Our team

Built by practitioners. Taught by leaders.

SBA was founded by two military veterans with deep operational, commercial and instructional experience. Our team partners with subject matter experts across industry to deliver training where the rubber meets the road.

Co-founders

Meet the founders.

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Chief Executive Officer

Bryce Turner

Bryce Turner is an entrepreneur and military veteran specialising in Defence, national security, and dual-use technologies. As founder of Klepper Professional Services, Klepper Training Academy, and Skill Bridge Australia, Bryce has rapidly scaled ventures serving government and Defence sectors.

He is passionate about mentoring founders, enhancing workforce readiness, and fostering strategic industry collaboration.

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Chief Operations Officer & Chief Instructor

Tom Wood

Tom Wood, Chairman of Australia's CLEP, is a military veteran and IPS expert with 17+ years in UK Army logistics leadership, earning two ministerial commendations for his work in Afghanistan.

Experienced in Big Four consultancy, Tom has delivered globally aligned, practical IPS expertise — fostering stakeholder collaboration across military, government, industry, and non-profit sectors. He led the UK's logistics officer training school in 2014, and now leads SBA's content creation to bring the highest quality of material and teaching to students of the Academy.

Our wider team

A network of subject matter experts.

IPS and Logistics Engineering is a deep and specialised field. SBA partners with multiple agencies and entities to deliver a fully covered solution — employing experts in their fields and working collaboratively with industry players who hold expertise in specialised domains and data management tooling.

This means cohorts get the right instructor for the right module — every time.

Talk to our team