Christopher Gentle

Director / Consultant | FlatMap IT Pty Ltd

2015 - Present

Founded consultancy specializing in healthcare technology and clinical integrations. Primary client: Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School CHIP.

Key Projects:

• FDA U24 Grant: Expanded HL7 FHIR for chronic disease registries using cryptographic authentication and immutable journaling
• CARRA Registry: Built ODM to i2b2/FHIR gateways for lossless clinical data conversion
• Privacy-Preserving Consent Gateway: Developed jurisdiction-aware consent API with zero PII exposure
• VitalCare Rosie: Architected cloud call center and personal safety platform (AWS, Twilio, Scala)
• I-MED Radiology Network: Led multiple NSW hospital integrations and teleradiology workflows

Technical Manager / DMTS | Lucent Bell Labs / Avaya

1997 - 2015

Progressed from Software Engineer to Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Led architecture and development for enterprise communication systems serving 8000+ engineers globally.

Achievements:

• Awarded 35 US patents
• Introduced Lean/Scrum portfolio management across R&D organization
• Led Definity Network Administration and Secure Access Link projects
• Designed expert systems for monitoring/remediating 100,000+ managed devices

Senior Software Engineer / Team Leader | EASAMS / GEC Marconi

1993 - 1997

Led development of F/A-18 Integrated Avionics Software Support Facility (IASSF). Pioneered object-oriented design adoption in Australian defense projects, enabling RAAF's independent F/A-18 software maintenance capability.

Systems Programmer | Commonwealth Bank

1988 - 1993

Started career in OS/360 Assembler systems programming. Developed capacity forecasting and executive information systems using SAS.