David Samaras

Experience

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  BHP

  Jan 1998 - Oct 1999

  Graduate - Web Development Team

  Graduate position with the internal web development team. Worked in a small team responsible for small to medium web applications that supported the many business units within the BHP organisation.

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  IOOF Holdings Ltd

  Nov 1999 - Jul 2003

  ASP.NET Developer

  Internal ASP.NET developer within a small team responsible for the integration of back-end financial systems with a portal web front-end. Also involved in deployments, system integration testing and business stakeholder training.

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  CPA Australia

  Oct 2003 - Mar 2004

  OpenText CMS Developer

  Worked as a OpenText CMS developer responsible for the re-development of the CPA Australia website and student portal. Responsible for CMS template development, workflow and content publication in preparation for the relaunch of the website.

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  PlanTech

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2006

  Microsoft .NET Developer

  Microsoft .NET developer within the Life Insurance team working on software for financial advisers.

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  IRESS

  Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

  Business Analyst

  Business Analyst working on Risk Researcher, a tool used by financial advisers to recommend a suitable life insurance product for their customers across many leading financial institutions.

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  Deloitte Digital

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2020

  • Managing internal design team of 20+ practitioners from junior to senior positions (across Business Analysis and User Experience capabilities).• Played quality control role for I+FD team, ensuring deliverables and processes were consistent for client delivery.• Worked as Discovery Stream lead on Service Victoria’s Customer Website Project, which was the development of a government portal for essential services for all Victorians.• Experience Design Stream Lead on TAL Life Insurance’s Mid-Market Digital Transformation, which was the development of a direct-to-consumer life insurance product aimed at the middle-market customer.• Functional Stream Lead across the Web Transformation Project for the Department of Health. Spread across the three website assets of Better Health Channel, Department of Health and Seniors Online. Show less • Delivered Digital Strategy for Cbus Super Fund, that differentiates them in the market as well as tailoring roadmap to unique member needs.• Project Managed the Belong (Telstra) Product initiative, which launched Telstra’s new online-only broadband internet service know as ‘Belong’.• Digital Project Manager on CPA Australia’s Website Redevelopment Project, consisting of the re-platforming of three websites onto a single Sitecore CMS instance.• Experience Design Lead on EnergyAustralia’s Digital Transformation Project, including re-branding from TRUenergy to EnergyAustralia.• Lead Business Analyst on AustralianSuper’s Website & Portal Transformation, including targeted website journey’s, personalisation, member/employer/adviser portals and responsive website design for mobile users. Show less • Lead Business Analyst on Australia Post’s Website Redevelopment Project, overseeing experience, design, development and implementation.• Developed Digital Platform Strategy for The Arts Centre, facilitating workshops, innovation cafes and researching emerging trends to help visualise the digital platform over the next 5 years.• Business Analyst on Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Website Development Project, conducting client requirements gathering sessions and delivery of functional specifications. Show less

  • Experience Design Lead (Senior Manager)

    Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

  • National Interaction and Functional Design Lead (Manager)

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Senior Business Analyst (Senior Consultant)

    Jul 2009 - Jun 2013

  • Business Analyst (Senior Analyst)

    Apr 2007 - Jun 2009
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  Revium

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

  Director - Solution Design and Delivery

  Director of a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of Business Analysts, Digital Producers, Quality Assurance Testers, User Experience (UX) Designers and Customer Experience (CX) practitioners.

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  Bupa

  Dec 2021 - now

  Product lead for a dedicated cross-functional team, purposed with the delivery of a Design System for all of Bupa's web channel applications.

  • Product Manager - Consent & Authorisation

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Product Manager / Owner - Design System

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2023