Ensemble team members working in a substrate strawberry tunnel

About Ensemble Scientific

Building the future of
smart irrigation.

Our mission is to transform agriculture through intelligent irrigation — precision hardware, advanced analytics, and thoughtful design, helping growers achieve better yields with fewer resources.

Our Team

Meet the people behind Ensemble Scientific

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

CSO & Co-Founder

Professor of ecohydrology and Canada Research Chair. Has decades of research with growers on irrigation, soil moisture, and climate resilience. Leads field deployments and commercialization.

Morten Kals

Morten Kals

CTO & Co-Founder

Engineer with a PhD in physics. Leads product and platform development and has over a decade of experience in embedded systems, hardware design, and scalable sensor platforms.

Erik MacLennan

Erik MacLennan

Co-Founder

Systems engineer with experience developing sensing and automation systems across biotech, medical devices, and automotive industries.

Duncan Maxwell

Duncan Maxwell

Business Advisor

Business advisor with extensive experience in strategic planning, financial modeling, and guiding early-stage companies through structured, sustainable growth.

Andrew Schrader

Andrew Schrader

Software Engineer

Software Engineer with experience in full-stack development, specializing in distributed systems and embedded programming.