Experience

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  Australian army

  Jul 1993 - Jan 2019

  Director General Army Aviation is responsible for the overall coordination of the Army Aviation capability across the Capability Life Cycle - from needs and requirements, acquisition, introduction into service, sustainment and withdrawal of Army Aviation capabilities. The role functions as the principle Army Aviation adviser to Commander Forces Command, and provides decision and staff support to Head Land Capability Army for acquisition and sustainment activity. The role broadly encompasses technical and operational airworthiness, sustainment and development of existing capabilities, and overseeing and developing future Army Aviation capabilities. Director General Army Aviation is also Head of Corps for Army Aviation. Show less The role is to command, lead and manage a talented arrray of military, public servants and contractors in support of the Army Aviation capability. This involves the delivery of basic and advanced rotary wing flight training for military rotary wing aircrew, including flight instructor training; the delivery of trade training for aircraft support and mission support staff who enable the aviation mission; and, the delivery of aeroskills training for the Army maintenance and engineering workforce for Army's advanced rotary wing systems. The role also demands a comprehensive understanding of training systems and training delivery, and is also responsible for providing advice on training and trade health for all of Army Aviation's personnel. Commandant Army Aviation Training Centre is also the Senior ADF Officer for the Darling Downs and the Deputy Head of Corps for Army Aviation. Show less The role was to form the first ARH Tiger capability in Army, and generate the first aircrew training system of its type. The task required the establishment and merging of military and contractor instructional staff (from Kellog, Brown and Root) with Eurocopter maintenance crews to establish a coherent training capability. Importantly the role required a fundamental reassessment of what capabilities the ARH Tiger could deliver, and was the nacent establishment of Armed Reconnaissance and Attack culture within the Army Aviation capability. From a system that was not functioning, and from diverse backgrounds, within 4 months the first Tiger instructors were qualified, within 8 months a capability was generating qualified aircrew and within 18 months the system was mature and functioning within the capabilities of the system. Show less

  • Director General Army Aviation

    Dec 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Commandant Army Aviation Training Centre

    Jul 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Director Aviation Capability Management

    Aug 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Commanding Officer School of Army Aviation

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2011

  • Chief Instructor ARH Tiger

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  • SO1 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  • Australian Command and Staff College

    Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Senior Instructor Tactics Wing, School of Army Aviation

    Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

  • SO2 Safety and Risk Management, Aviation Support Group

    Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  • SO2 Aviation Plan, Commander Divisional Aviation

    Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  • Black Hawk pilot and flight instructor

    Jul 1993 - Dec 2000
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  Australian army

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

  Transitioned from defence
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  Australian army

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Army data analytics project officer

  Assisted in Army in scoping and designing a plan to institutionalise data analytics capabilities.

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  Self-employed

  Oct 2019 - now

  Director - shelby

  An experienced senior Aviation leader with proven success in leading large organisations, managing complex programs, planning and executing organisational reform, operations, and capability management. Focussing on providing Defence and industry support and advice for emerging projects, training systems analysis, planning, organisation reform and complex problem solving.

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  Kitbag consulting

  May 2020 - now

  Principal advisor