About Me

From software engineering to product and delivery leadership across AI, XR, and digital platforms.

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What I lead now

I'm Matthew, a Brisbane-based product and delivery leader with a background in software development. I've worked across education, retail and emerging technology.

As Head of XR, Web & AI Development at 3D Walkabout, I lead a multidisciplinary team of eight. I manage project budgets, team costs and resource allocation across concurrent client projects.

My responsibilities include recruitment, performance reviews and team development. I work with clients and the team to shape scope and make delivery trade-offs, while staying involved in architecture and technical direction.

Read about leading people, priorities and delivery at 3D Walkabout.

How I lead

  • People: I support the team through recruitment, feedback and development, and match work to the capacity we have.
  • Priorities: I work with clients and stakeholders to shape scope, understand constraints and make trade-offs around what we deliver.
  • Delivery: I keep budgets, technical decisions and progress in view, with clear communication about what the team is working towards.

Selected work from my career

My career has moved from hands-on software engineering into product ownership, project leadership and responsibility for people and delivery. These are a few examples of that work.

  • AI adoption at CQUniversity: I led university-wide AI adoption through the Digital Services AI Taskforce, overseeing security assessments of AI tools and developing responsible AI use guidelines. Our taskforce provided a portal of tools approved for specific tasks, including generating emails, images and videos, to help staff navigate the choices. Read the AI adoption case study.
  • Enterprise platforms at CQUniversity: As a Project Leader, I led work to migrate legacy on-premise systems to cloud platforms across multiple directorates.
  • StaffNet at CQUniversity: I led the StaffNet redesign and migration from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint Online. Homepage visits increased by 126% in the three months after launch compared with the three months before launch.
  • Product ownership at EB Games: I led delivery of an Uber-integrated checkout and fulfilment platform with real-time delivery tracking.
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