From concept to fielded capability
Technology readiness levels (TRL) run from 1, a basic idea, to 9, a system proven in operational use. These are capabilities Don has taken up that ladder.
How Triple Wise can help
Shape
Getting the idea right
- Concept sprint
- A promising idea or unclear need turned into a clear concept and architecture, with risks and a path to higher TRL.
- Technology roadmap
- A multi-year S&T roadmap tied to strategy, funding and Defence capability needs.
- TRL reality check
- An honest assessment of where a technology really is, and the fastest credible path to service.
- AI and autonomy advisory
- Where AI, ML and agents genuinely add value, made trusted and usable by people.
Real
Proving and delivering it
- Prototype to proof
- From concept to working demonstrator: architecture, priorities, risk burn-down and user-centred testing, with rapid prototyping.
- Delivery rescue and transition
- Technical leadership to take immature or troubled programs through to accepted, accredited capability.
Win and grow
Into users' hands, and ready to do it again
- Bid win strategy
- Solution concept, win themes, technical storyline and red-team review.
- R&D capability build
- Stand up or scale an R&D function: roadmap, team, university partnerships and funding pipeline.
- Executive and board review
- An independent review of how an S&T or innovation function is run.
- Technical due diligence and advisory boards
- Independent assessment of Defence technology investments, and advisory board roles.
Who we work with: Defence primes and neo-primes, SMEs and start-ups entering Defence, universities and research groups, investors and boards, and government.
Ways to engage
- Fixed-price packageA defined piece of work, with scope and price agreed up front.
- Hourly adviceExpert input when you need it, billed for the time used.
- Monthly retainerA set block of hours each month for ongoing support.
- Advisory board roleA standing seat to guide strategy and technology decisions.
Areas of expertise
- Digital Signal Processing
- CommunicationsSatcom, terrestrial, architecting, LPI/LPD, error control coding
- Joint, Maritime, Land and Air Operations
- Command and Control
- Optimisation, Planning and Scheduling
- Targeting and Effects-Based Operations
- Logistics Planning
- Autonomy, AI and ML
- Electronic Warfare
- Information Warfare
Modern humans are Homo sapiens sapiens: twice wise. Triple Wise is about the next step, where people are made more insightful and precise by AI and other cognitive tools.
Dr Don Gossink
Triple Wise was founded in 2026 by Dr Don Gossink, a Defence science and technology executive with more than 30 years across Defence, academia and industry. Don spent 24 years at the Defence Science and Technology Group, then seven years as Chief Scientist and Board Director of a sovereign Australian defence technology company, where he built its R&D and innovation function from inception to 24 scientists and engineers.
He has taken capability from TRL 1 to TRL 9 and into deployed ADF systems, and leads with integrity, curiosity and purpose.
- PhD, Information Communications Technology
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Adjunct Associate Professor, RMIT University
- 2024 AOC Australia Award for Science and Technology Achievement
- Holds an Australian Government security clearance
Let's talk about your next idea
Whether it's a concept that needs shaping, a prototype that needs proving, or a bid that needs winning, start with a conversation. Send a message and Don will get back to you shortly.