School of Engineering
ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
Dr Jonathan Couldrick is an Honorary Associate Professor with the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics.
Honorary Associate Professor Couldrick has studied and worked in and around the aviation industry for almost three decades. He holds a range of positions, including the Senior Member of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the Royal Aerospace Society, and is registered to practice in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
He is currently the Senior Engineering Manager for Nova Systems an Australian owned and operated company who is one of four Major Service Providers to the Australian Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. For the past five years he was the AIR portfolio Manager managing a team providing services that cover eight aircraft types as well as aeronautical ground support equipment and commons for the Australian Defence Force. He is also a past Chair of the Mechanical College Board, is a corresponding member of the National Committee for Space Engineering, and sits on the Joint Board for Aerospace Engineering (responsible for managing the collaborative strategy between Engineers Australia and the Royal Aeronautical Society (Australian Division).
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