Connecting people and technology together to improve diagnostic outcomes.
Kestral deeply understands diagnostic care. How? Because we’ve been in your shoes. Collectively, our team holds decades of experience in radiology and pathology, which means our solutions are purpose-built to support your workflow.
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For 30 years, Kestral has been innovating new solutions to some of healthcare’s most challenging diagnostic problems.
For 30 years, Kestral has been building relationships, listening to your needs and offering solutions.
From humble small business roots, to now a thriving part of global leaders Jonas Software, we’re building for the future of healthcare – one system at a time.
As the industry continues to evolve, one thing remains the same: our care for you and what you do. It’s why we’re so passionate about your workflow, why our products and solutions are designed to be scalable, and the reason we’re always just a call away when you need us the most.
Like you, we want to improve health outcomes for patients. We’ll work on getting you the most innovative diagnostic technology solutions that supports your business to provide the best patient care and the most effective method of delivering results to your referring doctors.
Powering our collective growth is a set of core values.
They’re our commitment to you and your long-term success.
Your success is our success. We listen, anticipate and fulfil your needs so you feel empowered to achieve your goals.
Each person is valued for who they are and their unique experience and contributions. Diversity is celebrated and championed every day.
Growth is in our DNA. We challenge each other and inspire our customers to reach for greatness, both in the industry and at work.
Best practice is our baseline – driving improvement is our goal. We’re always seeking new innovations to raise the bar.
We’re a group of passionate industry experts who understand what it takes to provide excellent diagnostic care. Meet the Kestral team powering the development of our innovative software solutions.
The safety of our customers, partners and our team is our top priority.
Kestral employees will always endeavour to:
In return, we request that you ensure your team members:
It is not OK for anyone to experience abusive, aggressive, threatening, disrespectful, or violent behaviour.
If you display any of these behaviors towards Kestral employees, they will:
If you’re passionate about diagnostic care and seeking a new challenge, explore a career at Kestral.
Our friendly support staff are available 24/7 to troubleshoot issues, answer questions and provide help, when you need it most.
Chief Executive Officer
Rod is Kestral’s Chief Executive Officer. Born and based in Brisbane and raised in Townsville, he has a background in electrical engineering and computer science. Rod spent nine years at Constellation Software, working across vertical market software. He has extensive experience across the telecommunications, healthcare and transport sectors.
Rod leads with a clear moral compass, valuing honesty, fairness and communication that is fearless and transparent. He is focused on building strong relationships and identifying the right opportunities to grow the business. He believes in treating customers fairly and expects the same in return, with genuine partnerships built on fair treatment from the outset.
Outside of work, Rod is a keen motorsports fan, mountain biker and beach holiday enthusiast. He is also a proud Broncos and Queensland Maroons supporter.
Business Development Manager
Based in Melbourne, David has a keen insight to radiology and imaging technology. Over the last 25+ years, he’s been heavily involved in Imaging, including working as a Radiographer, then as a salesperson for Kodak’s X-Ray film solutions, and at Phillips in Nuclear Medicine solutions.
When the Imaging industry changed to viewing studies on PACS, David joined Sectra managing the PACS business in Australia and New Zealand. After which he made his way to Kestral.
When out of the office, you can find David at the local cinema watching the latest films. And on weekends, he happily cooks delicious food for family and friends.
Operations Manager
Driven by a desire to achieve better health outcomes for all Australians, Steve has extensive experience from working on the service delivery side of public health in Microbiology labs across Victoria.
As our Operations Manager, he has a keen eye for optimising the business and creating cohesion across the Kestral team. He started as an account manager with us and worked his way up through the ranks, always trying new things.
When he’s not thinking laterally about how to improve Kestral’s operations, you can find him at home playing console games, like Call of Duty.
Support Manager
As one of our longest serving team members, Jan has experienced just about every role possible in the Support and Professional Services teams at Kestral.
From help desk to customer account management, software upgrades to product testing, and even demonstrations and after-hours support. Jan’s variety of experience feeds into her role as Support Manager, helping our customers get the most out of our products.
Prior to joining us in 1999, Jan graduated as a Medical Microbiology Scientist in public hospital laboratories. She also worked as a laboratory technician, and at the RAAF hospital in Laverton.
When she’s not supporting our customers, Jan loves playing squash, cooking, travelling, watching sport and dabbling in amateur photography.
A medical scientist by trade, Andrew has worked in radiology for the last 20 years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science and worked his way through support and technical support roles before finding his way into installation and project management for Karisma at Kestral.
Amongst his many achievements with us, he’s most proud of setting up the New Zealand office. And on top of that, his role in the professional services team is far reaching, bringing lots of variety and customer interaction.
Known affectionately as “Waddo”, Andrew is addicted to CrossFit and loves the thrill of nailing a good lift (when his injuries allow!).
Chief Technology Officer
Vishal is an experienced Development Manager specialising in Healthcare IT. He’s been involved in the design and development (from the ground up) of Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and has in-depth knowledge of billing and integrations.
At Kestral, he enjoys engaging with our customers to get to the heart of their pain points. This, in turn, informs his work on our products. Designing better solutions is one of his passions.
A self-described ‘decent cook’, Vishal also loves playing cricket and listening to music.
Head of Sales and Marketing
Zac is Kestral’s Head of Sales and Marketing, bringing 15 years in technology across software and professional services, including crisis management, systems integration, data and automation. He also spent four years running his own behavioural change consultancy.
At Kestral, Zac leads sales, marketing and strategic account management, and is building out our customer engagement function. He loves turning a “hairbrained scheme” into a real product alongside customers, and is known as the eternal optimist who’s first to jump into an uncomfortable conversation, always with lightheartedness, integrity and empathy.
Outside work, you’ll find Zac skiing (broken leg or not), cooking over an open fire, riding his motorbike or listening to music. He also claims a secret talent for bad but funny poetry, and counts a rugby culture change program and a mining industry wellbeing tracker among his proudest projects.
Head of Product
Brent is Kestral’s Head of Product, bringing 8 years of experience in radiology product alongside a background as a founder. He started his own company in 2011, building a team to launch a product for the gifting and retail industries in 2012, before running the business through to 2014. That experience taught him a great deal about product management, drive, vision and leading teams.
At Kestral, Brent brings strategic decision making, an eye for design and workflow, and a strong dose of empathy to product management, always working to understand customers and the people building alongside them. He loves working in teams that deliver something tangible, especially when it helps customers meet their own strategic goals, and finds health tech is the sweet spot where competitive drive and doing genuine good come together.
Outside work, Brent is happiest spending time with family, whether that’s over a boardgame, out surfing or scuba diving. He also claims a secret skill as a former Tetris champion, now put to use as a world class car-packer for road trips. Among his proudest projects is building specific patient pathways supported by triage and optimisation technology for stroke diagnosis, used in teleradiology for the NHS to help clinicians determine treatment and transport to specialist stroke centres.
