Brigadier Say has held command appointments at all levels within the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, as an Officer Commanding in Afghanistan, as a Task Group Commander in Iraq, and more recently as the Commander of the 7th Brigade. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Management (Leadership) from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute and a Masters of Arts (Defence Studies) from King’s College London.