Agerpoint Welcomes New Chief Data Officer, Dan Maycock
Research Triangle, North Carolina, July 29, 2024
Agerpoint is pleased to announce its new Chief Data Officer, Dan Maycock.
The introduction of this role will enhance the company’s position as a leader in digital twin-enabled development and analysis across Agriculture and Nature. In his new role, Dan will lead Agerpoint’s efforts across AI, data engineering, and analytics.
Maycock is a seasoned agriculture and technology leader with roots tracing back to the small farming community of Prosser, WA with dozens of years working in various AgTech-focused leadership roles. His leadership experience also includes roles at Boeing and Amazon, along with consulting appointments with Slalom and Capgemini. Dan also brings substantial entrepreneurial experience to Agerpoint, having served as both a technology leader and co-founder in three successful ventures.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dan to the Agerpoint team to help businesses around the world to understand their crops and forests at a much greater level with the digital solutions Dan will help us build and scale," said Kevin Lang, Agerpoint CEO. "Dan offers a distinctive perspective by blending technology and crops systems expertise, and we look forward to higher levels of collaboration with clients and potential partners under his leadership."
In addition to his management roles, Dan has been a regular contributor to a number of publications and a key thought leader, both speaking and writing across venues globally along with conducting research as an adjunct faculty member of NC State University. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in MIS from Washington State University and a master’s degree in software management from Carnegie Mellon University.
“The food and agriculture industry faces challenges from all directions today, and I am excited to join the Agerpoint team. I look forward to helping our clients make more informed decisions across their supply chains globally” said Maycock.
About Agerpoint
Agerpoint measures and monitors agriculture and nature using 3D AI and interactive scenes. Users scan plants, crops or forests with smartphones and upload mobile captures to the cloud where measurements and insights about plant health, disease, yield, species and carbon sequestration are derived from the digital twin. This ground truth is fused with other data from drones, satellites, ground sensors, and field management information to create a precise, quantifiable and interactive digital record, allowing users to monitor farms and forests from anywhere in the world.
