Consultant Profiles
Dr Darren Webb
BSc(HumBiol), MCompSc, PhD (PublicHlth) ECowan,
GradCertResComm Curtin, H&WC L3 WCA,
MACS Snr CP CT IP3P, AFAIDH, (Student) HCANZA
Dr Darren Webb is the Principal Consultant of Smart Owl Consulting™ and offers a range of client-centric services through his extensive academic and 20+ years of business experience.
With a strong understanding of business and project management, having worked for and consulted to a variety of small, medium and multi-national brand organisations, Darren is passionate about helping individuals and organisations find effective solutions to their health and business challenges.
As a passionate advocate for preventative health and wellbeing, Darren founded Webble Guys, a health and wellbeing company offering health promoting software to sedentary (physically inactive) populations. This commercialisation of his earlier PhD research has led him to become well-known amongst the entrepreneurial startup community of Perth, having been an early iPREP WA (Industry and Research Engagement Program) participant in 2015 and completing the Curtin Ignition program in 2016.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD (Public Health)
- Master of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science (Human Biology)
- Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation
Professional Associations
- Associate Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH)
- Senior Member, Certified Professional / Technologist of the Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Elected Member of the Branch Executive Committee of the ACS (WA Branch)
- Accredited Health and Wellness Coach (L3) with Wellness Coaching Australia (WCA)
- Member (Student) of Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association (HCANZA)
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Business and Community Associations
- Edith Cowan University (ECU) Council – Alumni Representative Member
- Business Member of the Wanneroo Business Association (WBA)
- Board Member (Former Chairman & Director of Strategic Partnerships) at the Be Inspired Foundation (BIF)
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Advocate
A passionate networker with over 1,000 LinkedIn connections, he also brings not-for-profit strategic board governance and collaborative policy development experience through his volunteer role at the Be Inspired Foundation.
Dr Webb maintains an active interest in ongoing professional development and is a passionate annual (6x) participant in promoting STEM studies to high-school students at Scitech’s Science Café.