Mathew Brooks is a Senior Ammunition Technical Officer and has held a variety of appointments within Army and the Joint Force. Most, recently , he was the Officer Commanding, P&EE GT where he thought of novel ways to test and evaluate weapon systems, munitions, explosive ordnance and platforms . He holds multiple graduate and post-graduate qualifications in information technology and systems engineering. As of December 2018, he is also a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College.