Industry Advisory Board

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Our Industry Advisory Board (IAB) convenes three times a year, comprising of 14 esteemed members from leading employer groups and various professional sectors. The IAB’s primary role is to offer expert guidance on integrating industry insights into our undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as shaping our research agendas. This collaboration ensures our educational and research initiatives remain relevant and forward-thinking, effectively bridging the gap between academia and industry.

Beyond their advisory capacity, IAB members identify and highlight key industry issues that could benefit from academic exploration or intervention. They present these topics along with their insights and recommendations, steering the School’s research focus towards practical and impactful outcomes. This proactive approach not only enhances the relevance of our programs but also fosters a productive dialogue between academia and industry.

Johan Dreyer

Johan Dreyer, Managing Director, NEPEAN Engineering & Innovation

Warren Canning

Adjunct Associate Professor, Five Rings Aerospace P/L

Warren Canning has had a wide ranging career in the defence and aerospace sectors, including two and a half decades with DST; culminating as Head of the Advanced Aerospace Concepts Program Office. He is currently a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW, an Industrial Strategy Advisor to Thales Australia on Guided Weapons, Space and Hypersonics, and Chairs the Five Rings Aerospace P/L Advisory Board. Warren is a member of the Flight Test Society of Australia and remains actively engaged as a pilot and test lead in Flight Test campaigns in support of Australian industry development of new defence capabilities.

Derrick Curran

Derrick Curran, Director – Global Engineering Devices and Masks Assembly, ResMed

Chris Godfrey

Chris Godfrey, Director of Manufacturing Engineering, ResMed

Hugh Kelly

Hugh Kelly, MD, AEMS

Jon Bulman

Jon Bulman, Senior Director of Operations, Finisar

Angus M Robinson FAusIMM (CP) MAICD

Managing Director, Leisure Solutions Pty Ltd

An exploration geologist by profession, Angus has worked in the metallics and coal mining sectors, in senior executive roles in tourism attraction and technology park management, in technology diffusion projects with The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering at USYD, and in ‘hi-tech’ manufacturing as the chief executive of the former Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association. In recent years, he has worked with the former Advanced Manufacturing CRC on additive manufacturing development and has also served on the Board of the Robotics Australia Group. Angus is co-convenor of ‘Manufacturing on the Move’, a LinkedIn discussion group.

A longstanding Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Angus is currently active in the Social and Environment Society and represents the AusIMM as a member of the ‘Smart Manufacturing’ ME-095 Committee of Standards Australia. He also serves as an advisor to EnviroMETS Qld Ltd.