Board Director Allan Dundas
Allan is an accomplished Company Director, Business Leader, Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer, Project Manager and proud ADF Veteran. Allan has served the Australian Defence Force and Defence Industry for over 30 years in uniform and civilian roles.
Allan joined the Royal Australia Air Force in 1990 and received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of NSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1993. Allan received a Masters Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of South Australia in 2005 and a Masters of Business Administration from La Trobe University in 2006. Allan is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors having completed the Company Directors course in 2008.
Allan is also a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and a current Chartered Professional Engineer. Allan is is the Managing Director of DEWC Services Pty Ltd, a Defence SME providing innovative C4ISREW capabilities to the Department of Defence.
Allan also serves as the Chair of the School of Information Operations (SOIO) Pty Ltd, an Australian company focussed on supporting Defence Capability through provision of training services. Since 2019, SOIO has conducted over 40 courses per year to introduce systems and operational concepts for the underlying foundational understanding of Australian Government Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities.
Allan is highly regarded in the Australian C4ISREW community as a subject matter expert and accomplished leader. For several decades, Allan has successfully led specialist teams in capability definition, acquisition, implementation, and operational support of capabilities for Defence. Allan has also provided thought leadership through presenting at numerous conferences and forums including the Australian AOC Conference in 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 and the Australian Signals Intelligence Conference in 2014, 2015, 2017.
As an ADF Veteran, Allan is passionate about protecting our Sovereign interests and ensuring our ADF has the right support and capabilities to operate safely and effectively. He is nominating for the DTC Board so he can help support our Defence Industry to rise the challenge of an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.
Allan was elected to the board in October 2024.
