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About Longboardfella Consulting services
Longboardfella Consulting services advises organisations on digital transformation, especially in healthcare, with extensive experience spanning industry sectors of tertiary education, public sector, private sector in fields ranging from healthcare, education and utilities sectors. Our founder and director Paul Cooper has demonstrated expertise (including published papers, conference presentations and book chapters) in AI governance, organisational change, tertiary education, and medical research. After 30+ years in IT strategy and consulting, he's curated a portfolio career that aims to work with selected clients who want to undertake positive and meaningful projects for the community at large. Our mission is to uplift organisations to highest possible performance. This mission complements the personal mission of Paul which is to inspire and uplift the broader community: see Project Uplift on this site. In recent years, Paul has developed and delivered courses in digital health at post graduate level, conducted research at his affiliated university (Deakin University) on digital inclusion, capability maturity models, equity and governance in the AI era, and currently serves on ethics committees, community health, and medical research boards. Paul is also a professional workshop and event facilitator, event moderator, conference chair and presenter. Paul also advises on AI governance and writes and blogs extensively on a wide variety of topics which may be found on this site.
Published 2026-03-03
Digital Health Experience
  • Published author on AI governance in healthcare (Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association)
  • Former Interim Director of Digital Health for a state government department
  • Led academic research on digital capability maturity evaluation for public health services
  • Expert guidance on health app evaluation framework development
  • Contributed to National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
AI Governance Experience
  • Published author: "A governance model for the application of AI in health care" (JAMIA)
  • Chairs AI governance and IT transformation subcommittee for a community health board
  • Contributed to development of National Policy Roadmap for AI in Healthcare
  • Member of Human Research Ethics Committee reviewing medical research applications
  • Active research in digital inclusion and equity in the AI era
Tertiary Education Experience
  • Course developer for Masters and MBA digital health units
  • Senior Research Fellow at a university institute for health transformation
  • Fellow of Higher Education Authority (FHEA)
  • Delivered executive "knowledge uplift" programs in Digital Health
  • Research student mentoring through university alumni programs
IT Strategy Experience
  • 30+ years in IT strategy and governance consulting
  • Gateway reviews for major government digital transformation projects
  • Former Managing Director of international consulting subsidiary
  • Proven track record turning around underperforming business units
  • Appointed as industry adviser to Commonwealth Government
Change Leadership Experience
  • Graduate Diploma in Business (Organisational Change & Development)
  • Facilitated cross-jurisdictional stakeholders for national digital health programs
  • Directly advised and participated in organisational restructuring initiatives
  • 30 years experience in leadership of organisations across industry, government, and education
  • Skilled at engaging stakeholders from government, education, and private sectors
Facilitation & Moderation
  • Professional event moderator and conference chair
  • Facilitated cross-jurisdictional workshops for national digital health initiatives
  • Experienced in multi-stakeholder engagement across government, industry, and academia
  • Board member and committee chair for community health and medical research organisations
  • Comfortable on stage and on camera, from panels to keynotes
Content Creation (from a human!)
  • Regular newsletter and long-form writing on digital health, AI, and strategy
  • Space and cosmology blog for friends, family, and fellow enthusiasts
  • Travel photography as a creative practice
  • STEM advocate sharing ideas across LinkedIn and the web
  • All ideas, insights, and IP available via the Knowledge Library