Company, a leading vertically integrated fertilizer producer with mines throughout the Americas and a global distribution network. From 2002 to 2018, Dessureault was a professor at the University of Arizona, where he engaged in research related to the integration and effective use of mining information systems and sustainability. In 2004, he founded MISOM Technologies, an IT services company with expertise in data integration, control rooms, and automation. MISOM eventually developed the FARA platform, which brings together Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, a tablet-based mobile app, and modern approaches such as Big Data and gamification to create innovative form digitization, worker engagement, and fleet management. In late 2017, MISOM was acquired by MST Global, where Dr. Dessureault served as Chief Innovation Evangelist until joining Mosaic in 2019.