Our Team

John Whitfield & Shane Rose

Position: Directors

Both Directors of Whitfield Rose Pty Ltd maintain an active day to day interest and involvement in all projects undertaken by the group.

John is also the current President of Lift Engineering Society of Australia Inc. (Vic), and a member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (Electrical).

Specialists in – Vertical Transport Services

Design Development Strategy, Elevator Equipment Design, Schematic Design Planning, System Analysis, Energy Usage and Performance Measurement and Reporting, High Rise Elevator Services Capacity Design, Project Planning, Traffic Analysis, Lift Modernisations and Project Management, Strategic Upgrade Planning, Budget Planning, Maintenance Management and Review, Contract Negotiation, Due Diligence, Expert Witness.


National team


David Moors

Position: Associate, Melbourne

  • 16 years consulting
  • 20 years R&D software design
  • Field engineering

Sam Trifiletti

Position: Senior Consultant, Melbourne

  • 40 years broad industry experience
  • 6 years consulting

Chris Romanidis

Position: Senior Consultant,  Melbourne

  • 30+ years broad industry experience
  • 6 years consulting

Lawrence Blake

Position: Senior Consultant,  Melbourne

  • 38 years broad industry experience
  • 6 years consulting

Alberto Dominguez

Position: Senior Consultant, Melbourne

  • 5+ years broad industry experience
  • 5 years consulting

Robert Mashman

Position: Manager NSW/ACT and Specialist VT Consultant

  • 35+ years broad industry experience

Monny Adato

Position: Senior Consultant, NSW

  • 25+ years broad industry experience

Sidney Bastos

Position: State Manager – Queensland & Northern Territory

  • Broad industry experience including Project Management

Trevor Stevenson

Position: State Manager – Western Australia

  • 25+ years broad industry experience
  • 20+ years consulting

Tony Berry

Position: Senior Consultant – Western Australia

  • 13+ years broad industry experience in UK and WA

David McCappin

Position: Elevator Consultant, Adelaide

  • 25+ years broad industry experience
  • 5 years consulting

Ida Poletti

Position: Senior Administrator, Melbourne

Michael Kopp

Position: Graduate Engineer, Melbourne

  • 5+ years broad industry experience
  • 1 year consulting