David Bluck

Partner, Consulting

KPMG Australia

For over 15 years David has been consulting for Defence and Defence Industry leading teams and working across an array of business transformation, industry engagement, operating model, procurement, supply chain and asset management activities. David has a focus on supporting organisations to be connected enterprises with the customer and capability manager at the core of business planning and service delivery design.

Within the Defence sector he has worked extensively with supply chain and asset management organisations particularly in the design of supplier engagement models and the establishment/review of commercial arrangements.

David joined KPMG in 2008 and became a partner in 2023. David completed a 3-year secondment to KPMG’s Global Defence Centre of Excellence focused on establishing connections and insights across the KPMG global network. During this period he worked primarily with KPMG teams in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Denmark, Australia and the Netherlands.

David also spent a year working with KPMG teams servicing Defence clients in Europe to coordinate and grow the firm’s activities with NATO. Prior to joining KPMG, David served in the Royal Australian Air Force.

  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Enterprise asset management
  • Innovation operating model design
  • Innovation strategy
  • Management Consulting
  • Operating Effectiveness
  • Process improvements
  • Procurement transformation
  • Supply chain effectiveness
  • Supply chain transformation
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Finance), Monash University, Australia

  • Bachelor of Arts (Major in Politics), Monash University, Australia

  • Prince 2 project management certification

  • Managing Successful Programs (MSP)

  • Certified Associate in Asset Management