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Dr Derek Rogers

CORE SKILLS

Senior organisational engineering management, focused on governance and capability development.
Establishing and leading engineering teams: covering requirements, architectural and detailed design, development, system integration, the integration of specialisms, verification, and integrated logistics support.
Complete lifecycle experience in civilian and military systems in the areas of telecommunications, telematics, aeronautical electronic warfare self-protection and mission support systems, and naval combat systems.
Significant expertise in Research and Development (R&D), technology commercialisation, product development, and new venture creation.
Highly effective leadership, team management and people skills including recruitment, capability development, and performance management.
Excellent vision, organisation, planning, governance, and general management skills.
Adept at communicating with a wide diversity of people in complex situations.
Strong business acumen in strategic planning, marketing, intellectual property, risk and financial management, contract management, negotiation, and project management.

CHIEF ENGINEER

Establishment of Engineering delegation and policy.
Ownership and update of the Engineering Management System covering People, Process, Tools and Information.
Enhancement of the competency framework for engineers and establishment of leadership and management competencies. Application to strategic and tactical workforce management.
Establishment of suitable engineering risk management and assurance practices including providing governance for bits and high risk projects.
Development of comprehensive online training material used by staff.
Provision of Systems Engineering subject matter expertise to projects and customers.

DELEGATED DESIGN AUTHORITY

Technical Authority for Land Based Test Site for the Combat System for the Hunter Class Frigates including support to Systems Integration planning.
Establishment of Whole of Ship software assurance practices.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT - SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Establishment and leadership of remediation team to a major project experiencing difficulties.
Provision of Systems Engineering subject matter expertise to projects in the area of Over The Horizon Radar and High Frequency Surveillance.

PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING MANAGER

Secondment to Lockheed Martin Australia to establish the Research and Development program for the combat system for the Attack Class submarines.

HEAD, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN AUTONOMOUS VESSELS

Establishment of the team and ecosystem (approximately 97 suppliers) to design and prototype the mission system for an Uninhabited Surface Vessel (USV) integrated with the Combat Management System.
Establishment of the Systems Integration Laboratory and showcase of the prototype at IndoPacific.
System architect of the solution.
Media and government (including ADF) relations.

DEPUTY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGER

Provision of Systems Engineering subject matter expertise to the Combat Direction system for the Amphibious Assault ships.
Management of 24x7 test event with Saab, public service and naval personnel.
Establishment of asset management approach and transition from acquisition to support.
Studies and designs for training equipment and facilities.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Management of a large complex project for the design and development of a Ground System for an Electronic Warfare Self Protection System for Chinook and Blackhawk Helicopters. Budget approx $35 million, people approx 40 (including Integrated Logistics Support team in final projects stages), 5 year duration, 5 products, ownership of the System Integration Laboratory.
Review support to other company projects around Australia.

SENIOR LECTURER

PhD student supervision.
Teaching of Masters level students in Engineering Research Practices.
Delivery of Software Project Management training to Department of Defence personnel.

SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER

Systems engineer of telematics and telecommunications network management systems including work assignments in Chicago and Phoenix.
Development of product management practices and commercialisation of two Motorola technologies.

SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER

Modelling of wireless telecommunication network technologies, and interference between systems.

Development and delivery of training material in wireless telecommunications.

Contributions to a report for a working group for the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council on rural and remote communications.