I'm Zachary Mason, a multidisciplinary technologist bridging agricultural biology and engineering to build practical AgTech solutions. With 7+ years of experience, I design and deploy embedded environmental controls, CAD and automation, data pipelines, and AI-driven analysis to optimize yields and help farming teams work more efficiently.

Zachary Mason

I'm Zachary Mason, a multidisciplinary technologist bridging agricultural biology and engineering to build practical AgTech solutions. With 7+ years of experience, I design and deploy embedded environmental controls, CAD and automation, data pipelines, and AI-driven analysis to optimize yields and help farming teams work more efficiently.

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I’m Zachary Mason, a multidisciplinary technologist bridging agricultural biology and engineering to build practical AgTech solutions.

With 7+ years of experience, I design and deploy embedded environmental controls, CAD and automation, data pipelines, and AI-driven analysis to optimize yields and help farming teams work more efficiently.

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Experience Level

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Expert
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Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Data Engineering Product Lead at Roboclaim
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead architecture of custom data solutions, optimize workflows by integrating Generative AI tools, and translate complex system logic into actionable insights for stakeholders.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at GUSH (Vertical Strawberry Farm)
February 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Directed technical operations and agronomic optimization; increased yield, built a robust agronomic data acquisition system, and developed 'gush-os', a Farm Management System; implemented RFID labor tracking and low-cost automation for environmental control.
CEA Consultant at ÉAU (Ecosystems Alimentaires Urbains)
June 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Provided technical design and engineering support for industrial-scale aquaponics and vertical farming; produced CAD models, facility plans, BOMs, and documented environmental control subsystems.
Founder & Lead Grower at Agriculture Verticale Ecoresponsable (AVÉ)
August 1, 2020 - June 1, 2022
Founded a tech-forward urban farm; designed a vertical farming system with IoT sensors, automated cultivation processes, and delivered a custom automated microgreen production system to a client.
Chief of Operations at Private Company
August 1, 2018 - November 1, 2023
Developed software and hardware automation solutions, built operational data collection systems, and managed procurement, installation and maintenance of industrial machinery to increase throughput.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science - Agricultural and Environmental Science at McGill University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Graduate Certificate in Production Automation Engineering: Intelligent Systems at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
January 1, 2026 - January 26, 2026

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Industry Experience

Agriculture & Mining, Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education