Strategic leadership, hands-on design, and technical execution. Always curious, always learning.

LEADERSHIP

  • Cross-functional team leadership and design strategy
  • Mentorship, coaching, and stakeholder alignment
  • Servant leadership with empathy and psychological safety
  • Data-informed decision making and measurable outcomes
  • Driving change with clarity, trust, and collaboration
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DESIGN

  • User experience (UX) and interaction design
  • Prototyping and design systems (Material 2/3, bespoke systems)
  • Accessibility (WCAG, AODA, Section 508, POUR)
  • Research and testing methods, from discovery to usability
  • Applying AI for research synthesis, content, and interaction prototypes
  • Visual design, brand systems, and data visualization
  • Atomic Design Principles
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TECHNICAL

  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Next.js
  • AI tools and workflows: ChatGPT, Cursor, emerging design AI
  • Component systems and documentation (Storybook, Bit.dev, Supernova)
  • Analytics and experimentation (GA, GTM, Pendo, Hotjar, PostHog)
  • Agile/Lean UX practices, collaboration in Jira, Confluence, Miro
  • Testing Frameworks (Cypress, Jest, MSW)
  • E-commerce & CMS Platforms (Shopify, Thinkific, Magento, WordPress, Salesforce)
  • DRY, KISS, SOLID, YAGNI Principles
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I’m not perfect. Like everyone I have areas to work on, but I’m committed to learning, growing, and improving as a leader and teammate.

Professional Career

Dye & Durham

Lead Product Designer

March 2016 Present

Shaping design across complex legal-tech products in Australia and globally. I lead the Chameleons team, partnering with product, engineering, and leadership to modernize legacy platforms and deliver customer-centric experiences.

Key contributions include:

  • Driving the adoption of our Material-3-inspired design system and aligning it with engineering libraries for consistent delivery.
  • Introducing data-informed UX practices like scorecards, user-testing kits, and Pendo analytics to bring measurable outcomes into design decisions.
  • Building cross-functional alignment through UX Demo Days, social contracts, and collaborative frameworks that lift maturity and trust in design.
  • Coaching and mentoring designers to grow as leaders while balancing hands-on product design in high-priority initiatives.

Beginning Boutique

Lead Developer

January 2009 March 2016

Led a small team through rapid global e-commerce growth. Delivered major site performance improvements (page load from 4s to 0.3s), evolved warehouse and order systems, and introduced personalization and real-time features that boosted engagement and sales. Supported global expansion (primarily US) through pricing strategy and campaigns, while driving innovative initiatives like “Cat Mode” for International Cat Day.

Brisbane Wed Design - Meetup group

Volunteer Organiser

January 2009 January 2016

Helped grow a thriving design and development community through events, panels, and partnerships with WordPress Brisbane, JS Brisbane, and BarCamp.

Oblong + Sons

Developer

Present

At Oblong + Sons, I led website development initiatives within a collaborative, design-driven environment. I worked closely with a diverse team of designers, marketers, and allied professionals to transform creative concepts into innovative, user-centric digital experiences. This role not only honed my technical expertise but also reinforced my ability to deliver high-quality, sustainable web solutions that consistently met client expectations.

Creative World

Founder, Owner

June 2006 Present