Lead renegotiation for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Sustainment contract valued at $0.9Bn AUD including acting as the Commonwealth Lead Negotiator; directing Commonwealth team; planning all aspects of negotiation including structure and tactics; lead and manage Commonwealth team during analysis and negotiation; achieving all required approvals up to and including Defence Minister Approval. Lead Australian participation across ten NH90 Helicopter operating nations in multinational… Show more Lead renegotiation for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Sustainment contract valued at $0.9Bn AUD including acting as the Commonwealth Lead Negotiator; directing Commonwealth team; planning all aspects of negotiation including structure and tactics; lead and manage Commonwealth team during analysis and negotiation; achieving all required approvals up to and including Defence Minister Approval. Lead Australian participation across ten NH90 Helicopter operating nations in multinational cooperation for collective commercial contracting arrangements for sustainment support across the international supply chain; including Through Life Support, Software development, Helicopter development and improvements, Obsolescence, and Airworthiness support. Negotiate resultant changes to Australian MRH Sustainment contract including ensuring appropriate commercial positioning without reducing long term sustainability nor increasing cost of ownership. Show less

CASG System Program Office Director for Army Avaiation Systems including ARH, MRH, S70 Black Hawk, Kiowa and all common ground systems. Lead a team of 250+ personnel across multiple locations in Australia and France. Act as the Project Director for the ARH Capability Assurance Program (up to $1Bn) including developing necessary documentation to gain government approval of the project. Manage all sustainment contracts and annual financial budget of approx $500M.

Technical advisor to Forces Commander and Director General Aviation on all aspects of Technical Airworthiness and Logistics Support for the Army's Helicopter fleets. Responsible for Aviation Medicine and Psychological support across Army Aviation and 16 Aviation Brigade. Work closely with the Director Aviation Capability Management to plan and mange the introduction into service of the MRH helicopter. Project Director for Plan Pelican to modernise all aspects of Army Aviation Maintenance… Show more Technical advisor to Forces Commander and Director General Aviation on all aspects of Technical Airworthiness and Logistics Support for the Army's Helicopter fleets. Responsible for Aviation Medicine and Psychological support across Army Aviation and 16 Aviation Brigade. Work closely with the Director Aviation Capability Management to plan and mange the introduction into service of the MRH helicopter. Project Director for Plan Pelican to modernise all aspects of Army Aviation Maintenance, including providing advice to RAAF and RAN on lesson that can be applied to their modernisation programs. Show less

Assist in the coordination and control of all internal and external logistic processes. Provide the interface of redeployment issues for 51 Nations as well as al NATO HQ elements in Europe. Liaision with coalition forces and other interested parties to ensure that the Logistic plans are met and run in parallel with the overall Afghanistan campaign plan. Develop long term and sustainable future plans for redeployment of forces and equipment including along the land routes out of Afghanistan… Show more Assist in the coordination and control of all internal and external logistic processes. Provide the interface of redeployment issues for 51 Nations as well as al NATO HQ elements in Europe. Liaision with coalition forces and other interested parties to ensure that the Logistic plans are met and run in parallel with the overall Afghanistan campaign plan. Develop long term and sustainable future plans for redeployment of forces and equipment including along the land routes out of Afghanistan through to Southern Pakistan. Regularly brief Commander ISAF (LTGEN 4 Star), SHAPE HQ, HQ NATO and all Nations on issues regarding redeployment plans and progress. Act as the HQ ISAF Technical representative on HQ NATO Technical visit to Uzbekistan examining strategic rail routes. Show less

Command, Lead and Manage the RAEME Aircraft Maintenance School. Conduct training to achieve a training throughput of 650 student across 60 aircraft related courses from initial trade training through to the most advanced trade and leadership courses for soldiers and officers.

Command, lead and mange the AASPO Business unit responsible for the s70 Black Hawk helicopter with a staff of 65 APS and military personnel across Engineering (Aeromechanical and Avionics), Logistics and Project Management disciplines. Responsible for all aspects of Fleet Management, Integrated Logistics Support, Engineering Support, Financial Management of the allocated annual budget ($84M) and Project Integration for the Black Hawk Helicopter, Maintenance Training Devices and Full Flight… Show more Command, lead and mange the AASPO Business unit responsible for the s70 Black Hawk helicopter with a staff of 65 APS and military personnel across Engineering (Aeromechanical and Avionics), Logistics and Project Management disciplines. Responsible for all aspects of Fleet Management, Integrated Logistics Support, Engineering Support, Financial Management of the allocated annual budget ($84M) and Project Integration for the Black Hawk Helicopter, Maintenance Training Devices and Full Flight Mission Simulator. Show less