Our Team | Weed-It

Our WEED-IT Team

	Brendan Williams Managing Director 0428 428 708 Whether it's face to face, phone or twitter, talking technology and trouble shooting with farmers far and wide is what Brendan loves best. His passion for agriculture and engineering started as a boy growing up on the family sheep and grain farm at Miram in the Wimmera, influenced by a conservationist grandfather and an enquiring mind. After obtaining his bachelor of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Melbourne and a decade in the industry his insatiable thirst for knowledge took him to the UK to complete his Masters in Agricultural Engineering in the early 90's focusing on the characteristics of chemical droplets delivered from boomsprays. Academia, GPS-Ag Pty Ltd and farming followed, come 2021 to be working with the "Dutchies" and the close knit team at Rometron Australia bringing cutting edge technology to Australian Farmers he reckons its a great place to be. This year saw him travel extensively to the USA, South Amercia, China and Europe keeping a breast of the big picture. Brendan's a supporter of Farmers for Climate Action, a great advocate for ongoing research and promotion of evidence based agricultural practices to ensure farmers are central to addressing climate change. Pictured above with Roel de Jonge founder of WEED-IT technology - Rometron Nl.
	Hamish McIntosh General Manager 0411 845 669 Hamish joined the Rometron Australia team over two years ago as engineering manager, now having made his way to general manager. Having great attention to detail and a passion for getting things done he is an asset to our growing business. Designing and overseeing WEED-IT reto-fitting to a variety of boom sprays as well as designing our own baby - the OPTISPOT 7 orchard sprayer, Hamish let his engineering skills do the talking. No stranger to bringing concepts to life, in Hamish' prior roles including with Thales Australia he supervised design projects for the Bushmaster (arguably Australia's most technologically advanced vehicle). A farm boy from The Riverina his childhood love of farm machinery saw him complete Mechanical Engineering at Monash University then go onto study Project Management at the University of Adelaide. Hamish's excitement at having done the full circle and now working back in Agriculture is obvious. Hamish is pictured on farm assisting an end user with their WEED-IT calibration. A fan of the odd vanilla slice and our current paper plane champion ( no mean feat amongst a bunch of engineers !), Hamish enjoys water skiing and spending time with his young family.
	Neill Morey Commercial Manager 0499 029 936 Neill has been a part of Rometron Australia since day one. Originally in the role of general manager in our start up phase, three years fast forward and we've grown our network and changed location, now based on the Calder Alternative Highway in Lockwood, Central Victoria just south of Bendigo. Neill oversaw the rapid growth of the business with us now one of the top WEED-IT distributors world wide. Neill's vast experience in the agricultural machinery sector and his knowledge of dealerships made him the ideal person for our GM in our formative period. Now we are well established Neill has moved into the role of commercial manager. His economics background and years of experience make this the perfect transition with our bigger team and opportunity to specialise. Along with this change of hat Neill is enjoying his new home closer to the coast in Geelong. Still with plenty of time for family and the odd bike ride and glass of red wine!
	Ryan Cale Technical Support Manager 0428 844 560 Ryan joined the team taking on the role of Technical Support Manager. He brings with him extensive experience in the Precision Agriculture field being no stranger to WEED-IT technology, having worked with WEED-IT for many years. He visited the Engineering team in The Netherlands at Rometron earlier this year - making the most of the face to face collaboration. Troubleshooting, testing, repairing, calibrating and assembling agricultural technology including the WEED-IT are what he loves to do. Having worked in the industry for the best part of a decade he enjoys supporting dealers and farmers helping bring the benefits of smart weed control to fruition. His experience and easy going nature make him a key addition to the team working alongside our engineers and working closely with our valued manufacturers, dealers and farmers. Although WA is home, Ryan's role will have him travelling Australia wide. Being a country boy, Ryan learnt the ropes of broadacre cropping working on large scale farms in the WA wheatbelt - here he developed a love of mechanical engineering cementing his passion with an Advanced Diploma of Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Institute of Technology. In his spare time he enjoys the tranquility of the great outdoors, photography and travel.
	Mark Sloan Territory Manager 0417 590 086 Mark took on the role of Territory Manager in July 2024. He's wasted no time in doing exactly as his role suggests. In the last month Mark's spent time in the Victorian town of Speed at the Mallee Machinery Field Days, over the border in South Australia fielding catching up with West coast farmers at the Eyre Peninsula Field Days and as we speak he's on route to Ag Quip in Gunnedah ! Learning first hand from our OEM's and dealers along with farmers far and wide, Mark is loving the opportunity to combine his passion for Ag-Tech with identifying grower concerns when it comes to crop protection. . Having come to us from the Victorian Department of Agriculture, Mark's at home with capacity building, getting a buzz out of seeing others prosper on-farm. Having studied Science at Flinders University with a background in training and information sharing Mark's passionate about supporting our networks and improving the WEED-IT experience for all involved. When not working Mark enjoys life on his own patch of dirt with his young family, running a few sheep.
	Bonnie Phillips Store and Parts Bonnie joined Rometron Australia earlier this year and hit the ground running ! Bonnie by name and by nature her passion for sorting her domain and streamlining deliveries, storage and dispatching has been a breath of fresh air. Bonnie has a passion for completing jobs in a timely fashion, this along with her common sense approach makes her right at home in the storeroom. Bonnie has further developed her skill set since staring at Lockwood with an impressive detailed knowledge of part numbers and componentry. When not at work Bonnie has an interest in history, enjoys family time, the great outdoors and relaxing.
	Damien Brearley Fabricator Damo started with the team mid 2024. Having 25 years experience as a boilermaker across various machinery sectors, Damo has a very healthy bank of skills. Completing his apprenticeship with Sherwell Manufacturing in Nhill back in the early days, Damo is well versed in the rigors of agriculture. A Wimmera boy with a knack for problem solving Damo has blended in beautifully with the engineering team, having made a huge contribution to our retrofit work since coming on board. A fun loving bloke, lover of movies, motor cross and the Collingwood football club, Damo is great to have around.
	Robyn Williams Events Manager 0427669147 Robyn's role is best described as events manager. She works at helping get the team to field days and where they need to be. Doing this along with our marketing to help answer farmer's questions about who and where they can get their questions answered and all things WEED-IT. A lover of social events and catching up with our colleagues and clients Robyn is passionate about a "people centered" approach to all that we do. Some of her favourite times with Rometron include travelling to regional Queensland, South Australia and into the Victorian Mallee, not to mention to The Netherlands in June 2024 to catch up with Roel and Hans and the Rometron team for the 25 year celebrations. An avid Carlton supporter with a background in health and family life on the farm, Robyn enjoys being a part of Rometron Australia.