Wg Cdr Jon McMahon MSc PGDip BEng(Hons) CISSP LCGI FInstLM MIAM RAFR 

Jon joined the RAF in 1993 as a Flight Simulator Technician before reading Electrical Engineering at Cranfield University and commissioning as an engineer. He has worked on airfield and air defence radars, weapons and countermeasure systems, battlefield communications and the delivery of Cyber effects and security. Additionally, he is versed in policy and project delivery across a range of C4ISR, platform delivery and engineering disciplines and was involved in delivering the Defence Cyber Strategy which was Defence’s contribution to the delivery of the National Cyber Strategy. He has deployed on global operations to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and west Africa as well as supporting the 2012 Olympic Games and the settlement of Afghan refugees in the UK following the evacuation of Kabul. He is extensively studied in Leadership and Management at the post-graduate level, is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Jon is currently the Deputy Team Leader in the Defence Support Innovation Team; his portfolio includes Digital Manufacturing, Automation and AI, and Quantum.