Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin (Ret’d) was Chief of the Defence Force of Australia from 2014-2018, Vice Chief of the Defence Force (2011-2014) and Chief of Air Force (2008-2011). In 2020, he was Chair of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. He is currently Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Pacific Security College Advisory Board, and is a Non-Executive Director at BAE Systems Australia and Nihon Cyber Defence.

As Chief of Defence, Air Chief Marshal Binskin (Ret’d) successfully led the Australian Defence Force, comprising 80,000 permanent and reserve personnel, to significantly improve capabilities and responses to major global events and championed organisational change across areas of national security, culture, diversity and leadership performance. .

Andrew has a Bachelor of Economics and Company Secretariate qualifications with over 35 years financial experience. Andrew commenced his career as a chartered accountant before moving to commercial. He has worked for large private and public multinationals companies in both Australia, New Zealand and Europe. During this time, he has also managed manufacturing, retail, service and engineering companies. He has also been instrumental in establishing structured finance and insurance programmes for consumer and wholesale lending and consulted globally to assist in the rollout of the captive finance strategy.

Jane holds a Master of Organisational Psychology and a Bachelor of Business with a specialisation in Strategic Human Resource Management. She has worked across a wide range of sectors from government and academia to not-for-profits and consultancies in engineering and psychology, bringing a rich mix of experience to her role. Jane is passionate about building a workplace that’s not just productive, but also purpose-driven and fulfilling for everyone on the team. With a strong grasp of what drives both team and individual performance, she’s deeply committed to helping people thrive at Ocius. Jane is also the National Secretary of Industrial Engineers Australia, where she supports professional development and collaboration across the industry.

With over 20 years of experience in engineering and technology development, Brian is excited about creating impactful solutions for the maritime industry.

His experience includes leading R&D at Advanced Navigation, where he oversaw the successful launch of key products like Hydrus, an autonomous underwater drone. He also served as CTO at Bionic Vision Technologies, spearheading the development of a vision-restoring implant, directed R&D at RØDE Microphones, and held engineering leadership roles at Cochlear. Brian holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics), a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing/Economics), and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Lloyd has over 30 years of experience as a software engineer working in varied roles for both large organisations and small innovative companies in Australia and overseas. Lloyd was a key member of Team Thunder, who successfully competed in the 2014 UAV Challenge Outback Rescue competition run by the CSIRO and Queensland University of Technology.

He has had considerable sailing experience having started sailing at an early age on Lake Macquarie. In his current role as Chief Engineer for OCIUS Technology Ltd he feels he has found his dream job.

Matthew serves as a Principal Engineer at Ocius, drawing on a rich background spanning industrial management and advanced engineering. With initial experience in maintenance management within the coal mining sector, Matthew developed a practical, results-oriented approach.

A pivot to engineering saw Matthew graduate with First Class Honours in Mechatronics from the University of Newcastle in 2018, building on early exposure to USVs through the Maritime RobotX International challenge.

Since joining Ocius in 2019, Matthew has been a driving force in the company's operational and technical growth. He advanced from Mechatronics Engineer to leading the production team, responsible for the manufacturing of a significant portion of the operational BlueBottle fleet. Matthew later took on broader leadership roles as Head of Engineering, during which time they successfully led significant innovations and integrated key technologies and also developed critical internal systems to support company operations. In early 2025, Matthew transitioned into the Principal Engineer role to focus on critical technical areas, leveraging their extensive experience to advance Ocius's technology.