Team

Our team

Ralph & Grandsons is led by its founder, with trusted specialists engaged when a project calls for them.

Luke Ellis, founder of Ralph & Grandsons
Founder & Principal Engineer

Luke Ellis

Luke is a biomedical engineer with a background in commerce, data science and artificial intelligence. He leads every project personally, from the first consultation through to launch and support.

He has designed and built websites for local businesses since 2019. His work focuses on websites and apps, practical AI implementation and software integration, including tools for medical practices.

Areas of expertise
  • Web design & development
  • E-commerce & Shopify
  • App development
  • AI & machine learning
  • Data engineering
  • Cloud & Microsoft Azure
  • Software integration
  • Healthcare technology
Master of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
With Distinction · University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Medical Engineering
First Class Honours · University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Commerce
With Distinction · University of Newcastle
International study
University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA · Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Professional membership
IEEE · Graduate Student Member

Previous projects

Company projects →
E-commerce · 2020–2023Freefall Sun Peaks website & booking system

A Shopify website and online rental booking system for a ski rental and retail business in British Columbia, Canada, including theme customisation and inventory workflows.

Data engineering · 2025Royalty reconciliation pipeline

Master's capstone with BISCIT, an Epicor ERP partner. An automated data pipeline in Microsoft Fabric that reconciles monthly royalty data and feeds Power BI dashboards for the finance team.

Healthcare IoT · 2022CPAP remote monitoring system

An end-to-end IoT system on Microsoft Azure that captures breathing data from CPAP machines and presents real-time waveforms to clinicians through a web application.

Medical research · 2022Brain metabolite analysis

Honours research at the Hunter Medical Research Institute, modelling brain metabolite levels from MR spectroscopy data to support earlier, non-invasive detection of neurological conditions.

Engineering · 2020Circuit board validation testing

Test plans and scripts to validate circuit boards for industrial mining equipment, with test and compliance documentation for safety-critical components.

Websites · 2019Newcastle Family Practice website

The practice's original website, built around patient information, appointments and accessibility.

Every project should be practical to build and properly finished. That's the standard I learned from my father and grandfather, and it's the standard every client can expect.

Luke Ellis, Founder

Want to work with us?

Whether it's a new website, an app, or a process you'd like to automate, book a free consultation and we'll talk through what's possible.

Phone
0422 871 855
Email
enquiries@ralphandgrandsons.com
Based
Newcastle, NSW · working Australia-wide
ABN
69 750 648 427