{"id":179,"date":"2024-10-31T09:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod.celium.au\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:36:20","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/celium.au\/index.php\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e8f9f7;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1df65d142b4cd07d2b3b293c081a2985\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Dr. Phillip Townend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-abd2a794cb09a2367bdf566296ae386d\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.2\">MANAGING PARTNER, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d609ddd945e4638f612b797220133af3\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.2\">Associate Professor at Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry. Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist at Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Private Hospital and Pindara Private Hospital. BSc (Medicine) MBBS FRACS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94882115f775d89b71c3c9577a6b4e47\">Bachelor Science (Medicine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38d3eb5a8185814c1776dc4df6e4d151\">Bachelor of Medicine\/Bachelor of Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9482f926ca62b6dc6eea00b815459e4c\">Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3b1ef8c2a1e795d0b0bf158902553439\">Member of Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesophageal Surgeons Association (ANZGOSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b074504758fa7aaf2a3b9c209a8e1f1b\">Member of General Surgeons Australia (GSA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3c99f1f1ce8456e0708e08c20de1f8a\">Member of Australian and New Zealand Hepatic-pancreatic Biliary Surgeons Association (ANZHPBA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-113aaf9e04cf1abd6ad88655da8f7500\">Member of the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4652f5e31587d66f008f5481e2ba004b\">Australian Lead for multiple international collaborative research projects through Global Surgeons Collaborative Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a3d5f0d767497ed0158a2d800605d16\">Principal Investigator for Clinical Trials and Collaborative Research Projects based at Gold Coast University Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GCPH-Logo1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" style=\"width:170px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pindara-logo1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-335\" 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has-link-color wp-elements-33d58f8d477310c26140876e7263237a\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Jack Rankin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e40e1817778b0ecdcf8dbfa0a5cf8da\">MANAGING PARTNER, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT <br><br>20 years in Project Management Implementation and Business Transformation working across Australia &amp; Asia-Pacific. Jack has helped leading organisations such as Singapore Airlines, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Samsung, Services Australia and The University of Sydney to define, innovate and execute on their tactical, operational and strategic plans. <br><br>Building leadership, change &amp; project management capabilities and stronger organisational cultures is what Jack stands for. He is delighted to bring his experience to the Celium Technologies team to champion meaningful healthcare outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Samsung-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" style=\"width:170px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Samsung-1.png 500w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Samsung-1-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Johnson_and_Johnson_Logo.svg_-1024x186.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Johnson_and_Johnson_Logo.svg_-1024x186.png 1024w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Johnson_and_Johnson_Logo.svg_-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Johnson_and_Johnson_Logo.svg_-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Johnson_and_Johnson_Logo.svg_.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Singapore-Airlines-Logo-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UOS-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UOS-Logo.png 500w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UOS-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UOS-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e8f9f7;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69d3eb5007793e98fe211e974d08c38f\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Jacob Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b1b97c42e2c28f91fa68f0d9c91673f7\">HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-542b219f529934176cb9c0b2e63f7eee\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.2\">Bringing nearly a decade of experience to Celium Technologies, Jacob specialises in software development, security, cloud computing, &amp; communications.<br><br>Key collaborator for NASA Space Station Lighting System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nasa-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nasa-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nasa-logo.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screen-Shot-2025-07-06-at-7.40.23-pm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screen-Shot-2025-07-06-at-7.40.23-pm.png 746w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screen-Shot-2025-07-06-at-7.40.23-pm-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e8f9f7;grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1-1024x1017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1-1024x1017.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1-768x763.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/celium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/team-4-1.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f2c0ea745a5e648ee1c1c162fbe48f2\" style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Michelle Cochrane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f46cdd513c5b4de916792c65103505a9\">HEAD OF MARKETING AND PR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-text-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f49e90506435f38565282fb85823023b\">Winner of multiple Gold Coast Business of The Year Award &amp; 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