I'm a Brisbane-based, multi-skilled designer with over ten years of industry experience. I've worked with a range of well-known brands within agency and corporate environments, helping to create intuitive digital experiences. My goal is to design digital solutions that demonstrate empathy, agility, and reliability, while keeping the user journey intuitive and seamless. I believe in a user-centered approach that balances customer needs with business objectives. I'm always keen to collaborate with teams that share my passion for bringing the customer's voice into the heart of the business. I'm a professional UX design specialist, with strong emphasis on user-centered design and problem-solving. Known for effective team collaboration and flexibility in dynamic environments. Skilled in storyboarding, wireframing, prototyping, and user research, bringing a results-driven approach. Dependable and adaptable, ensuring high-quality outcomes and user satisfaction.

David Affran

I'm a Brisbane-based, multi-skilled designer with over ten years of industry experience. I've worked with a range of well-known brands within agency and corporate environments, helping to create intuitive digital experiences. My goal is to design digital solutions that demonstrate empathy, agility, and reliability, while keeping the user journey intuitive and seamless. I believe in a user-centered approach that balances customer needs with business objectives. I'm always keen to collaborate with teams that share my passion for bringing the customer's voice into the heart of the business. I'm a professional UX design specialist, with strong emphasis on user-centered design and problem-solving. Known for effective team collaboration and flexibility in dynamic environments. Skilled in storyboarding, wireframing, prototyping, and user research, bringing a results-driven approach. Dependable and adaptable, ensuring high-quality outcomes and user satisfaction.

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I’m a Brisbane-based, multi-skilled designer with over ten years of industry experience. I’ve worked with a range of well-known brands within agency and corporate environments, helping to create intuitive digital experiences. My goal is to design digital solutions that demonstrate empathy, agility, and reliability, while keeping the user journey intuitive and seamless.

I believe in a user-centered approach that balances customer needs with business objectives. I’m always keen to collaborate with teams that share my passion for bringing the customer’s voice into the heart of the business. I’m a professional UX design specialist, with strong emphasis on user-centered design and problem-solving. Known for effective team collaboration and flexibility in dynamic environments. Skilled in storyboarding, wireframing, prototyping, and user research, bringing a results-driven approach. Dependable and adaptable, ensuring high-quality outcomes and user satisfaction.

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Language

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Work Experience

UX Designer (extended Contract) at Fugro
July 1, 2025 - September 10, 2025
Participated in a creative innovation team to shape Fugro's design system and geospatial product suite. Developed documentation and guidelines for the existing design system and produced a Notion-style version for non-Figma users. Involved in end-to-end UX/UI work on the coastal resilience initiative, SmartCoast.
Senior UX Designer at Suncorp
May 1, 2024 - September 10, 2025
Collaborated with the Digital Insurance team and stakeholders to review and improve design patterns and best practices across multiple brands. Conducted UX audits for insurance brands.
Product Designer at Coviu Global
October 1, 2023 - September 10, 2025
Worked closely with Product, Engineering and Marketing to enhance the Coviu digital virtual care platform. Led user research activities, developed personas, mental models, story maps and empathy maps, and facilitated workshops with product owners. Prototyped AI-featured products.
Product Designer (Consultant) at CareLynx Pty Ltd
February 1, 2022 - September 10, 2025
Carried out a UX audit for the website and web app, applied heuristic analysis and best practices. Collaborated with the product team to test design patterns and iterate Figma user flows. Maintained website CMS (WordPress).
Product Designer at ResApp Health
November 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025
Applied UX & UI skills to design the product suite, collaborating with product leaders, clinicians and engineers to solve complex challenges and translate opportunities into intuitive design solutions.
UI Digital Designer at Tiny Technologies
April 1, 2019 - September 10, 2025
Enhanced the Tiny brand through the website and various mediums. Worked primarily in Sketch and InVision to produce wireframes, prototypes and concepts, collaborating with stakeholders at an international level.
UX Designer (extended Contract) at Fugro
July 1, 2025 - September 10, 2025
UX/UI end-to-end work on the coastal resilience initiative, SmartCoast; developing documentation and guidelines for the existing design system and producing a Notion-style version for non-Figma users.
Senior UX Designer at Suncorp
May 1, 2024 - September 10, 2025
Collaborated with the Digital Insurance team and stakeholders; conducted UX audits across brands; provided feedback on patterns and best practices; contributed to reducing signup drop-off.
Product Designer at Coviu Global
October 1, 2023 - September 10, 2025
Partnered with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to enhance the Coviu platform; developed personas, mental models, empathy maps, and story mappings; prototyped AI-feature ideas; conducted workshops with product owners.
Product Designer (Consultant) at CareLynx Pty Ltd
February 1, 2022 - September 10, 2025
UX audit for the website and web app; heuristic analysis; tested design patterns; maintained CMS content (WordPress); collaborated with the product team.
Product Designer at ResApp Health
November 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025
Designed and iterated on the product suite; collaborated with product leaders, clinicians, and engineers; translated opportunities into intuitive design solutions.
UI / UX Designer at Tiny Technologies
April 1, 2019 - September 10, 2025
Enhanced the Tiny brand through the website and various mediums; produced wireframes and prototypes using Sketch and InVision; collaborated with stakeholders.
UI / UX Designer at Comscentre
January 1, 2018 - September 10, 2025
Executed user-centered design activities and research across internal products including the company CRM, Website, and customer portal.
UI-UX Designer at IntegraPay
November 1, 2016 - September 10, 2025
Contributed across the project lifecycle from high-level UX to final UI; supported development delivery and iterative testing.
Senior Graphic Designer at Creative Intersection
May 1, 2014 - September 10, 2025
Maintained CMS websites; produced web-based solutions; created wireframes and production-level UI designs.
UX Designer (Extended Contract) at Fugro
July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Developed documentation and guidelines for Fugro's design system and produced a Notion-style version for non-Figma users. Performed end-to-end UX/UI work on the coastal resilience initiative, SmartCoast, collaborating within a creative innovation team to shape the design system and geospatial product suite.
Senior UX Designer at Suncorp
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Collaborated with the Digital Insurance team and stakeholders, providing feedback on design patterns and best practices to improve the user experience across various Suncorp DI brands. Led UX audits for insurance brands.
Product Designer at Coviu Global
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
Worked closely with Product, Engineering and Marketing to enhance the Coviu digital virtual care platform. Prototyped workflows in Figma to address customer pain points; developed personas, mental models, empathy maps, and story maps; facilitated workshops with product owners; prototyped AI‑featured products.
Product Designer (Consultant) at CareLynx Pty Ltd
February 1, 2022 - February 1, 2022
Conducted UX audit for the website and web app (heuristic analysis and best practices). Collaborated with the product team to test design patterns and iterate Figma user flows. Maintained the website CMS (WordPress).
Product Designer at ResApp Health
November 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Designed and improved our suite of health-care products, collaborating with product leaders, clinicians and engineers to translate opportunities into intuitive design solutions.
UI Digital Designer at Tiny Technologies
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2019
As UI & Graphic Designer, focused on enhancing the Tiny brand across the website and mediums. Worked in Sketch and InVision to produce wireframes, prototypes and concepts while collaborating with stakeholders at an international level. Leveraged the full spectrum of UX and UI skills.
UX Designer (Extended Contract) at Fugro
June 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
Developed documentation and guidelines for the existing design system and produced a Notion-style version for non-Figma users; performed end-to-end UX/UI work on the SmartCoast coastal resilience initiative; collaborated on shaping Fugro's design system for geospatial products.
Product Designer at Coviu Global
March 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Worked closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to enhance Coviu's digital virtual care platform; primarily used Figma to design product workflows, develop personas, mental models, story mapping and empathy maps; ran workshops with product owners and prototyped AI-featured products.
Product Designer (Consultant) at CareLynx Pty Ltd
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Conducted UX audits for the website and web app, applied heuristic analysis, and tested design patterns in Figma; maintained the website content in Wordpress.
Product Designer at ResApp Health
June 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021
Designed and iterated the suite of products, collaborating with product leaders, clinicians, and engineers to translate opportunities into intuitive design solutions and deliver clinical results.
UI Digital Designer at Tiny Technologies
April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Enhanced the Tiny brand through the website and various mediums; worked in Sketch and InVision to produce wireframes, prototypes, and concepts; collaborated with stakeholders at an international level, leveraging full UX/UI skill set.
Product Designer at CareLynx Pty Ltd
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
UX audit for the website and web app; heuristic analysis and best practices; collaborated with the product team to test design patterns and iterate in Figma; maintained the WordPress CMS.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma: Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London
January 1, 2002 - September 10, 2025
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of The Arts London
January 1, 1998 - September 10, 2025
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - September 10, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma: Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2002 - September 10, 2025
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of The Arts London
January 1, 1998 - September 10, 2025
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - September 10, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma: Communication Design at University of The Arts London, Central Saint Martins
January 1, 2002 - October 28, 2025
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at University of The Arts London, London College of Communication
January 1, 1998 - October 28, 2025
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - October 28, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2002 - November 9, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
January 1, 1998 - November 9, 2025
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design at South Thames College, United Kingdom
January 1, 1994 - November 9, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma: Communication Design at University of The Arts London, Central Saint Martins - United Kingdom
January 1, 2002 - November 13, 2025
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at University of The Arts London, London College of Communication - United Kingdom
January 1, 1998 - November 13, 2025
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College - United Kingdom
January 1, 1994 - November 13, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2026
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2002 - January 20, 2026
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
January 1, 1998 - January 20, 2026
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - January 20, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Design at University of The Arts London, Central Saint Martins
January 1, 2002 - January 31, 2026
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Media Design at University of The Arts London, London College of Communication
January 1, 1998 - January 31, 2026
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - January 31, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
January 1, 2002 - February 12, 2026
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication, University of The Arts London
January 1, 1998 - February 12, 2026
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - February 12, 2026
Postgraduate Diploma: Communication Design at University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins
January 1, 2002 - April 26, 2026
Bachelor Of Arts Degree: Graphic and Media Design at University of the Arts London, London College of Communication
January 1, 1998 - April 26, 2026
BTEC National Diploma: Graphic Design at South Thames College
January 1, 1994 - April 26, 2026

Qualifications

UX Design Certificates (10+ courses)
January 11, 2030 - November 13, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma in Communication Design
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic and Media Design
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2026
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 2026
UX Design Certificate – Interaction Design Foundation
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
UX Certification – Interaction Design Foundation
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
UX Design Certificate – UXcel
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
UX Design Certificates (Design Thinking)
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
Interaction Design Foundation Certificate
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
Interaction Design Foundation Certificate
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
UXcel Certificate
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
UX Design Courses (multiple)
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026
UX Design Certificates (10+ courses covering design thinking)
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Other, Financial Services