Meet the Team:

  • John Lopresti

    (B.Eng.)

    CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

    Expertise includes: Experimental design, Statistical analysis and modelling, Report writing and Presentations

  • Glenn Hale

    (B.Sc.)

    CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

    Expertise includes: Supply chain monitoring, Postharvest R&D, Business & data management, Communications & extension

  • Oscar Villalta

    (PhD.)

    POSTHARVEST PATHOLOGIST

    Expertise includes: Model development to predict rot risk in fruits, Pathogen identification, Best practice to extend fruit quality & shelf-life

  • Kurt Benke

    (PhD.)

    PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Expertise includes: Data analytics, Systems modelling, Sensor calibration, AI, Statistical analysis and Data presentation

  • Garry O'Leary

    (PhD.)

    PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Expertise includes: Funding grants, field crop agronomy, crop and biophysical simulation modelling

  • Joji Imabayashi

    (B. Int’l Relations, Dipl. Env. Sc.)

    AGRIBUSINESS CONSULTANT

    Expertise includes: Japan-Australia trade relationships, Vertical farming operations and report writing

  • Janan Arslan

    (PhD.)

    SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Expertise includes: Data analytics, Systems modelling, Sensor calibration, Statistical analysis and Data presentation