Ryan Pidduck is the Director of Pacific UXO Group and provides the strategic, operational and corporate leadership of the company. He brings more than 20 years of Australian Defence Force and Defence-sector experience across Clearance Diving, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Special Operations, maritime warfare, autonomous systems, Test & Evaluation, project delivery and operational leadership.

Ryan has direct commercial UXO experience managing land-based and sub-surface UXO clearance activities. His responsibilities have included developing concepts of operations, planning and forecasting resources, coordinating personnel and plant, managing project schedules, maintaining risk registers, reporting to clients and supervising EOD technicians and UXO search personnel. He has also coordinated the management of located UXO with the Australian Defence Force, emergency services and other project stakeholders.

His operational background includes service as a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Officer and Mine Hunter Operations Officer and roles within Army Units.

Ryan's more recent Defence career has included senior Test & Evaluation and capability-development roles supporting complex Defence programs, emerging technologies and autonomous maritime systems. This experience provides Pacific UXO Group with a strong understanding of Defence governance, engineering assurance, risk management, capability requirements and the expectations of government and industry clients.

He holds a Master of Engineering & Management and Master of Business, together with qualifications in Explosive Ordnance Disposal and EO management, explosive operations, Defence Test & Evaluation, Training and Assessment, maritime warfare and aeronautical engineering.

As Director, Ryan is responsible for Pacific UXO Group's overall management, governance, strategic direction, compliance, financial oversight and operational management.

Having worked alongside Matthew Cook and Terence McNally for more than a decade, Ryan leads an established team whose combined experience spans the operational, engineering, safety and management requirements necessary to deliver complex Defence, industry and UXO projects.

Matthew Cook is Pacific UXO Group's Senior EOD/UXO Operator and Work Health & Safety Officer, bringing more than 22 years of experience across Defence, maritime operations, systems engineering, risk management, explosive ordnance, operational readiness and safety assurance.

A former Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officer, Matthew brings extensive operational and technical experience to Pacific UXO Group's UXO activities. His Defence background includes Explosive Ordnance management, explosive magazine operations, explosive safety, certification and operational governance. He is a qualified Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer and has served as an Explosive Ordnance Accounting Officer for a major Defence platform.

Matthew's qualifications and professional experience provide an important combination of explosive ordnance knowledge and formal safety and risk-management capability. He holds a Diploma in Explosive Ordnance and Safety to Personnel, Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety, Diploma of Risk Management and Diploma of Project Management, and is a Certified Lead Auditor in WHS, Quality and Environmental Management Systems. He also holds an MBA and Graduate Diploma in Systems Engineering.

His wider professional career has involved complex multidisciplinary programs across Defence, maritime infrastructure and other high-consequence industries, with particular expertise in risk-based regulation, safety cases, assurance and operational readiness.

Within Pacific UXO Group, Matthew provides senior operational EOD/UXO expertise while overseeing the company's WHS approach. His combination of field experience, systems engineering, explosive safety, risk management and auditing capability helps ensure projects are planned and conducted with disciplined safety management and appropriate technical governance.

Matthew has worked with Ryan Pidduck and Terence McNally for more than a decade across Defence, industry and related project environments. This established working relationship enables safety, engineering and operational considerations to be integrated from initial project planning through field execution and project close-out.

Terence McNally is Pacific UXO Group's Senior Engineer and Program/Project Manager, providing senior engineering, project governance, technical assurance and program-management expertise to the company's projects.

Terence brings more than 35 years of Defence, Defence-industry and engineering experience spanning capability development, Test & Evaluation, systems integration, engineering governance, naval shipbuilding, HSE/WHS, Integrated Logistics Support, emerging technology and executive program management.

His extensive project and program-management background includes managing complex Defence and commercial programs, multidisciplinary technical teams, contractors, suppliers, schedules, engineering activities and stakeholder interfaces. His previous experience includes program management supporting major naval shipbuilding programs and Defence capability projects, as well as extensive work supporting the Royal Australian Navy's Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence activities.

Terence has also held senior program and supply-chain management responsibilities within major Defence shipbuilding programs, including management of more than 155 external marine electrical contractors supporting naval ship construction. His responsibilities incorporated program schedules, commercial and financial considerations, contractor performance, technical delivery and customer relationships.

His qualifications include a Diploma of Project Management, Advanced Diploma of Work Health & Safety, engineering and technical qualifications across aircraft maintenance, avionics, marine engineering and electrical systems, together with extensive qualifications in quality, safety, auditing and risk management.

Terence's role within Pacific UXO Group is particularly important where UXO projects interface with major construction, infrastructure, Defence or engineering programs. He provides the engineering and project-management bridge between field operations, client requirements, contractors, technical stakeholders, safety systems and broader program objectives.

Having worked alongside Ryan Pidduck and Matthew Cook for more than a decade, Terence brings an established understanding of the team's capabilities and operating methods, allowing Pacific UXO Group to rapidly form an integrated project team rather than assembling unfamiliar personnel for each new engagement.