Dave Gregurke here, I’m looking to contribute to ambitious companies with teams that punch above their weight. I’m a multi-disciplined design expert. Recognised as the person who takes responsibility for projects from first ideas to launch. I cover the full spectrum of customer and user experience, whether zoomed-out at the Service level or zoomed-into the Product. I‘m known for bringing positive energy, syncing as well with executives, engineers and scientists as much as design and marketing colleagues. Turns complexity into clarity I thrive exploring messy problems and spaces, using an innate pattern recognition and sharp nose to quickly identify things that are stale. Wide experience in complex sectors I’ve worked with as well as inside startups, government and enterprise. My track record bridges bold design vision, product execution, business impact, and technical realities. Teams and leaders trust me to balance agile demands while keeping humans at the centre, contributing to award winning work.

Dave Gregurke

Dave Gregurke here, I’m looking to contribute to ambitious companies with teams that punch above their weight. I’m a multi-disciplined design expert. Recognised as the person who takes responsibility for projects from first ideas to launch. I cover the full spectrum of customer and user experience, whether zoomed-out at the Service level or zoomed-into the Product. I‘m known for bringing positive energy, syncing as well with executives, engineers and scientists as much as design and marketing colleagues. Turns complexity into clarity I thrive exploring messy problems and spaces, using an innate pattern recognition and sharp nose to quickly identify things that are stale. Wide experience in complex sectors I’ve worked with as well as inside startups, government and enterprise. My track record bridges bold design vision, product execution, business impact, and technical realities. Teams and leaders trust me to balance agile demands while keeping humans at the centre, contributing to award winning work.

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Dave Gregurke here, I’m looking to contribute to ambitious companies with teams that punch above their weight.

I’m a multi-disciplined design expert.
Recognised as the person who takes responsibility for projects from first ideas to launch. I cover the full spectrum of customer and user experience, whether zoomed-out at the Service level or zoomed-into the Product.

I‘m known for bringing positive energy, syncing as well with executives, engineers and scientists as much as design and marketing colleagues.

Turns complexity into clarity
I thrive exploring messy problems and spaces, using an innate pattern recognition and sharp nose to quickly identify things that are stale.

Wide experience in complex sectors
I’ve worked with as well as inside startups, government and enterprise. My track record bridges bold design vision, product execution, business impact, and technical realities. Teams and leaders trust me to balance agile demands while keeping humans at the centre, contributing to award winning work.

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English
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Work Experience

Freelance Consultant at Dave Gregurke Design+Innovation Consulting
December 1, 2024 - Present
Led multi-disciplinary design initiatives from concept to launch for diverse clients, aligning product strategy, UX and visual design; collaborated with executives, engineers and researchers to turn complex problems into clear opportunities.
Principal Product Designer at NAB
July 1, 2022 - August 23, 2024
Led design for flagship NAB projects at executive level, scoped MVPs for pilots, and guided product teams to reveal end-to-end capabilities; helped secure Amazon as a Platinum customer for NAB's new payment product; contributed to platform-wide reusable design systems.
Lead Designer at Keystone
July 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019
Fittech start-up providing solutions for the Fitness industry, scaling from 3 employees to 10 in 18 months. As a co-founder I brought a unique mix of skills to the founding team, from executive management, product development, as well as being the sole brand and product designer. On the product design side continuous lean research, iteration and prototyping and testing enabled ambitious and rapid releases. I provided all creative direction, brand and product design across all digital as well as marketing website, payments, social media and support desk. ACHIEVEMENTS • World First "KATA" workout builder • Launch to 3K members on 3 continents in 3 months • Saved an estimated $500K in FTE and 12 months build • Extensive platform with multiple products (Web app, iOS & Android) in the launch suite • Development of company name, why and corporate identity • Multiple sub-brands and products with extensive design system
Lead Designer at Volcanic
May 10, 2010 - June 30, 2022
Volcanic Creative specialised as a design partner for clients. From start-ups to government to corporates and SME's. The longevity of the business came from our focus on each customer, delivered through efficient systems to achieve fast turnaround, capturing the client's needs and designing end-to-end solutions, enjoying long-term relationships. Key Services: Branding and Visual Identity, Design Systems, Web and Product Design, Prototyping and Development. ACHIEVEMENTS • Facilitated hundreds of brand and design workshops in-person and remote • Managing a profitable business for 12 years that required continuous adapting of service offering and skills to stay current in a disrupted industry and challenging macro environment • Employee-experience focused design transitioning Motion's spreadsheet system of 150K+ Products into a multiplatform web application for staff and customers to rapidly find the exact part • Custom development of project management system to track hours, workload, and progression to enable a remote workforce

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Professional Services, Government, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Education, Energy & Utilities