hi there, I'm andy 👋
I'm a curious designer & developer, with a passion for discovering how design affect us and our planet. I have over 10 years experience working at small to medium size startups.
I enjoy everything creative, including film photography, pottery, food and travel.
I am currently freelancing, and looking for opportunity to work on Software Dev and UX projects.
work experience
ResumeÂ2024 - now
Brisbane, Australia
Gomoku Studio - Freelancer
Working on UX and Front End projects as a freelancer. Most of my work is currently focused on digital products. Most of the design research and prototyping is done in Figma, and the products are developed using Next.js and React. Some of my latest projects are:
Perth Children's Hospital: rare diseases discovery tool
Tech: Next.js, React, Typescript, APIs
Octfolio: design system & prototypes
Design: UX Research, Customer Workshop
Lewi Software
Design: UI Design, Prototyping
Tech: React, Tailwind
2021 - 2023
Brisbane, Australia
Co-Founder & COO at Uuvipak
Co-founded Uuvipak with the mission to eradicate single use plastic packaging by upcycling clean organic food manufacturing byproducts.
Uuvipak was selected to participate in the prestigious Techstars Farm 2 Fork accelerator and won numerous awards, including the Nespresso StartCup challenge award and nominated Australian Top Innovators of 2023.
2019 - 2021
Brisbane, Australia
Pittsburgh, USA
Senior UX Developer at Clarivate
Led one of Clarivate's UX and Front End Development teams, working on IP protection and examination platforms. I was responsible for the design and front end development of Wine Australia Export Label Search System and some of IP Australia's internal examination tools for patents and trade marks.
Wine Australia Export Label Search System
Design: UX Research, UI Design, Accessibility WCAG 2.1
Tech: VueJS, Typescript, APIs integration, AI
IP Australia's examination tools
Design: UX Research, UI Design, User Testing, Accessibility WCAG 2.1
Tech: VueJS, Typescript, Micro Front Ends, APIs integration
Freelance Flutter developer
Designed and developed two mobile apps using Flutter, Firebase and Google Cloud Platform. The apps were developed as personal projects, and are now being used by over 100 users weekly.
Sugo: your personal flight diary
Tech: Flutter, Dart, Kotlin, Postgres
Libro: neighbourhood book sharing
Tech: Flutter, Dart, Kotlin, Postgres
2015 - 2019
Brisbane, Australia
Pittsburgh, USA
Senior Front End and UX Developer at TrademarkVision
Led TrademarkVision's Front End and UX team, working on the design and development of TrademarkVision's AI powered visual search engine for trademarks as well as IP Australia's Trade Mark and Design Search tools and Trade Mark Assist.
TrademarkVision: AI powered visual search for trademarks
Design: UX & UI Design
Tech: VueJS, Typescript, APIs integration, AI, Cypress, Jest
IP Australia Goods and Services Classification
Design: UX & UI Design, UX Research, Accessibility WCAG 2.1
Tech: VueJS, Typescript, APIs integration, AI, Cypress
IP Australia Trade Mark Assist
Design: UX Research, UI Design, Accessibility WCAG 2.1, Storybook
Tech: VueJS, Typescript, APIs integration, AI, Cypress, Jest
IP Australia Trade Mark and Design Search
Design: UX & UI Design, UX Research, User Testing Workshops, Accessibility WCAG 2.1,
Tech: VueJS, AngularJS, Typescript, APIs integration, AI, Cypress, Jest Storybook
Front End Developer at University of Queensland
Developed an internal tool for students to discover their career paths. The tool was developed in collaboration with the school of ITEE and Engineering. The tool gathered data from all faculties to create potential study paths that aligned with the university requirements. It was built using Bootstrap and AngularJS.
2008 - 2015
Brisbane, Australia
Shanghai, China
Turin, Italy
Derry, UK
Freelance Developer & Designer
Worked on a variety of small local businesses websites mostly built in Wordpress for clients in Italy, the UK, China, and Australia. I continued freelancing throughout my university studies and early career.
During this time I also collaborated on the design and development of a museum showcase for a local gallery, and was contributing my IT skills to local schools and organisations that needed support with their infrastrcture.