People — Senior practitioner
Alex Leonard
Alex works across land capability procurement, project management, contract change, decision documentation and sustainment.
Professional overview
Alex is a Defence project and procurement specialist working across the land capability lifecycle. His work includes tender development and evaluation, project and contract management, change, decision documentation and sustainment context, supporting teams that need procurement activity and delivery controls to remain connected across the wider capability and sustainment lifecycle.
Areas of focus
- 01 Project management
- 02 Procurement and acquisition strategy
- 03 Tender development and evaluation
- 04 Contract and change management
- 05 Defence decision documentation
- 06 Sustainment context
Selected experience
His experience includes work on LAND 400 Phase 3, LAND 907 Phase 2, LAND 8160 Phase 1, LAND 19 Phase 7B and M1A1 Abrams sustainment.
- LAND 400 Phase 3
Project and procurement support from post-Gate 1 through tender evaluation, source-selection reporting, contract negotiation and signature, and ongoing contract management.
- LAND 907 Phase 2 & LAND 8160 Phase 1
Led the multi-disciplinary team at program stand-up, delivering Gate 0 approval on time with the project execution strategy and management plan in place.
- LAND 19 Phase 7B
Led drafting of the ASDEFCON support request-for-tender suite and integrated logistics documentation.
- M1A1 Abrams sustainment
Supply chain manager for the Abrams fleet, measurably improving supply performance against a significant annual sustainment budget.
Qualifications
- Master of Project Management, University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Business (Maritime and Logistics Management), Australian Maritime College
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