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Aurelio Azpiazu, has more than 30
years of international technology assessment and marketing expertise. He
spent more than 16 years with the US Department of Defense, leaving that
appointment as the first Director for Industrial Cooperation with
Australia. As the incumbent, he was asked to return to the Embassy of
Australia post after nearly 20 years and develop new directions for defence technology and industrial cooperation with
Australian firms. His original pioneering work resulted in more than $3
Billion dollars of reciprocal business opportunities.
Mr. Azpiazu has consulted to Fortune 50 Firms and World Class
Corporations in more than 40 countries. He has managed and has direct
experience in large, technical engineering projects, training and
international program management. He has worked in the medical field as a
senior officer directing Operations of a publicly traded firm.
Mr. Azpiazu is also on several corporate boards, Chairs and
serves on community-based not-for-profit organizations and is a Patent Holder
for several devices including computer security techniques.
Mr. Azpiazu is multi-lingual and bi-lingual in Spanish and
English, a licensed engineer, a graduate in Engineering of the University
of Miami, is a Navy certified Instructor, holds a Masters from the
University of the Armed Forces, Industrial College and has various other
post-graduate and management training certifications. He has been a
featured lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School, several colleges and
universities and most recently as a consultant to the Chief of Naval
Research, was the lead investigator and presented at a Naval Science Board
of the National Science Foundation Symposium on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Technology Development and Assessment at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has presented at various industry conference and seminars on numerous
trips to Australia.
Defence Industry Advisor (DIA)
Aurelio Azpiazu
Tel: +1 (202) 797 3385
aurelio.azpiazu@defence.gov.au
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