About Griddle

We dreamt of better ways to timetable.
Then made it happen.

Our Mission

Empowering Schools, Teachers & Students

Timetabling is difficult. Balancing Selections, Resources, Allocations can feel like you’re spinning plates. We built griddle to do the heavy lifting so you and your team can focus on what matters.

Our Team

Build on the wisdom of years of timetabling experience.

General Manager

Mitchell Soon

B.EXSc, M.Teach. -- Mitchell began his teaching career in London before returning to Australia, where he continued teaching Mathematics and took on responsibility for managing the school timetable. Having joined Compass in 2022, Mitchell now leads Griddle as General Manager, overseeing national and international operations. He leads Griddle partnerships with schools across Australia and Europe to strengthen their timetabling practices. With a background in education and a passion for operational improvement, Mitchell is dedicated to helping schools build smarter, more effective timetables that better support teaching and learning and ultimately drive improved student outcomes through the Griddle platform.

Engineering Manager

Prakash Kandel

B.Sc (Physics), B.IT (Software Engineering) -- Prakash brings over a decade of software engineering experience to the team, having built his career across startups, consultancies, and established technology companies in Melbourne. After years of leading multi-region teams and modernising complex legacy systems, he brought his technical expertise to Compass in 2024. Joining the Griddle team as a Senior Engineer, he progressed quickly to Tech Lead in 2025 and Engineering Manager in 2026. Today, Prakash is passionate about leveraging his engineering background to build the best timetabling solution for schools.

Head of Product

Moira Toohey

B. Ed (Sec), B.Sc (Hons) -- Moira spent two decades working as a Maths and Science teacher and school timetabler, an experience that gave her a firsthand appreciation for the demands of effective timetabling software. Having worked with a range of timetabling products throughout that time, she has developed a comprehensive understanding of their respective strengths and weaknesses. Over the past 14 years, Moira has worked within the Education Technology sector, first at Edval Timetables and, since joining Compass in 2019, in a role where her timetabling expertise has directly informed the design and development of Griddle. She also maintains a strong interest in curriculum structure and design, and has advised numerous schools in this capacity over the years.

Head of Operations

Lisa Barreca

B.Sc (Hons), D. Ed (Sec) -- Lisa began her career in education as a secondary Maths and Science teacher, before moving to the role of Timetabler and Daily Organiser. Appreciating the high demands of both roles, Lisa moved into the Education Technology industry wanting to improve the lives of Daily Organisers in particular. Over the last decade she has helped achieve that goal, firstly at Edval Timetables and now at Compass. Lisa joined Compass in 2021, excited to join the team and very keen to help build the best timetabling solution for schools.

Senior Griddle Advisor

Catherine Elliot-Jones

MA(Oxon), PGCE, GAICD -- Catherine began her journey in education as a Science teacher and school timetabler. Having seen the power of a good timetable and wanting to make that a reality for all schools, Catherine moved into Education Technology as a Co-founder of Edval and led them to commercial success over the next decade. Catherine joined Compass in 2019, bringing with her a wealth of experience in Education Technology and of working directly with schools across all sectors, including WA. After building and leading the team to design and build Griddle, Catherine continues to provide support and advice to the Griddle team.

Customer Success Lead

Deb Calana

DEd (Youth Work), EAL Qualified -- Deb has more than 20 years' experience in school timetabling, starting as a daily organiser and timetabler in schools before moving into consulting with various timetabling software packages. She has worked across all Australian states, and all educational sectors, giving her a practical understanding of the various curriculums and the real pressures schools face. Deb thrives on the challenge of a complex timetable and takes real satisfaction in helping schools get it right: ‘I love to see a school's year come together, for staff and students’.

Senior Griddle Consultant

Nicola Oakins

BA (Politics) -- Nicola came to teaching a little later than most, joining the profession in her late twenties. She used her Politics degree as a springboard into secondary History teaching, quickly establishing herself in the classroom. As she progressed into senior leadership, she was asked to build the school timetable — and that task sparked a passion for timetabling that would go on to shape her career. In 2019, Nicola left teaching to join the newly formed Edval Consultants team in the UK, where she played a key role in adapting and improving the software for the UK market. In 2023, she joined Compass to support Griddle's development and growth across the UK and Ireland.

Senior Griddle Consultant

Peter Kaighin

BEd (Sec), MEd (School Leadership) -- Peter has worked as a teacher and held various educational leadership roles in government and independent schools for over 32 years. He completed a Masters in School Leadership in 2011. Peter has held the position of Timetabler/Daily Organiser in four different schools spanning 12 years, using First Class, Timetabling Solutions and Edval. He left teaching to take up a position as a Timetable Consultant with Edval/TES, where he worked for 4 years. In 2024 Peter joined Griddle. Peter is passionate about improving school culture through efficient and equitable resource allocation, assisting schools to develop and implement curriculum structures that reduce staff stress and maximise student learning.

Griddle Consultant

Stacey Rubery

BSc (Hons) PGCE -- Stacey began her career as a Mathematics teacher, before progressing through senior leadership roles including Assistant Principal, where she led on curriculum, data, professional development, strategy and large-scale organisational improvement whilst line managing key teams. Drawn to the challenge of solving complex problems at scale, she founded her own consultancy in 2013, delivering leadership development and organisational review projects centred around curriculum review, budget and timetabling across schools nationally. Over the last two years, Stacey has brought that expertise to the EdTech sector as a Griddle Timetabling Consultant at Compass Education, helping schools translate complex operational needs into practical, workable timetables using Griddle. Stacey has led on training, developing systems to create a robust structure to support all new and existing Griddle clients. Stacey is particularly drawn to work at the intersection of strategy, transformation, and emerging technology.

Griddle Consultant

Jade Falzon

Cert IV (EdSup), BA(Sociology/UX Design) -- Jade first worked in schools in 2014, as a Learning Support staff member in both the Primary and Secondary spaces before moving into the Daily Organiser position, and other operational roles. This has given her a comprehensive understanding of how schools work, both in and out of the classroom, and the pain points staff experience on a day-to-day basis. She joined the Griddle team in 2024, working with schools on their timetables and looking after our Daily Org schools. Jade has a passion for improving processes and user experience

Griddle Consultant

Andrea Thomas

BSc (Hons) -- Andrea began her career in Data Management within schools, where she quickly discovered her passion and expertise for timetabling. She went on to develop her career within Education Technology, working with Edval and supporting schools in making the most of technology to improve their timetabling processes. Andrea joined Compass in 2024 and now works as a Griddle Consultant, specialising in timetabling. Drawing on her extensive experience across schools, education technology and timetabling, she provides practical advice and guidance to help schools and education organisations make informed decisions and achieve effective timetabling outcomes.

Griddle Consultant

Andrew Atkinson

BA (Hons), MA -- Andrew began his career in education as a Religious Studies teacher, but soon focused on teaching Philosophy and wrote his own whole school Philosophy curriculum. A love of crosswords led Andrew to explore timetabling within a school, and this developed into leadership roles on the Academic side of school matters ending in the role of Deputy Head Academic in his final school in the UK. Andrew then moved to Ireland in 2024 and taught in a secondary school before he joined Compass in February 2025 as a Griddle Consultant.

Griddle Consultant

Luke Rawlings

BSc (CompSci) -- Luke previously worked in an IB school as an IT technician, managing their timetable. He has used Compass for over five years while at the school, giving him a strong understanding of how timetabling decisions play out in the day-to-day running of a school. Based in NSW, Luke brings a solid knowledge of the NSW curriculum and NESA requirements. He combines that practical, on-the-ground school experience with technical know-how to help schools build timetables that work.

Griddle Consultant

Danilo Benvenuto

Danilo is an education professional with over a decade of experience supporting schools and their communities. He began his career in 2013, working within a school's Student Services department, where he took on a range of roles — from daily organisation to data management to leading the timetabling process. This gave Danilo a well-rounded, hands-on understanding of what it takes to keep a school running smoothly day to day. In 2021, Danilo moved into a new chapter of his career, joining the South Australian Department of Education as a Timetable Specialist on the Education Management System (EMS) project. This role allowed him to bring in-depth school experience to a broader, systems-level context, helping shape how timetabling works across the education sector. Danilo is passionate about client service and brings a genuinely people-focused approach to everything he does, always aiming to make processes clearer and easier for the people who rely on them.

"As a new school that opened in 2023, we needed as much assistance as possible with launching Griddle and learning how to configure its software efficiently. I have found the platform incredibly user friendly. With the competing priorities of opening a new school their customer service and responses were invaluable to us - especially all the ongoing assistance from the entire team. We look forward to our continuing partnership with Griddle. "
Ben Omizzolo
Assistant Principal - Mickleham Secondary College