Bryan P. Thoreson, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Engineer, Project Manager |
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Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
M.S., Agricultural Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
B.S., Agricultural Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
Professional Registrations
Registered Civil Engineer, California (No. C56194)
Registered Civil Engineer, Washington (No. 36249)
Experience Summary
Dr. Thoreson has more than 15 years of professional experience in water resources and irrigation engineering. He specializes in irrigation water conservation, having skills and experience in the areas of irrigation scheduling, assessing and improving on-farm application efficiency, flow measurement, data management, and irrigation and drainage system operations and maintenance (O&M). Dr. Thoreson has extensive experience in software development and application related to irrigation engineering, including development, deployment and maintenance of customized Oracle SQL databases. Throughout his work, he has consistently demonstrated a unique command of both theoretical principle and practical application. He has authored numerous papers on improved irrigation practice and operations and maintenance procedures. Dr. Thoreson is fluent in spoken Nepali and can read and translate written Nepali. He has worked exclusively in Spanish for short consultations in Ecuador. Dr. Thoreson joined Davids Engineering in 1997 and serves as principal engineer, project manager and project engineer.
