About

Skills, notable achievements, and work experience

Overview

I have been building teams, refining strategies, designing solutions and coding things for over 20 years. My aim is to turn abstract concepts into real products and services. I have a love-hate relationship with technology and am addicted to podcasts.

Since 2015

Present Company

Head of design 2015 → NOW

A strategic consultancy that has been brought in by Afterpay, SXSW, BWS, CSIRO, Sydney University and Xero to solve business-critical challenges. We help identify and define a focused problem, and come up with equally focused solutions. As head of design, I am responsible for the design strategies and leading the design team. I consult with our clients to make sure they are delivering experiences that are set up for impact.

Main activities
  • Design team strategies
  • Business and product strategies
  • Mentoring the design team
  • New business initiatives
  • Running workshops with clients
  • Design thinking

Before that

Triple j

Senior designer 2007 → 2014

Triple j is Australia’s national youth broadcaster. As part of the team, I designed, built, photographed and expanded engagement for the national youth broadcaster beyond the radio from Web 1.0 and through Web 2.0.

Austero

Designer 2005 → 2006

Home to Australia’s biggest radio brands my time at Austereo was as much about supporting the networks shows as it was supporting the advertising clients. I contributed ideas, video, photos, designs, code and produced content that helped both end users and advertiser reach their goals

And some other stuff

Photographer 2015 → now

Event, tour and promotional work for a range of music industry clients including Live Nation, Secret Sounds and Triple j

Design instructor 2014 → 2015

Freelancer 2003 → 2015

  • Sydney / Canada / London
  • Various mico-sites design and builds
  • Ogilivy UK - Producer
  • McCann London - Product designer

Snowboard instructor 2003 → 2004

Whistler, Canada and Thredbo, Australia

Visual designer (print and online) 1999 → 2003

Album art designer 1999 → 2001

Universal and Sony Records

Education

  • Southern cross university Bachelor of media
  • Bond university Adv. diploma digital design

Outside of work

  • I try to make my kids laugh
  • Take photos
  • Listen to narrative journalism podcasts and audiobooks
  • Discover music, old and new
  • Ride on snow / skate / surf boards
  • Indulge in peak TV content
  • Read about technology
  • Dream about the next big thing

Allergies

  • Process for process sake
  • Unfocused research