ABOUT ME
I’ve always focused on channeling my energy, talents and creativity into meaningful and powerful results at an organisational and individual level. I admit I am unashamedly obsessed with travel and all things art and design.
My career and experience has taught me valuable learnings that shaped my path; my exploration took me into broader forms of design; customer experience design, human centred design, life centred design and service design. I recognised I was passionately obsessed with people; designing, researching, empowering and leading people.
But wait…..Let me share 3 valuable lessons I learned as a fashion designer...
Few other industries constantly disrupt itself like FASHION!
Fashion creates a desire for and appetite for innovation + change.
Fashion designers thrive on change; it's forever in our DNA.
These anatomical attributes are transferrable. I have demonstrated this through leadership roles in innovation and design, whilst acting as a catalyst for change.

FASHION INDUSTRY ROLES
A career as a designer can be built in many different ways; my journey is started in fashion design.
Transferable skills gained as a fashion designer enable me to generate ideas quickly and draw connections with facts, people, problems and solutions. I naturally observe emerging trends, with an awareness of human drivers, infleunce and branding.
FASHION DESIGNER
Denim Construction, NZ
Designed and coordinated womenswear collection using design thinking capability for a variety of clients within NZ and AUS boutique, chain and departments stores eg Glassons.
Manage design team and sample room staff to ensure new collection sampling met deadlines and fiscal requirements
Facilitate production and accurate fit of sample range with consideration to business needs, mass production requirements, customer target market scope and quality control approvals.
FASHION DESIGNER AND SALES
Trackmaster Apparel Pty Ltd
Developed and sold commercial design concepts using design thinking capability to numerous clients within AUS chain and department stores e.g., Jacqui E, David Jones, Myers, Rockmans, Katies, Big W.
Accurately costed garments to maintain a positive profit margin.
FASHION DESIGNER
Freelancer
Bespoke women's made to measure special occasion wear, specialising in bridal & evening wear.
Hand made jewellery and bespoke accessories & veils
Millinery
Opera costumes features in "A Thread of Blood"
Drag Queen collections featured on Oxford St, Sydney.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVOURS
I have spent my career making the intangible tangible, turning ideas into action and strategy into roadmaps for execution.
I excel at creating something from nothing.
Taking my design capabilities to create products and services, and applying them in new contexts by creating small businesses, I gained deep first hand experience of commercial reality. I enjoy leveraging the energy of my startup ecosystem experience to help other businesses design better services, products and experiences.
Following is an overview of a few of my startups.
Jewellery Design and Ecommerce
Women's jewellery & accessories designed and manufactured under the house brand. The business expanded to multi-branded product offerings sold through private designer showings, events and a full ecommerce solution, employing 5 staff.
Women's Fashion Label
Trading under the Lisa Chesterfield Brand this women's fashion label specialised in exclusive made to measure couture, including veils, headwear and accessories, made lovingly by 7 employees at the design studio.
Construction Industry
Serving the gas, oil and pipeline industry our company project managed on major infrastructure projects. Engaged to manage land acquisition, stakeholder relations, project procurement, right-of-way management and reinstatement crews. Key projects: Tasmanian Natural Gas Pipeline, Eastern Gas Pipeline, Hay Point Coal Terminal Upgrade, McArthur River Gas Pipeline.
CORE COMPETENCIES
HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN & INNOVATION
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE & CHANGE MANAGEMENT
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
LEADERSHIP &
TEAM BUILDING
STRATEGY & BUSINESS PLANNING
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & CULTURE
FACILITATION & SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS
CORPORATE ROLES
Professional History
During the years of my corporate career experience, I’ve developed critical skills that have led me to partner with leading industry brands and work on exceptional projects. For more information about my work or to discuss a collaboration or roles, simply get in touch.
SENIOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT
Jan 2020 - March 2020
Consulted for Digital Transformation Project to implement integrated MarTech program of work to automate and uplift organisational capability for MDKL International's largest brand The Coffee Club. Performed business current state research, analysis, site evaluations and process audits in relation to customer experience, employee and franchisee experience, delivering insights and informing MarTech, data readiness and user requirements.
MANAGER OF HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN
Sept 2018 - Jan 2020
Established a Human Centred Design [HCD] Centre of Excellence for Suncorp Group Limited, a top 20 ASX-listed company and leading financial services provider to 9.5 million customers, with $9.5 billion in group assets,13, 500 employees and 3.6M active digital users. Headed end to end research, design and implementation of strategic customer experience outcomes and HCD practice across Suncorp Group by managing a dynamic portfolio of customer-based design projects across brands, channels, digital assets and products. Created a centralised repository for resources and artefacts and fostered organisational capability through experiential learning opportunities.
MANAGER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
June 2016 - Sept 2018
Implemented the effective operationalisation of HCD practice and methodology, managing customer experience design practice across Suncorp Group. Directed customer experience and innovation projects; collaborated with cross discipline teams to create customer centric designs incorporating systems thinking, customer experience, service design, operating model and commercial analysis to identify new desired experiences, explore new revenue streams, identify business improvement opportunities.

HCD & PRODUCT EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST
Sept 2015 - June 2016
Orchestrated creation and adoption of consistent Human Centred Design product development methodology and organisational capability uplift across Suncorp's Personal Insurance business; enhance customer understanding and improve CX through collaborative solutions that deliver desired customer outcomes and business goals.

PRINCIPAL STRATEGIC INNOVATION
June 2014 - Sept 2015
Devised innovative solutions to complex business problems through thought leadership and dynamic portfolio management of Strategic Options to enable Suncorp Group to manage Strategic Risks and establish market positions to leverage future structural changes to Suncorp's advantage and future proof the business.
For further details about my professional history, contact me today.