ABOUT SOIO

Zane Gray is a highly qualified and experienced military and Defence Industry practitioner with over 38 years of military and commercial experience. This experience covers aviation, test and evaluation, wide area surveillance, and ISR capabilities. His most recent role was the CIOG Operational Requirements Manager. Here, he delivered improved operational outcomes for Air Force and Joint Capabilities Group for Air and Joint projects.

Zane has over 5300 hours of operational flying experience on P-3 Orion variants. He has been involved in Test and Evaluation of P-3 EW systems, aircraft systems, Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter EW and weapon systems. Zane trained as an Airborne Electronics Analyst and completed operational and instructional tours at No. 10, 11 and 292SQNs as a Sensor Operator, Sensor Employment Manager, Navigator and Tactical Coordinator.

Zane worked as the Commanding Officer of the $1.5 billion Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN). He was responsible for successfully protecting Australia’s Northern Sea and Air approaches.

Paul is an experienced Capability Management practitioner with a specialisation in advanced aircraft sensor systems and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) Maritime warfare roles. His experience encompasses the employment and management of high-end warfighting capabilities from both a tactical and strategic perspective during independent and Joint operations. 

Paul was a Sensor Employment Manager (SEM) on the AP-3C Orion and has experience in managing and operating sensors including imaging radars, EO/IR cameras, EW, and C4 systems on operations. He has also been an instructor on the Australian Aircraft Integrated Systems Course (AISC) teaching Radar and Electronic Transmission Theory. Paul has deployed on national and international operations and ASW exercises. His operational experience includes numerous deployments providing direct support to ADF, coalition elements and Joint Special Forces. 

Paul recently performed an EW countermeasures liaison role at JEWOSU. He has a thorough knowledge of Defence aviation, with 7800 flying hours operational flying as Sensor Operator, Sensor Manager, Instructor and EW systems test and trials manager.  

Marty initially joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1985 as Aircraft Technician and transferred to RAAF in 1990 as an Airborne Electronics Analyst. Marty has 27 years flying experience on P-3C and AP-3C surveillance aircraft in EW and AW roles. He was commissioned to Sensor Employment Manager (SEM) on P-3C/AP-3C and was responsible for EW/AW coordination and reporting for all missions.

Marty was posted to 292SQN as an instructor teaching EW and AW conversion courses as well as SEM training. He was posted to 92WG as Wing Standards Officer in a team which coordinated advanced training and assessment of 92WG online crews for advanced warfighting skills, which also included conducting post flight analysis of missions to reinforce lessons learnt and training objectives.

Marty was then posted to 92WG Operations for 3 years, which included Exercise Planning experience with ADF and Coalition forces. Marty deployed to the Middle East as Senior Operations Manager for 92WG. 

Craig joined the RAAF in 1990 and spent the first four years completing an Honours degree in Computer Science at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). After qualifying as a Navigator in 1994, Craig was posted to 10SQN as a Navcom/Tacco on P-3C Orion aircraft.

Craig completed the Canadian Forces Aerospace Systems course and then completed three postings at EWSQN/JEWOSU - as EW Flight Test Navigator, Flight Commander then Executive Officer (XO).

After Craig left the RAAF in 2003, he completed many EW consultancy roles with Jacobs, ACTS, AMW and DEWC Services; working on projects such as SEA1405, SEA1411, AIR87, AIR5276, DSTG MECA, LAND400, JP500 and Nulka.