RMIT University

Leadership & Staff

Robert Sale Deputy chair of TAS and RMIT Industry advisory board

• Chair of RMIT Industry Advisory Board Deputy | RMIT Professor

Milan Brandt project lead and technical director of the advanced Manufacturing Precinct (AMP) at RMIT University

• Position

Ken Anderson AMC Advisory Board Member | Former Chief, Aerospace Division, Defence Science & Technology Group

• Defence Industry Fellow (Jun '17→May '20)

Martin Bean Australian education administrator | Former Vice Chancellor & President of RMIT

• Vice Chancellor & President (Feb '15→Jun '21)

Peter Haddad Retired (2005) Major General Army

• Chair of Schools Advisory Board for School of Business, IT and Logistics

Dr Jason Scholz Chief Executive, Trusted Autonomous Systems Defence Cooperative Research Centre

• Professor

Board Members

Innes Willox Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group | Director, Australia Super | Director, Australian American Leadership Dialogue

• Member, Business Industry Advisory Board

Donations

Lockheed Martin Corporation Defense, aeronautics, and systems engineering company

• Donation/Grant (Oct '17)

Parents

RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub RMIT University

• Parent Org*

Memberships

Smartsat CRC Consortium of universities and research organisations funded by the Australian Government to develop know-how and technologies.

• Supporting Partner*

Defence Science Institute Victoria - a collaborative organization that serves as a gateway to Australia’s Defence Science community.

• RMIT will participate in projects

Trusted Autonomous Systems Cooperative Research Centre Australia’s first Defence Cooperative Research Centre

• Expandable drones project ('18→?)

Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School Program for Year 11 and 12 Indigenous students that will expand your perspective on engineering

• Member

Services & Transactions

Lockheed Martin Corporation Defense, aeronautics, and systems engineering company

• New Materials and 3d Printing (Oct '17→?)

Students

Rebecca McGrath Australian business person

• MS, Project Management (Jan '83→Dec '88)

John Barton Finance and wealth management professional | CEO, MGD Group | Executive Director, Orion Sovereign Group

• MBA, Accounting/Business Mgt (Jan '05→Dec '07) [+1]

• Postgraduate Diploma, Business/Accounting (Jan '02→Dec '04)*

Gai Brodtmann Futures Council Member at National Security College | Former Australian politician representing the Australian Labor Party in the Federal Parliament

• BA, Public Relations (Feb '87→Dec '89)

Marcus Thompson Director at Cyber Compass | Former Head Information Warfare for the Australian Defence Force

• Bachelor's Degree, Business (Feb '90→Dec '98)

Andrew Dowse Chair of Advisory Board for Sapien Cyber | Director Defence Research and Engagement at Edith Cowan University

• Student

Ben Kortlang Partner - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

• Bachelor's Degree, Economics and Finance

Miscellaneous Relationships

Re-Engineering Australia Foundation Foundation focused on promoting STEM among young Australians

• Affiliation

Smart Energy Council

• Partner

RUAG Australia RUAG Australia’s primary lines of business – precision manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), metal treatment and finishing and engineering.

• DIH Project Partner ('20→?)*

Rheinmetall Defence Australia Pty Ltd Entity representing the Rheinmetall Defence range of products and services in Australia and New Zealand

• Partner ('20→?)

Defendtex Australian owned and operated defence technology company based in Melbourne, with offices in Australia, UK and USA

• TASDCRC Project Partner ('18→?)*

Boeing Australia Holdings Pty Ltd Boeing Australia

• Partnership