Kristen Raby

Chair

Kristen Raby is the General Manager AIR and Major Service Provider Governance for Nova Systems and is also Chair of the Board of Aviation/Aerospace Australia.

Within Nova, Kristen is responsible for program delivery of Major Service Provider Integrated Work Partner Services to the Airborne Surveillance and Response (ASR) Branch, the Project Management Function (PMF)  and MSP Governance activities as the Enterprise Support Services Delegate for Team Nova and the Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Defence). Her program supports Sustainment and Acquisition activities for the E7A Wedgetail, MQ-4C Triton, P8 Poseidon and MC-55 Peregrine Programs, as well as providing engineering and project management support to the Defence Aircraft Life Support Equipment capability.

A Chartered Professional Engineer and Engineering Executive, Kristen has consulted as a Flight Test Engineer on the Australian Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Program and been involved in numerous Aviation and Aerospace Programs throughout her career. Before joining Nova, Kristen spent 13 years in the Canadian Air force as an Aerospace Engineering Officer and Flight Test Engineer. Kristen was the first female flight test engineering officer in Canada, attending test pilot school at EPNER in France and supporting test campaigns on fixed and rotary wing platforms, fighters and trainers, and leading the CF18 Hornet upgrade program.

Kristen involved in a number of Industry Associations and Technical Organisations within Australia. She is a Director of Aviation/Aerospace Australia, the NEC, and the Australian Defence Alliance – Victoria, volunteering with the Alliance on the Aerospace, Digital and Land Committees. Before joining Nova, Kristen Raby spent 13 years in the Canadian Air force as an Aerospace Engineering Officer and Flight Test Engineer.

She was selected as the first female in Canada to attend Test Pilot school at EPNER in France, and as a Flight Test Engineer, amassed hours on over 30 different aircraft types and supported flight test programs on the Hornet, Hawk and Harvard aircraft. She was a finalist in the 2017 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.