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ABOUT US Staff

Access MQ          Incubator           The Centre for Macquarie English

 

Alan Ellis

Alan Ellis
Managing Director

Ph:   (02) 9850 9715
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email aellis@access.mq.edu.au

 

Sharon Birrell

 

Sharon Birrell
Executive Manager - Projects
Sharon has responsibility for assisting the Managing Director with company projects, managing the quality system and providing support to the Board of Directors.

Ph:   (02) 9850 4724
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email sbirrell@access.mq.edu.au


Tanya Davies

Tanya Davies
Executive Manager
Tanya is currently working on special projects within Macquarie University.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9293
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email tdavies@access.mq.edu.au

 

Josette Sultana

Josette Sultana
Office Coordinator
Josette provides professional administration support for Access MQ and co-located spin-off companies.

Ph:   (02) 9850 8715
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email jsultana@access.mq.edu.au

 

Natalie Dunn

Natalie Dunn
Office Administrator
Natalie provides professional administration support for Access MQ and co-located spin-off companies.

Ph:   (02) 9850 4729
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email ndunn@access.mq.edu.au

 

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COMMERCIALISATION TEAM

Ben Smith
Ben Smith
Business Development Manager - Information & Communication Sciences
Ben’s role involves business development for Access MQ and the Division of Information & Communication Sciences. In this role he acts as a conduit between industry and researchers to assist with technology commercialisation and broker industry funded research projects.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9106
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
bsmith@access.mq.edu.au


Kent Norton Kent Norton
Business Development Manager - Behavioural Sciences
Kent’s role is to identify, assess and exploit intellectual property generated by Macquarie University, in particular innovations within the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Division of Linguistics & Psychology.

Ph:   (02) 9850 8237
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
knorton@access.mq.edu.au


Gayathri Wijesuriya

Gayathri Wijesuriya
IP & Legal Officer
Gayathri provides legal advice and assistance to the Management Team and staff of the spin-off companies as well as for programs managed by Access MQ.

Ph:   (02) 9850 8792
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email gwijesuriya@access.mq.edu.au

 

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MQ EXPERTISE

Vivian Mohan-Ram

Vivian Mohan-Ram
Project Manager - Research & Consulting
Vivian is responsible for the management of Research & Consulting projects. This includes budget preparation, financial management, tender submission, contract negotiation, business development and staff management. Her responsibilities also include relationship management with key university staff, industry and government.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9717
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email vmohanram@access.mq.edu.au

 

Jennifer Heward

Jennifer Heward
Project Coordinator - Research & Consulting
Jennifer provides support to the Manager of Research & Consulting in all aspects of project management, as well as tender sourcing and preparation and the management of short-term projects. The role also entails a wide variety of administrative duties across all aspects of the portfolio, including financial management, staff employment and management, contract preparation etc.

Ph:   (02) 9850 7261
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email jheward@access.mq.edu.au

 

Cheree Williams

Cheree Williams
Project Coordinator - Research & Consulting
Cheree provides support to the Manager of Research & Consulting in all aspects of project management, as well as the management of short-term projects. The role also entails a wide variety of administrative duties across all aspects of the portfolio, including financial management, staff employment and management, contract preparation etc.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9711
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email cwilliams@access.mq.edu.au

 

Peta Collins

Peta Collins
Project Manager - Education & Training
Peta is responsible for the Education & Training Unit, providing the key infrastructure for the running of non-award and multi-disciplinary programs, fee paying teaching programs and the support of academic conferences and seminars.

Ph:   (02) 9850 8592
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email pcollins@access.mq.edu.au

 

Roslyn Green

Roslyn Green
Project Officer - Education & Training
Roslyn co-ordinates professional development education and customised training offered to industry, business and professional groups by academics and associated specialists of Macquarie University. Her responsibilities include event management, budget preparation, financial management and tender preparation.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9716
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email rgreen@access.mq.edu.au

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FINANCE & BUSINESS SUPPORT

Nishi Naidu

Nishi Naidu
Financial Controller
Nishi is the administrator for the financial operating system at Access MQ, as well as providing financial information and assistance to Access MQ and Macquarie Unversity's spin-off companies.

Ph: (02) 9850 9295
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email nnaidu@access.mq.edu.au

Faye Montgomery

Faye Montgomery
Project Accountant
Faye is responsible for company project accounting and providing financial services to MTBI tenants. She also deals with financial accounting and management accounting issues for Access MQ.

Ph: (02) 9850 4714
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email fmontgomery@access.mq.edu.au

Mythili Visakan

Mythili Visakan
Assistant Accountant
Mythili looks after Access MQ's accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash management. She is also responsible for the spin-off companies' business activity statements.

Ph: (02) 9850 4741
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email mvisakan@access.mq.edu.au

Han Doan

Han Doan
Assistant Accountant
Han is responsible for Access MQ's accounts payable. Han also provides assistance to the Finance Unit.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9276
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email hdoan@access.mq.edu.au

Shamin Rahmati

Shamin Rahmati
Accounts Assistant
Shamin provides assistance to the accounting team within Access MQ, including the Business Incubator companies and spin-off companies.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9299
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email srahmati@access.mq.edu.au

 

Jasgun Walia
Trainee Accountant
Jasgun is reponsible for providing general accounts assistance to the finance unit.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9793
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email jwalia@access.mq.edu.au

Adam Tropiano

Adam Tropiano
IT Systems Administrator
Adam is responsible for the overall IT systems at Access MQ including managing all IT servers and backups. Adam also provides IT support to all Access MQ staff and MTBI tenants.

Ph:   (02) 9850 4717
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email atropiano@access.mq.edu.au

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COMMERCIAL MARKETING

Krista Borg

Krista Borg
Marketing Manager (Commercial)
Krista is responsible for the development of marketing strategies for Access MQ and Macquarie spin-off companies.

Ph:   (02) 9850 8796
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email kborg@access.mq.edu.au

 

Bryan Williams

Bryan Williams
Marketing & Knowledge Officer
Bryan works with the Marketing Manager on commercial marketing initiatives for Access MQ, MTBI and staff of the University. He also advises academics on commercialisation ventures.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9275
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email bwilliams@access.mq.edu.au


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INCUBATOR

Jennifer Holt

Jennifer Holt
Business Development Manager
Macquarie Technology Business Incubator
Jennifer's role focuses on developing the MTBI by attracting new tenants and establishing relationships with the broader business community. In addition, she supports the Incubator's programs and assists the Director with developing growth oriented start-up companies.

Ph:   (02) 9850 9713
Fax: (02) 9850 8128
email jholt@access.mq.edu.au

 

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The Centre for Macquarie English

Sue Lubbers

Sue Lubbers
Head of Language Programs
The Centre for Macquarie English

Ph:   (02) 9850 9669
Fax: (02) 9850 8129
email sue.lubbers@mq.edu.au

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