Cindy Kennedy

Associate Director, Engineering & Asset Management

KPMG Australia

As an Associate Certified Information Systems Security Professional with MBSE industry experience and a Master of Systems Engineering underway, Cindy provides a complex understanding of the interplay within and between systems of systems, their myriad components, and the implications of cyber from a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) perspective.

As a former uniformed member of the Royal Australian Navy (Communications) and Australian Army Reserve (Signals), and Defence APS (Information Warfare), she holds a solid appreciation for the culture, direction, and strategic intent of Defence. 

Cindy's focus is on data management and modelling, business process mapping, system of systems engineering, programmatic management, and critical information modelling for the aggregation of cyber risk in mission vulnerability assessment.

  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Cyber security
  • Government and Public Sector
  • IT Management
  • Infrastructure Advisory
  • Operating Effectiveness
  • Process reengineering
  • Technology Advisory in Management Consulting

  • Master of Systems Engineering, University of South Australia, 2024

  • Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development, Southern Cross University, 2020

  • Diploma of Applied Science (Marine Science), University of Queensland 2001

  • CISSP Associate, (ISC)2, 2022

  • Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN)

  • Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA)

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)