About Curio

Anthony has a logical, innovative and well-reasoned approach to problems faced as the technical expert at Curio. With over 10 years of web application experience, Anthony manages the development of all Curio platforms and systems including the online marketplace for sessional educators, Sessions. Anthony has a wide range of experiences in web development and is known for his human centred and user focused mindset. Prior to working with Curio, Anthony held development roles at several Melbourne startups and large organisations (IBM, NAB) working across a range of platforms and technologies.

Amy is a digital designer specialising in user experience and interface design. With a love for critical thinking and problem solving, Amy is driven to deliver meaningful experiences that engage audiences, reinforce brand perception and meet business needs, no matter the scale. A tertiary education spanning Visual Arts, Graphic Design and User Experience Design underpin Amy’s thinking. Her experience working with education and tech-focused companies has provided her the tools to tackle varied design challenges. Whether it’s synthesising big data through digital products or transforming analogue systems through digital technology, Amy is motivated by the holistic considerations of human-centred design, and its impact beyond the screen.

Chinh’s passion and interest are in the online learning and teaching transformation and consultancy across all levels of education and clients. He has strong experience in delivering seamless online education experience to student globally, ensuring the highest quality and engaging learning for students. He is known for bringing speed, quality, transparency, expertise in online program deliveries. He also has hands-on teaching experience in business and management at the Faculty of Business & Economics, the University of Melbourne.
Prior to working with Curio, Chinh coordinated academic programs at the LH Martin Institute for Tertiary Education Leadership and Management, at the University of Melbourne for global cohorts of online students from 45 countries for more than a decade.

Thomas is a creative, innovative and experienced educationalist with postgraduate qualifications in Education, multimedia and eLearning. His genuine passion for using technology in education to achieve learning outcomes results in successful implementation of learning solutions in high schools, tertiary institutions and the corporate world, in both face to face education and online educational environments.
As the Learning Design Lead at Curio he provides leadership and strategic input to our learning projects and staff. He is known for his passion in finding out what makes people learn and constructing environments where this learning takes place.
Prior to joining Curio, Thomas worked at the University of NSW as an educational designer where he won multiple awards for excellence in teaching and instructional design.

Dilasha enjoys the process of problem solving and picking up new skills. As a Junior Developer with 2.5 years of experience building web applications and LMS courses, she values efficiency, scalable code and has a soft spot for clean UI/UX design. Previously, she has worked in health care domain applications and is committed to creating positive impact in people’s lives through her work. Dilasha is currently studying Master of Information Technology at La Trobe University.

Ravini is an avid learner and teacher, having worked in the higher education sector for over half a decade across both academic and professional service roles. She combines her experience in programme design and facilitation with her strong data-analysis and problem-solving skills to create and deliver value. Her approach to problem-solving is characterised by her keen interest in understanding the human mind, and her commitment to translating scientific research into practice. Ravini currently combines her passions for people and data by pursuing a PhD at the University of Melbourne, where she studies the psychological processes underlying attitude and behaviour change.

Aaron is curious by nature and systematic in design, marrying creativity and user data to produce effective communication solutions. He is committed to designing genuine experiences that intuitively draw in audiences towards a brand. Coming from a tertiary education spanning commerce and communication design, Aaron is inspired to look beyond the brief and create human-centered experiences that meet organizational goals. His history working with education providers and startups has given him the skills and flexibility to take on the challenges of omnichannel communication. He is known for his strong analytical capabilities and highly valued for his commitment to designing for purpose. Aaron is inspired by the applications of human-centred design - connecting physical and digital experiences into one holistic solution.

Rebecca is an experienced Public Relations Manager building brand-customer relations for well renowned global brands, by developing stories and creating a meaningful customer experience across many formats, channels and industries. Inspired by art- and life itself-, she excels at creating a true engagement by finding a way to connect and relate to her audience. In pursuit of pushing boundaries, she is currently studying a Master of Management (Marketing) at The University of Melbourne, where she is shaping her problem solving and critical evaluation skills to deliver better productivity, efficiency, and performance.

Michael has experience in education strategy and transformation as a well-respected management consultant. A former Senior Consultant at Nous Group, he has worked closely with Group of Eight universities, leading private education providers and State and Federal Education Departments. Michal has led and worked across an array of projects for leading Australian universities to design, develop and implement strategic processes to improve productivity, efficiency and student retention. This includes the development and implementation of a new academic workload model, a flipped classroom teaching pilot, the redesign of undergraduate courses, and strategic planning processes for various not-for-profit institutions, arts organisations and university business units. Clients value Michael’s mental agility, ability to apply multi-disciplinary thinking to projects, and his engaging communication style. He has diverse professional interests, including strategy in low-growth economic climates, international education, the future of work, as well as process and service design.

Sarah is a passionate learning designer with 22 years experience working across the health and higher education sectors as a consultant, academic and researcher. Sarah has consulted with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and established and managed services for large healthcare corporations across the private, public and government sectors in Australia and overseas. Sarah currently provides consultation, designs learning programs and teaches in the areas of leadership, governance, systems and information management. Her research focus is in the area of leadership, business information management, and best practice teaching and learning techniques and technology. As an academic, Sarah established the first health information management program in Qatar, received 100% satisfaction ratings from students for all units coordinated and lectured at the University of Tasmania and has also lectured at Griffith University. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to international conferences to present on leadership and health information management and continues to publish in professional journals related to health service and information management and education. She has a strong client focus and an exceptionally collaborative style of working, helping clients to integrate policy, practice and culture on the foundations of leadership and team development.

Bekah is a digital designer who works across visual design, learning design and UI/UX. She combines these skills to develop engaging learning that captures the essence of the content, is visually beautiful and intuitive to the learner. Bekah has eight years of experience as a visual designer, creating aesthetic digital assets to facilitate learning (interactive infographics, animations, educational videos and illustrations). In addition to digital design skills, Bekah has 6 years of instructional design experience producing user centred learner journeys through storyboarding and collaboration with subject matter experts to design, develop, test and evaluate eLearning resources. Bekah believes the integration of UX/UI principles in eLearning (learning experience design) brings significant benefits to the learner and will be fundamental to creating modern and engaging learning design going forward.

Amar Flora is the founder and CEO of iCommunis Incorporated (USA & Australia, 2017), an app to improve community engagement across infrastructure projects. Additionally Amar serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Secretariat for the John Grill Centre, University of Sydney; and as a non-executive director with Curio, a higher education technology consulting company recognised as AFR Fast Starter 100 in 2017 and 2018. Previously, Amar also held the role of General Manager, Financial Services at the University of Sydney. Amar has leadership and management experience working across to a variety of industries throughout Australia, US, India, and Singapore. His experience spans start-ups; international collaboration and business development; investor relations and funding; executive education in trasnformational projects; general management; strategy, budgets, and product development; marketing and communications; organisational change and talent development.

Nick is based in Hong Kong and works in consumer private equity investing. Originally trained as a lawyer, he practised at Gilbert & Tobin, Freehills and various corporates in Sydney, London and Hong Kong. His experience also includes management consulting and executive roles in digital services, IT, telecommunications, utilities and consumer goods. Nick was a senior executive and investor in Aesop, the leading personal care brand, and was responsible for its business in Asia Pacific.