Ian Cain - FIEAust CPEng NER MAICD

Weapons Engineer for FFGUP

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Timeline
About me
Defence | Business Development | Strategic Planning | Chief of Staff | Program Leadership | C-Level/Senior Stakeholder Engagement & Customer Management | Chartered Engineer
Education
- Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sri Lanka
  2017 - 2017
  Passed Staff Course Military Strategic Studies, General psc
- University of New South Wales
  2011 - 2013
  Masters of Systems Engineering Weapons and Ordnance
- Cranfield University
  2008 - 2009
  MSc (EOE) Explosive Ordnance
  Thesis was conducted on the in-situ bioremediation of TNT in soil
- RMIT University
  1997 - 2001
  BEng Communications
Experience
- Royal Australian Navy
  Mar 2007 - Jun 2008
  Weapons Engineer for FFGUP
  Witnessed and accepted on behalf of the Commonwealth all FFGUP CAT 5 test and trials.
- RAN
  Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
  Senior Explosive Ordnance Engineer
- Royal Australian Navy
  Jan 2012 - Aug 2014
  Provided Command with Level Three Engineering Advice on all Weapons Electrical Engineering issues. Managed and led a team of 35 engineers and technicians. Provide specialist advice on all explosive ordnance matters to Fleet Command
  - Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer
    Jan 2013 - Aug 2014
  - Fleet Armament Engineer
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
- Defence Services Command and Staff College Sri Lanka
  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
  Masters Student
- Capability Integration Test & Evaluation Branch, Joint Integration Concepts & Assurance
  Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
  Staff Officer
  An influential voice in strategy and alignment across ADF projects, I identified synergies and opportunities for integration into ADF framework. This role required a high level of sensitive diplomacy and collaboration cross-agency and levels of execution.
- Naval Construction Branch
  Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
  Combat Systems Manager
- Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group
  Jul 2019 - Dec 2020
  Chief Test Officer
  Appointed to build a new function and drive quality assurance on behalf of the Commonwealth overseeing ship construction activity and testing. This included planning and delivering the 4-week trial phase of HMAS Sydney, driving project completion to scope ahead of schedule at a significantly reduced cost for the ADF. In this role, I led more than 250+ technicians and engineers, including major defence contractors while building capability of 150+ RAN personnel, bringing rigour, structure and governance to operations. Show less
- Australian Defence Force
  Nov 2020 - Dec 2023
  Defence Attache Colombo
  Supporting Australia’s partnership with Sri Lanka and the Maldives, I spent three years in Colombo working with officials, providing strategic advice and spearheading defence initiatives. I managed diplomatic relations with the host country representatives and senior officers while leading a number of key support programs involving the development of innovative solutions to ensure defence continuity and resilience.
- Engineering | Defence
  Dec 2023 - now
  Sabbatical - Open to opportunities
Licenses & Certifications
- Chartered Maritime Engineer
  The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
  May 2013
- Member
  Australian Institute of Company Directors
  Mar 2024
- Fellow
  Engineers Australia
  Dec 2019
- Chartered Professional Engineer
  Engineers Australia
  Jul 2014
- Chartered Engineer
  The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)
  May 2013