I am a Product Designer with a strong focus on crafting intuitive, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led and delivered mobile applications for organisations including Optus, CommSec, and Qantas, working across complex domains like payments, services, and customer engagement. My passion lies in mobile app design creating seamless, user-centred experiences that feel effortless and meaningful in everyday life. I bring a strategic mindset to design, balancing user needs with business goals. I am known for building strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes that truly resonate.

David Riquelme

I am a Product Designer with a strong focus on crafting intuitive, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led and delivered mobile applications for organisations including Optus, CommSec, and Qantas, working across complex domains like payments, services, and customer engagement. My passion lies in mobile app design creating seamless, user-centred experiences that feel effortless and meaningful in everyday life. I bring a strategic mindset to design, balancing user needs with business goals. I am known for building strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes that truly resonate.

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I am a Product Designer with a strong focus on crafting intuitive, high-impact digital experiences. I’ve led and delivered mobile applications for organisations including Optus, CommSec, and Qantas, working across complex domains like payments, services, and customer engagement.

My passion lies in mobile app design creating seamless, user-centred experiences that feel effortless and meaningful in everyday life. I bring a strategic mindset to design, balancing user needs with business goals. I am known for building strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes that truly resonate.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Interaction Designer at Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
October 1, 2025 - Present
Began October 2025 as a Senior Interaction Designer to unify three legacy systems into a single, intuitive end-to-end user experience for biosecurity officers. Leading the design of a new custom desktop application, leveraging a well-established design system to accelerate delivery and improve usability within a complex, multi-year program.
Lead UX Designer at Qantas Loyalty
January 1, 2020 - Present
Joined in 2020 to lead UX for Qantas Wine and the Rewards Store, focusing on a mobile-first approach. Conducted user research to understand member behavior and mental models, implemented robust product search, filtering, and IA adjustments, and led the Shop tab discovery, testing, and rollout. The MVP Shop tab launched on iOS and Android, driving over $600k in transactions in the first month and $1M in the following month.

Education

Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design - Multimedia elective at Hornsby College of TAFE - Northern Sydney Institute
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2003
Interactive Multimedia Production at CGC Computer Graphics College
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2004
UX Fundamentals at UX Australia
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Xcode / iOS Fundamentals at Xcode / iOS Fundamentals
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Qualifications

UX Fundamentals
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Xcode / iOS Fundamentals
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Government, Education