Paul Gay is the general manager of Collins Class Submarine Project and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of submarine maintenance activities in Osborne in South Australia and Henderson in Western Australia. He was previously leading its pre-production within the Air Warfare Destroyer Project. Prior to joining ASC, Mr Gay was the platform systems engineering manager for the BAE Systems' LHD project in Williamstown, Victoria. He has over 15 years of experience in major naval programs and has also worked as a consulting engineer in the steel, paper and mining industries.