As Head of Ranges at Southern Launch, Tori leads a talented, professional, and passionate team that designs, builds, and delivers Australia’s next-generation spaceport infrastructure. With a multidisciplinary background spanning aviation, aerospace, intelligence analysis, and infrastructure development, Tori brings extensive experience across both operational and strategic domains. Her career has involved leading people and complex projects within highly regulated environments — combining analytical rigour with systems-level thinking to deliver innovative and practical outcomes.

Tori’s professional journey bridges infrastructure planning and development, intelligence analysis, and aerospace operations. As a private pilot and former Field Intelligence Officer with the New South Wales Police Force, she developed a disciplined approach to situational awareness, analytical thinking, and operational decision-making. Tori holds a Master of Arts in Intelligence Analysis, a Master of Security and Terrorism Studies, and a Master of Space Operations underpinning her understanding of the technical, strategic, and economic drivers required to conceive, design, and operate space missions within a rapidly evolving global space sector. Tori is also undertaking research at UNSW exploring how multimodal sensor and data fusion can enhance airspace awareness and protection.

Tori is passionate about advancing Australia’s role in the global space economy and working collaboratively to build a thriving, technically capable, and strategically resilient national space sector.