Firm Experience
Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) was established in 1986. The client base for IMS is focused on medium-to-large commercial properties in Washington, Oregon and Utah. The company’s clients are noted for:
- The high quality of their properties.
- Their interest in a healthy landscape and efficient use of irrigation.
The management structure of IMS is marked by its versatility, whereby each person within the company (including the owner) has multiple, overlapping skills and responsibilities. This allows IMS to maximize its capacity for responding the ever-changing conditions from one day to the next so that the irrigation needs of all the properties are correctly managed. Below are the people who make IMS the company that it is:

Ellen Beighley, Founder/Owner
- Twenty four years landscape irrigation experience
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) since 1993
- Presented keynote address on Centralized Irrigation Control to Nevada Landscape Contractors Assoc.
- Certified Maxicom specialist

Merry Sam (Redmond, WA)
- Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science
- Master of Environmental Management
- Twelve years of experience in Maxicom central control
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Certified Maxicom specialist

Scott Thompson
- Bachelor of Science, Economics
- Nine years experience in Maxicom central control
- Eight years experience in financial analysis
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Certified Maxicom specialist

David Layden
- Bachelor of Science, Economics; Master of Business Administration
- Nine years experience in Maxicom central control
- Eight years experience in financial/credit risk management
- Produce computer generated maps of irrigation zones.
- Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)
- Certified Maxicom specialist
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