Design Manager
Service Victoria: Nov 2021 – Current
- Managed the design team for the Core Services Tribe, overseeing core products like Identity Verification and Payments.
- Directed the design, management, and continuous improvement of the Atom Design System and core design libraries, ensuring consistency across all channels.
- Led the design teams responsible for the successful delivery of major government initiatives, including Get Active Kids, and Victorian Travel Vouchers.
- Managed a team of product designers to deliver 0→1 platform initiatives like the Sick Pay Guarantee, guiding the team’s focus and navigating complexity to drive high-impact outcomes.
Design System Lead
Service Victoria: Nov 2020 – Nov 2021
- Led the design, build, and rollout of Atom Design System, a complex platform capability that enabled product teams to deliver consistent, scalable experiences across Service Victoria’s digital services.
- Served as Lead Product Designer on the COVID-19 Border Entry Permit as well as many other high-stakes COVID-19 projects.
- Grew the Service Victoria Design Guild from a team of 4 to over 30 designers, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
Digital Design Team Lead
Target Australia: Jan 2020 – Nov 2020
- Managed a multidisciplinary team of 8 staff, including UX/UI designers and User Research.
- Led the team in a rapid redesign of the company homepage in response to COVID-19, pivoting the featured products to ‘Family Essentials’ to meet evolving customer needs.
- Spearheaded the introduction and implementation of the company’s first design system.
- Liaised with senior stakeholders and led digital projects from concept to completion.
Senior Digital Designer
Target Australia: Sep 2019 – Jan 2020
- Delivered engaging design concepts for key retail campaigns, including Black Friday, Christmas, and Back-to-School.
- Guided the design team on best practices for everything from low-fidelity wireframing to high-fidelity design and front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
Front-end Developer
Service Victoria: Jan 2019 – Aug 2019
- Oversaw the front-end development team building the initial React.js component library for the Solar Homes solar panel rebate transaction.
- Delivered the first transaction on the Service Victoria platform to use face and document recognition for identity verification.
- Added BPAY as a new payment method, saving customers on credit card fees.
Lead Designer / Front-end Developer
synrg / Brand Toolbox: Apr 2015 – Dec 2018
- Refreshed the designs for the synrg and Brand Toolbox promotional websites.
- Created the promotional Brand Toolbox video, encompassing scriptwriting, animation, and music composition.
- Served as the lead UX/UI designer for Brand Toolbox, a data-rich digital asset management platform, showcasing a strong portfolio of system-oriented work and craft leadership.
- Developed the ‘Brand Toolbox Designer’, an online SVG Image Editor.
- Delivered Brand Toolbox instances for high-profile clients, including HCF, Linfox, Yarra Trams, and Origin.
