Experience

Emergency Recovery Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• State Operations Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Responsible for the planning, commissioning and delivery of large-scale projects and services to support community-led recovery and engagement after bushfire disaster.



Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager

  • May 2018 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for the management of specialist facilities each performing critical monitoring and observation of identified high risk individuals. Reporting lines including over 200 specialist staff from multiple government departments. Responsible for the management of specialist facilities each performing critical monitoring and observation of identified high risk individuals. Reporting lines including over 200 specialist staff from multiple government departments.



Defence Australia

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Liaison

  • Jul 2016 - May 2018

  Employed as a consultant/liaison to facilitate the design and structure of a future ADF capability valued at over $2b. As the lead for operational structure design and conceptual capability development was responsible for the production of detailed government project submissions and proposals. Extremely technical project requiring deep levels of understanding of classified systems in both the ADF and US Department of Defense. Multi-dimensional position requiring professional mastery, superior communication and negotiating skills coupled with an ability to co-ordinate between a broad range of domestic and international companies. Key Achievements -Successfully proposed and implemented a detailed capability development package focused on significantly enhancing the base level project acquisition strategy. -Acted as the tactical implementation lead representing the future capability at multiple domestic and international working groups and symposiums. -Delivered the Conceptual Employment and Concept of Operations documents for the project. -Proven ability to meet short notice requests and tasking originating from the highest levels of government.



Australian Army

• Australia
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Battery Commander

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  Led the Australian Army’s only Air-Land Integration unit, responsible for 90 personnel spread across 11 different domestic and international locations. Managed an operating budget of more than $2m and ensured the continued compliance and performance of this unique unit. Appointed as the lead change agent for implementing reforms to the structure and operating procedures of the Army’s air effects resource allocation. Also lead the deployable integration unit responsible for meshing Australian and United States strategic planning units during large scale co-operation events and activities. Key Achievements -Successfully restructured and employed the Army’s strategic air co-ordination unit, achieving efficiency’s and improved prediction implementation for critical resource usage. -Acquired and integrated innovative technology for the purpose of enabling long distance encrypted communications between ADF and international platforms. -Established and maintained a forward deployed co-ordination team responsible for the facilitation of air resource support to ADF personnel in the middle east area of operations.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Instructor - US Air Defense Artillery School

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  Selected to represent the ADF as the only international instructor/facilitator on the United States Army’s Air Defense course. Responsible for the facilitation and development of US and International officers preparing to assume command positions of critical defence capabilities such as air and ballistic missile defence units. Promoted into the senior instructor position and charged with evolving the tactical application package delivered during the course. Key Achievements -Successfully redesigned and implemented the tactical application portion of the course. -Facilitated an enhanced leadership philosophy in a team based environment that was adopted across the entire curriculum. This adjustment focused the students on teambuilding methodologies designed to significantly boost their organisations resilience and capacity to evolve as required.



North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

• Belgium
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Combined Team Uruzgan - Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Deployed within a coalition headquarters as the senior planner and manager of surveillance and intelligence assets supporting all Australian forces in Afghanistan. Primary role was the synchronisation of surveillance effects in support of organisational goals, and the management of a 20-person international team, specialising in intelligence assessment from surveillance platforms. Designed, built, and co-located a functionally advanced control centre, that maximised capability in support of organisational needs. Initiated the use of advanced US technologies and assets to gain significant operational and strategic advantages on behalf of the supported organisations. Key Achievements -Re-aligned the operational tasking process to minimise response timings and decrease resource waste, in some cases achieving operational efficiencies of over 50%. -Merged multiple small teams to create a centralised co-ordination unit enabling increased quality control and standardisation across the organisational outputs. -Liaised to enable developing technologies to be employed in support of Australian assets resulting in added protection and security for the organisation.