Murphy T.
Design Lead Specializing in Design Systems, Driving Digital Transformation through Data-Driven and Human-Centred Design
14 yrs experience · Melbourne VIC, Australia · 20-30 hrs/week
About
I’m a strategic design leader with over 14 years of experience driving digital transformation through human-centred, data-driven design and systems thinking. My expertise spans product design and design systems, along with guiding cross-functional teams, setting product strategy, and overseeing end-to-end development. I’ve been honoured to receive multiple Good Design Awards, as well as being a finalist in the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. I’m passionate about combining strategic vision with technical know-how to craft scalable, impactful solutions that shape the future of digital products.
Skills
Experience
- Senior Designer · Thinkmill2025-01-01 –
- Product Design Consultant · murphytrueman.com2010-08-01 –
- Senior Product Designer · DEPT2024-07-01 – 2024-12-01
- Senior Product Designer, Design Systems · Kablamo2022-06-01 – 2024-06-01
Kablamo is a data management and digital product development consultancy. As a Senior Product Designer, I lead the design system for our internal product, Firestory. Firestory is a bushfire intelligence platform, providing decision-makers with real-time insights to enhance incident preparation, detection, response and recovery.
- Design Director · Bond Software2022-03-01 – 2022-06-01
- Lead Product Designer · Bond Software2021-12-01 – 2022-03-01
Bond Software design, build, implement and maintain scalable and dynamic software solutions that best manage membership, applications, websites, communities, communications and finance. As a Product Designer, I worked closely with the CEO and Director on design strategy and implementation across a variety of products, websites and mobile applications.
- UX/UI Designer · ChildSafe Australia2021-12-01 – 2022-01-01
ChildSafe exists to serve organisations and individuals working with children and vulnerable people, with the goal of improving their well-being and safety. As a children’s Harm Prevention Charity, they provide many practical tools and training to help educate organisations and parents on child safety practices. As a UI/UX Designer, I worked closely with a small team to conduct user research and deliver improved design recommendations with a strong focus on improving credibility, accessibility and usability of the ChildSafe Australia website.
- Product Designer & Front End Developer · Granicus2021-03-01 – 2021-12-01
OpenCities (acquired by Granicus) provides the website, portal and forms functionality that modern governments need to digitize each step of their customer journey. OpenCities takes pride in building flexible and accessible products that help local governments reimagine how to build, deliver and evolve their website and online services. As a Designer, I worked closely with internal developers and clients, running workshops and strategy sessions with local government teams spanning across Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Utilising the custom OpenCities CMS, I delivered a wide range of design solutions, advocating for the user and pushing for UX and accessibility best practices.
- Product & Experience Design Lead · Out Of The Box Marketing (Australia)2019-04-01 – 2021-03-01
Out of the Box Marketing (Fused Software) is a software and web agency. We work closely with some of Australia's fastest growing organisations, building websites, integrations and web applications – and much more! As a Product Design Lead, I was responsible for delivering a wide variety of digital projects and integrations, stakeholder and team management and scheduling, art direction and QA across all projects.
- Front End Developer · LegRoom2017-12-01 – 2019-04-01
Having worked at LegRoom as a Social Media Manager for approximately fifteen months, I was offered the opportunity to transition into the role of a Junior Developer. During this time, I worked closely with the team and development lead, receiving ongoing mentorship in front-end languages, frameworks and custom WordPress theme development. Alongside front-end languages and WordPress templating, I also gained exposure and experience with version control, website deployment and hosting services.
Education
- d.MBABusiness, Design
- MemoriselyCertificate, Design Systems
- Academy XiCertificate, User Experience Design (Transform)
- CAEShort Course, Structural Editing and Copy Editing
- Shillington EducationShort Course, Web Design and Development
- Swinburne University of TechnologyDiploma of Communication Design, Graphic Design
- Shillington EducationCertificate IV, Graphic Design
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