Hello! 

I’m David, a product designer based in Sydney. Since 2014, my passion has been solving complex problems and delivering memorable, first class experiences for users.

My projects

Below are some examples of my favourite and most recent interesting projects.


GUMTREE / 
Gumtree ratings re-design /
Stars to smiles

In-depth case study into revisiting the Gumtree ratings system and how I reshaped customer behaviours, improved user trust and influenced other apps to adopt our method of rating users. 

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Service NSW / 
Bushfire Relief Grant /
Doing our part for people in need

My journey of providing much needed support for residents of NSW after being impacted by natural disaster, while also reducing the turnaround time for launching a service (relief grant) from the usual 6 months to less than 2 weeks.

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WOOLIES X / 
Next-Gen of Search /
Search-in the future

How I became an integral part of a strategy team, represented the customer and  created the framework for the future of search by working with strategy groups, key stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

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gumtree / 
Gumtree Design System /
Starting from scratch

Creating a design system from scratch is no easy feat. Choosing the right tools, building a solid foundation, and fostering collaboration were key to developing a robust, scalable system that could support multiple cross-functional teams.

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SERVICE NSW / 
Uplifting customer support /
Squishing Bugs at scale

The story of how I contributed to streamlining the user experience in Service NSW app to ensure customers get the right support, efficiently while orchestrating requests from users to the right channels. 

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Leadership

Lead by example and create an environment that encourages growth, progress and confidence while advocating for open, honest communication for teams and individual designers

Design

UX methodologies and design processes, manifest the best path forward. Experience has empowered me to leverage the “right” amount of design thinking to ensure the best outcome for delivering user-centric products

Product

Shipping product is my jam! I identify a problem as being the path to finding solutions. Working with cross-functional teams to ship products that satisfy the needs of stakeholders and solve problems for customers.

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