Richard Hanrick has been practicing as a professional engineer in defence and commercial communications for over 32 years with a specialisation in SATCOM, and Satellite Network Enablement and Sustainment. He joined Boeing Defence Australia (Boeing), specifically the engineering team on Boeing’s solution for Boeing’s JP9102-1 ASDSS, as the overall System Architect and Lead Architect for the System Control and Management Segment in 2019. Hanrick previously worked with Boeing to deliver and test segments of the Defence High Frequency Communications System. Prior to joining Boeing, Hanrick led the NBN’s Skymuster broadband satellite network sustainment group which designed and delivered broadband via satellite to underserved parts of Australia. Hanrick has also worked extensively in international organisations where he developed communications infrastructure and delivered direct to home television, cellular and satellite communications to many parts of this world.

Alexander Bowen-Rotsaert is a senior systems engineer with experience in developing defence network and communications systems. He is currently supporting the campaign for the JP9102 Australian Defence SATCOM System. Since joining Boeing Defence Australia in 2014, Bowen-Rotsaert has worked principally on Project Currawong developing the ADF’s new battlespace communications system. On Project Currawong he has worked across a number of the wide areas links products, including the Medium SATCOM Terminal (MST), SATCOM on the Move (SOTM) platform, microwave line of site and Troposcatter communications systems, and integration with existing ADF SATCOM terminal systems. He has led development and acceptance test and evaluation activities for these systems both across Australia and abroad. Bowen-Rotsaert graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.