Ed Broadbent
Systems architect. Public health. Community builder.
13+ years building national-scale programs, data infrastructure, and community systems. Now applying the same thinking at business scale.
“Your work with Comuna 13 in Medellín has been part of why supporting my community is so important. Thanks for being part of the journey a few years ago.”
Previous student/volunteer · Female STEM professional
“Las personas carecen de oportunidades, no de habilidad.”
El Espectador · Colombia’s newspaper of record
People don’t lack ability. They lack opportunity.
“From crash to Colombian classroom”
University of Wollongong · The Stand · 2022
Storyteller Arc
Psychology → accident → public health → Colombia → Australia → international. The full career story.
Updated 16 Mar 2026 02 · AustraliaAustralian Experience
PRN/NSR, National Communications Charter, Life in Mind, UNSW governance. 13+ years as project cases.
Updated 16 Mar 2026 03 · PortfolioPrimed Community™
10-year deep case study. International recognition, data, LMS, RE-AIM, 78 alliance partners.
Updated 16 Mar 2026 04 · Proof of WorkNCCRED Break Builds
8 complete, deployed projects in ~8 weeks. Emoji, Primed, Evolved Community, Samara, Harm Reduction Hub + more.
Updated 16 Mar 2026 05 · PublicationsResearch & Publications
2 co-authored publications + 3 drug alert reports + 1 acknowledged contribution. UNSW, University of Melbourne, Frontiers in Public Health.
Updated 16 Mar 2026 06 · Article8 Projects in 8 Weeks
The story behind the build period. What got built, why, and what I learned. Case study with live links and real metrics.
Updated 24 Mar 2026The Pattern
Distributed context → shared infrastructure → governed access → communication at scale → evaluation.
Whether it's a national drug alert system reaching 85 organisations, a community learning platform serving 1,000+ participants in Medellín, or a café admin panel that lets an owner update their menu without calling a developer, the thinking is the same. The tools change. The problem doesn't.
Quick Navigation
| Section | What's in it |
|---|---|
| Storyteller Arc | Full career narrative, chapter by chapter |
| Australian Experience | PRN, NCC, UNSW: each as a project case with metrics |
| Primed Deep Case | 10-year nonprofit: platform, data, evidence, recognition |
| Proof of Work | ~8-week build inventory: 8 projects, stack, IP notes |
| Publications | 2 peer-reviewed papers + 3 drug alert reports + 1 acknowledged contribution |
| 8 Projects in 8 Weeks | Case study article: the story, live links, real metrics, lessons learned |