Jacob Simpson

Experience

After completing a Master of Strategic Studies at ANU in 2016, I joined the RAAF as an Intelligence Officer, deploying to the Middle East and supporting operational commanders through advanced analytical methods. My selection for the Joint Pre-Deployment Operational Analysis Course and later sponsorship for a Master of Decision Analytics at UNSW deepened my expertise in systems thinking and decision analysis.

In 2020, I was posted to the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap R&D laboratory as a Systems Engineer, where I advanced research in artificial intelligence and systems engineering, earning an innovation award and publishing on antifragile system dynamics and military C2 systems. As a Military Operation Analysis at Systems Planning & Analysis Australia, I utilise structured analytic techniques to deliver tailored systems analysis for the Australian Defence Force.