Tahmas Usmani is a skilled technician and engineer with extensive experience in materials processing and testing within the defense sector. Currently serving as a Materials Processing and Testing Technician at Thales Defense & Security, Inc., since May 2022, responsibilities include manufacturing piezoelectric ceramics and conducting various tests on raw materials. Prior to this role, Tahmas worked as a Graduate Field/Lab Engineer at Ground Technologies Pty Ltd, where duties involved overseeing safety protocols and performing standardized testing. An internship at BlueScope involved conducting safety audits and designing experimental protocols, while earlier experience as a Materials and Process Engineer at Tento Enterprises focused on lean manufacturing and quality assurance. Tahmas holds a Master of Engineering in Materials Engineering from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering from Bahauddin Zakariya University.