9617
College Station - TX
77842
Provide consultant services in the area of precision agriculture and soil fertility.
Experienced in soil fertility, spatial statistics, machine learning, AI and remote sensing.
Work with farmers in Mato Grosso, Goias and Bahia (Brazil), Corn Belt in Nebraska, Cotton Farmers in Louisiana and Texas.
Perform validation of new sensors to support big data collection to generate solutions to support variable rate technology.
Work collaboratively with crop consultants, startup companies and commodity groups.
Former creator of the LSU Digital Ag Program.
Chair of the Precision Agriculture System Community of the American Society of Agronomy during 2 mandates.
Generate practical solution for farmers using new techniques such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Address
PO Box 9617
College Station - Texas
77842
USA
Email: luciano@precisionagx.com
Education
PhD 2011: Agronomy - University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL)
Lato sensu 2003: Agricultural Engineering - Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel)
MS 2001: Agronomy - University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ)
BS 1998: Agronomy - University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ)
Language knowledge
English (Reading - good; Writing - good; Speaking - good; Listening - good)
Portuguese (Reading - good; Writing - good; Speaking - good; Listening - good)
Spanish (Reading - good; Writing - basic; Speaking - basic; Listening - good)
Professional Experiences
Jan2024 - present: Precision Agriculture Consultant at PrecisionAgX LLC, College Station - Texas
Set 2020 - Dec 2021: Leader of Precision Agricultural System community for the American Society of Agronomy for 2 mandates.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2023: Associate Professor, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge – LA, USA
2012- 2017: Research Scientist - Embrapa - Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
2008-2011: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA
2002-2007: Research Scientist – Embrapa - Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing in Brasilia - DF, Brazil
2000 - 2001: Visiting Scholar - University of Idaho - Hyperspectral remote sensing in Moscow - ID, USA
1999-2000: Agronomist, Inoue Farm Enterprise, Cesario Lange, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997-1998: Intern, Department of Production and Transport of Sugarcane, Dedini Sugar and Ethanol CO, Vargem Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1995-1997: Research Associate, University of Sao Paulo – USP/ESALQ, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Complimentary Education
2024 - Technology-based business transformation. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT. Instructor: Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger
2023 - Crop mapping using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical remote sensing. NASA - ARSET.
2020 – Machine Learning. Harvard University. Instructor: Dr. Rafael Irrizary
2017 – APSIM Crop Model Training. Iowa State University. Instructor: Dr. Sotirious Archantoulis
2016 – NetCDF: An ecologyst guide to work with Daymett. NASA National Lab. Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Brennan
2014 – Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Training. Embrapa West Amazon
2009 – Quantitative Remote Sensing. CALMIT – Lincoln, Nebraska. Instructor: Dr. Anatoly Gitelson
2005 – Geostatitics. Embrapa Headquarters. Instructor: Dr. Paulo Justiniano Ribeiro
2005 – R programming. Federal University of Parana. Instructor: Dr. Antonio Carlos Goncalves
2004 – Open source and free GIS systems. Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology
2003 – MODIS satellite imagery. Federal University of Goias. Instructor: Dr. Alfredo Huete and Laerte Ferreira
2001 – Hyperspectral signature. University of Idaho. Instructor: Dr. Lawrence Lass
Curriculum