Leadership Team - Board of Directors
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Dr Thomas Triebsees
Chairman
M 0423 249 680
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Thomas spent twelve years in the German Army Signal Corps, including two international deployments to Afghanistan and Kosovo. He discharged early 2008 in the rank of Captain and moved straight to Australia. Whilst progressing his career, he has been establishing Defence in Business. His background is Digital, Customer Service and Program Delivery. He holds a Doctorate Natural Sciences from the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich and a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the Queensland University of Technology.
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Tim Keeffe
Director
M 0413 137 992
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Tim served in the Australian Army as a Logistics Officer for more than 20 years, enjoying a breadth of experiences including Command at Troop and Sub Unit level, various logistics planning roles, Project Management as well as a variety of instructional postings in both trade and all corps roles. Drawing on that experience Tim established himself as a consultant in 2015, and is now the CEO of Actrua Performance Cultures leading a global team of facilitators and consultants. Tim’s practical experience is amplified by diverse and successful academic achievements including a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), a Masters of Engineering (Hons), graduate qualifications in Logistics, Human Resource Management, Coaching and Public Safety. Tim is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). While no longer actively serving, Tim is committed to helping others transition successfully into the business environment.
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Blake Barrett
Director
M 0432 604 124.
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Blake served in the Royal Australian Air Force for over 28 years as an engineering officer and senior non-commissioned officer. Blake lead project engineering with Unmanned Aerial Targets, F-111, Wedgetail AEW&C, Minor Projects, Technical Airworthiness; and Air Command units in Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit, and F-111 operational and maintenance units. Post military service, Blake has held roles as a RPDE consultant, Queensland Rail PM, The Smith Family volunteer PM, Parsons Brinkerhoff regional civil engineering team lead, QinetiQ engineering executive, Turner & Townsend Thinc Senior PM & commercial contract manager, and past Queensland Chair of Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management. Blake has professional qualifications in business, engineering and project management, with a GAICD, MBA, MSc, CPPM, BEng, CPEng, Engineering Executive, and honours including a Conspicuous Service Cross. |