Cultivation Consultants
Khoa
Khoa is a cannabis cultivation consultant with over a decade of experience supporting commercial cultivation facilities across the United States. He works with growers and operators to design, optimize, and scale indoor and greenhouse cultivation systems.
Specializing in controlled environment agriculture, Khoa provides guidance on facility setup, environmental control, irrigation strategies, genetics selection, and overall cultivation management. His hands-on experience in commercial grow operations helps cultivators improve plant health, increase yields, and maintain consistent production.
Khoa partners with growers and investors to develop efficient, scalable cultivation programs that support long-term operational success.
Douglas Jacobs
Douglas Jacobs is a pioneer in precision agriculture and controlled environment cultivation.With 15+ years of hands-on experience across indoor, outdoor, greenhouse, vertical farming, and aquaponic systems, In 2011 he founded VertiFarms in New Orleans, built the city\’s first commercial aeroponic farm, and developed rooftop growing systems at Rouses Supermarket, demonstrating the viability of urban agriculture. Over the next 5 years Doug worked with 100’s of Urban Farmers and developed growing systems for SF Giants Stadium, Google, Microsoft, NASA Kennedy Center, US Space & Rocket Center, Orange County (Orlando) Convention Center and UC Boulder.
Starting in 2016 Doug worked as a trusted Technical Advisor for Grodan, one of the world largest hydroponic growing media manufacturers, and as a consultant for commercial cannabis operations throughout North America and Internationally. His expertise in crop steering, precision irrigation, and process optimization has helped hundreds of facilities dramatically improve yields while reducing input costs. Doug has advised some of the most renowned growers and the largest cannabis farms in world.
Over the years his practical insights appeared regularly in industry publications including Garden Culture Magazine, Cannabis Business Times, and Ed Rosenthal\’s cultivation guides. As a frequent speaker at industry conferences including Indo Expo and CannaCon, Doug translates complex agricultural science into actionable strategies for commercial growers.
Eddie Hansen
Through Apex Growth Solutions, he provides guidance on crop steering, environmental management, and operational planning for indoor and controlled-environment agriculture. Hansen’s work focuses on helping cultivation teams improve plant performance, streamline workflows, and build repeatable systems that support consistent yields and long-term facility growth.