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Selected Case Studies · 2022–2026

Big Systems. Real People. Shipped.

Case studies from banking, government and science, led end to end, from the first interview to national launch.

Fair Work Commission case study: conciliation service portalGovernment, workplace relations · Dec 2024 – Aug 2025Fair Work Commission.Sole designer on a new national service portal that 50,000 people a year rely on. Research to launch in eight months.Sole designerService designAccessibilityResponse times −30% →Bureau of Meteorology Water Data Hub case studyGovernment, water markets · Mar – Jul 2026Water Data, Made Workable.Water-market regulatory reporting for the Bureau of Meteorology: dense compliance rules made scannable, with reusable patterns to WCAG 2.1 AA.AI enablementAccessibilityDesign systemsLaunched publicly 1 July 2026 →NAB onboarding case study: welcome screen redesignBanking & financial services · Dec 2022 – Dec 2023Onboarding at NAB.Mobile self-serve and banker-assisted onboarding designed as one journey, inside Royal Commission, AML/CTF and KYC rules.MobileDesign systemsRegulated UXConversion 2% → 12% →Bendigo Bank e-banking migration case studyBanking, platform migration · Aug – Dec 2022A Million Customers, Moved.Leading the CX journey for Bendigo Bank's e-banking security upgrade, one segment and one map at a time, alongside Up's design team.CX journeysSegmentationMigration1M+ customers migrated →CSIRO Data61 case study: climate data researchScience, data & public policy · Feb – Aug 2024Fifty Conversations First.In-depth interviews with 50 policymakers, shaping data-intensive platforms and LLM interfaces for climate data at CSIRO's Data61.ResearchLLM interfacesAI+45% project support →McConnell Dowell Copilot adoption programme case studyEngineering & construction · Apr – Jun 2026Making Copilot Stick.An AI adoption programme for a major construction contractor, built on behaviour rather than licences. Six modules, two working Copilot Studio agents.AI adoptionCopilot agentsTraining300 staff in scope →City of Melbourne Copilot pilot: M365 Copilot on a desktop monitor and the CoMpanion agent in Teams on a laptopLocal government, enterprise AI pilot · Sep – Dec 2024Design the Agent. Earn the Trust.A Microsoft Copilot Proof of Value: conversation design for the CoMpanion agent, and enablement for 75 staff across real council jobs.AI adoptionConversation designCopilot agentsTicket creation down 40% →Melbourne Water Microsoft 365 Copilot proof of conceptWater utility, enterprise AI · Sep – Oct 2025Copilot at Melbourne Water.A Microsoft 365 Copilot proof of concept: objectives, personas, use cases and success metrics defined before licences.AI adoptionDiscoveryROI metricsTech literacy +80% →myprosperity (now HUB24) mobile app case studyFintech SaaS, wealth & advice · 2020 – 2022Two Years Inside the Product.In-house Lead UX/UI at myprosperity (now HUB24): three portals, a native app, and a tax-season research study that reshaped the mobile experience.In-houseUX researchMobile appEngagement +75% →

More work available on request:

ACT Government × Sustainability Victoria · UX mentoring & capability uplift.