Our staff

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Staff profiles

Dale Varnavas
Client Engagement Advisor

I am the communications advisor responsible for communication and marketing activities within the Research Development and Innovation directorate of the department.  I work closely with DPIRD scientists and research...

Principal Policy Officer Damian Capp.

Damian Capp is a Principal Policy Officer with the Farming Systems Innovation (FSI) directorate. FSI has an aim to...

Man in laboratory
Research Scientist

Daniel is a plant pathologist focusing on fungal root and crown pathogens of broadacre crops. He is the WA expert on management of fungal...

Daniel Real
Senior Research Officer (Forage Breeding and Agronomy)

I am the project leader of all the projects involving the domestication, breeding and animal production of the forage legume tedera. These projects are co-funded by DPIRD and Meat and Livestock Australia.

Daniel Renshaw
Technical Officer

Daniel works with the lupin breeding group on field support and pre-breeding laboratory activities. He helps with preparations for seeding and harvest and works as part of the field teams at peak work times. Daniel was...

Dario Stefanelli
Senior Research Scientist

Dario is the senior researcher and lead of the Fruit and Perennial Crops Program, with 25 years’ experience in horticulture research and development. Dario works closely with various fruit industries on fruit physiology...

Daron Malinowski
Technical Officer

I have been with DPIRD for two years and am currently a Technical Officer based at Northam working with the Soils Productivity team. Our team is looking at innovative approaches to managing subsoil acidity. Subsoil...

eConnect+ Project Manager Darren Gibbon
Project Manager, eConnect+ Project

Darren leads the WA Government's $10 million eConnect+ Project.  This project has interesting program elements ranging from upgrading DPIRD’s automatic weather station network to 4G, to undertaking several small...

Darryl McClements
Senior Technical Officer

I provide technical support for the pasture group. This involves me coordinating and assisting in a range of activities with field and glasshouse experiments, including planning the trials through to establishing and...

Darshan Sharma
Manager Genetic Improvement

Darshan currently manages the Genetic Improvement portfolio which aims to enhance the inherent potential to produce, to protect and to improve quality of grain crops for WA. The Genetic Improvement research team works in...

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