Kerry LUNNEY

Thales Australia • Technical Director

Kerry Lunney* is Technical Director in Thales Australia. She is an experienced engineering professional and leader who has been committed to the promotion of systems engineering in Australia and overseas.

Her career was launched in software engineering and communications and has to date ranged over such diverse fields as leadership in the delivery of large system solutions, from needs analysis, system design, software development, infrastructure implementation and hardware deployments. Her career has spanned a number of industries leading teams in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Gaming, Finance, Transport, Aerospace and Defense.

With a keen mind for the commercial as well as the technical outcomes required, she has delivered projects including combat systems, mission control systems, communication systems, road and rail Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs), flight simulators, security, vehicle electronic and gaming systems. Other recent management roles include Chief Systems Engineer, Solutions Architect and Design Authority.

She holds a BE (Electrical) from the University of NSW and a MBA (Technology) from Deakin University. She was SESA and INCOSE President, is INCOSE Fellow, and is a member of IEEE, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow Member of Engineers Australia.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September - 3 October 2025

Sydney, Australia

Participation: