Meet the Team

Catriona is based in Armidale, New South Wales and has been with ABRI since January 2015. She has a Bachelor of Science from Monash University and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) from the University of Melbourne. Catriona has previously worked as a genetics demonstrator for the ‘Get Into Genes’ program at La Trobe University.


Paul is based in Rockhampton, Queensland, and has been with ABRI since February 2012. Paul was raised on a dairy/beef property in South East Queensland, where he worked for four years after finishing his studies at Queensland Agricultural College. Paul has previously worked as a Technical Officer at CSIRO for 22 years. During his time at CSIRO, Paul was involved in a number of Beef CRC I, II and III research projects.


Boyd is based in Armidale and has been with ABRI Extension Services since May 2017. He has extensive applied livestock experience having worked for breeding programs in multiple species and completing a PhD in Animal Breeding from the University of New England in 2011. He is also currently employed as a BREEDPLAN Technical Consultant, where he has experience with BREEDPLAN analyses, BreedObject and MateSel.