David Hayes

Engineer | dmhayes@iastate.edu

Since joining the Digital Ag team in 2021, David has worked on a variety of software engineering projects in yield monitoring and ground sensing. He specializes in data collection and processing and algorithm development. According to David, having the ability to bring together his two interests in agriculture and software is an opportunity that’s unique to the Digital Ag team.

“I enjoy being in a position where I can work with both computers and agriculture,” David said. “The most rewarding part is getting your software to run properly without any errors.”

Education and Certifications:

M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, 2021

B.S. Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, 2020

Areas of Expertise:

Data Processing

Software Design