Senior Centre Staff
Senior Sea Power Centre - Australia Staff Biographies
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Captain Sean Andrews | Director Sea Power Centre - Australia |
Captain Sean Andrews is a Principal Warfare Officer and Under Sea Warfare specialist. Receiving a commission in 1990 as a Seaman Officer, he has completed extensive sea service in Destroyers, Frigates and Patrol Boats. Captain Andrews has enjoyed the full range of operational sea postings including Command. Captain... Full Bio |
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Commander Alastair Cooper | Deputy Director Sea Power Centre - Australia |
Commander Alastair Cooper joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1988. A Maritime Warfare Officer, he served at sea in HMA Ships Canberra (II), Melbourne (III) and Fremantle (II), and ashore, as Commanding Officer Navy Headquarters South Australia, the research officer to the Chief of Navy and in Navy... Full Bio |
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Mr John Perryman | Director of Strategic and Historical Studies |
John Perryman joined the Royal Australian Navy in January 1980 as a 16 year old Junior Recruit. During a career spanning 25 years he attained the rank of Warrant Officer Signals Yeoman and later commissioned as a Lieutenant. Throughout his service he saw much of the world and participated in numerous exercises and operations... Full Bio |
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Rear Admiral James Vincent Purcell Goldrick | SPC-A Fellow |
James Goldrick joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1974 as a 15 year old Cadet Midshipman. A graduate from the RAN College, he holds a BA degree from the University of NSW and a Master of Letters from the University of New England. He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School (AMP 168). He was... Full Bio |
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Captain Raymond Saad | Visiting Naval Fellow Program Manager |
Captain Raymond Saad joined the Royal Australian Navy in July 1982 with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering Degree from Sydney University. After 14 months onboard HMAS Vampire for sea training and Harbour Watchkeeping Certificate, he joined HMAS Albatross for the Aviation Engineering Officers’ Application... Full Bio |