Hi, I’m Nick. Design lead with technical fluency included ⚡️
An experience design lead with a technical background. Currently leading the experience design work-stream for Spark New Zealand’s new app, delivered with AKQA.
Web & brand
- Shade 7
2022 – Website design, UX/UI design, creative direction, digital production
🔗 Visit project - Community Governance Aotearoa
2022 – Website design, UX/UI Design
🔗 Visit project - Harrows Product Resources
2022 – UX/UI design and digital production for product resources and inspiration gallery.
🔗 Visit project - Fife Foundation
2021 – Website design, UX/UI Design
🔗 Visit project - MPM Projects
2021 – Website design, UX/UI Design
🔗 Visit project - Kate Smith Consulting
2021 – Website design, Brand, Digital production
🔗 Visit project - Classic Group
2021 – Website design, Brand, Digital production
🔗 Visit project - Sleepyhead Estate
2020 – Website design
🔗 Visit project
Experience
- It’s not your typical design background. I started in IT as a systems engineer, moved through development and marketing, and ended up here.
- Spark New Zealand
Present – Experience Design Lead, App-first Strategy
2026 – Senior UX/UI Designer, App Experience
2025 – UX/UI Designer & Product Owner, Omni-channel Web
2024 – UX/UI Designer & Product Owner, Design Systems
2023 – UX/UI Designer & Product Owner, App Optimisation
2022 – UX/UI Designer, DALI Squad (AI for UX research) - Scratch Digital
2019 – UX/UI Designer, Digital Producer - New Era Technology, US
2018 – Marketing Coordinator (Global team) - New Era Technology, NZ
2018 – Solutions & Marketing Specialist
2016 – Solutions & Marketing Coordinator
2015 – Systems Engineer
2014 – Senior Technician
2014 – Support Technician - 🔗 See LinkedIn for full work experience