OUR TEAM
Land IQ maintains a staff of soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists, remote sensing and GIS specialists. Our experienced staff hold professional certifications including Certified Professional Soil Scientists and Agronomists, Certified Crop Advisers, Biologists, Ecologists and Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control. We have offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles.
Joel Kimmelshue
Owner/Principal Soil & Agricultural Scientist
Dr. Kimmelshue is a founding partner and Principal Soil & Agricultural Scientist with Land IQ. He holds a Ph.D. in Soil Science with a concentration in Water Resources from North Carolina State University in addition to his certification as a Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS). He has over 27 years of consulting experience focusing on practical and applied solutions for the development and management of agricultural-based soil/water/plant systems, especially irrigated systems.
Mica Heilmann
Owner/Principal Agricultural & Spatial Scientist
Ms. Heilmann is a founding partner of Land IQ. She holds a B.S. in Soil Science with minors in Viticulture and Water Science-Irrigation from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in addition to her certification as a Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS). She has over 23 years of experience in land classification and environmental, agricultural and water resource consulting, remote sensing applications and project management.
Land Based Science Team
Stephanie Tillman, Soil & Agricultural Scientist
Margot Griswold, Senior Restoration Ecologist
Travis Brooks, Biologist/Restoration Ecologist
Frank Anderson, Biometeorologist
Chris Stall, Soil & Agricultural Scientist
Melissa Riedel-Lehrke, Biologist/Restoration Ecologist
Cody Fink, Soil Scientist
Adriana Joosep, Soil & Irrigation Scientist
Joel Crowther, Soil & Agricultural Scientist
Bradley Santi, Soil & Agricultural Scientist
Sadie Keller, Agricultural Scientist
JB Buller, Agricultural Scientist
Spatial Science/Developer Team
Diya Chowdhury, Programmer/Remote Sensing Analyst
Xue Gao, Geospatial Developer
Atsushi Tomita, Remote Sensing Scientist
Juan Geng, GIS/Remote Sensing Analyst
Zhehan Tang, Remote Sensing Scientist
Elahe Jamalina, Remote Sensing Scientist
Justin Sitton, GIS Analyst
Carly Coelho, Geospatial Scientist
Dylan Cicero, Geospatial Environmental Scientist
Joshua Dare, Web Developer
Tianyi Sun, Full Stack Developer
Danial Azman, Environmental Engineer
Client Service Team
Casey Gudel, Client Relations & Project Manager
Karen Gunther, Controller
Dana Hansen, Office Manager
Laura McFadden, Accounting Assistant
Technical Internship Program
Land IQ continuously provides multiple internship opportunities for current and recent graduates possessing skills in our areas of expertise.