Who We Are

Harry Dunstall is the Managing Director of Ngamuru Advisory and one of Australia's most experienced strategic commercial advisers to government. With more than 25 years of leadership experience, Harry provides trusted advice on complex commercial, procurement, probity, governance, and organisational challenges.

Dr Andrew “Jacko” Jacopino has a unique and diverse set of skills and experiences based on over 30 years of commercial, engineering and logistics experience. Although best known for his work on Performance Based Contracts (PBC) and Collaborative Contracting arrangements, as a former Assistant Secretary within the Australian Department of Defence he has extensive skills and experience in designing, leading and running large scale commercial operations, focusing on long-term, collaborative arrangements. Andrew is a Fellow of World Commerce and Contracting, and in 2018 released his book, Mastering Performance Based Contracts.

Bev is a commercial specialist and an expert contract negotiator with over 20 years of experience in complex, high-stakes negotiations for government. Bev trains negotiation teams and leads critical negotiations for the Department of Defence, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Finance, Department of Industry, Science and Resources and the Digital Transformation Agency.

Taylor is a highly experienced commercial adviser specialising in complex Defence and government procurement, commercial strategy, and collaborative contracting. She has advised the Department of Defence, Australian Submarine Agency, Airservices Australia, and Defence industry, supporting major capability, infrastructure, technology and service delivery initiatives in highly regulated and stakeholder-intensive environments.

Jessica is an accomplished procurement, contracting and probity specialist with extensive experience supporting complex Defence and Federal Government programs. As a Lead Adviser, she advises clients across the full procurement and contract lifecycle, including procurement strategy, market engagement, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, contract management and probity.

Barry Fosberry is a highly experienced commercial adviser and program specialist with extensive expertise in complex procurement, contract governance, ICT transformation, and strategic program delivery across the Australian Government. With a career spanning Defence, Digital Health, Immigration, and Industry, he has successfully led multi-billion dollar programs, advised on high-stakes procurement decisions, and developed governance frameworks that drive efficiency, accountability, and value for money.

Nicole has spent the last 25 years working in both legal and senior contract commercial roles across private industry and state and federal government, developing extensive experience in contract negotiation and life cycle management, supplier procurement, dispute resolution, commercial governance, shared services management, and business, systems and organisational transformation.