Adrian Barr Email & Phone Number

Queanbeyan, New South Wales, AU

• Driving digital and service transformation of NSW DPIRD through leading strategic projects and product teams. Ensuring our customers and our people are at the centre of all we do.
• Product and service design and delivery of strategic human-centred and agile initiatives
• Partnering across DPIRD to uplift digital skills, including product management, human-centred design, agile, digital ways of working
• Building digital capability across DPIRD through cross-functional team leadership, advisory and working group roles, steering committee membership
• Empower digital uptake across DPIRD to meet current needs, anticipate what is next and be fit for the future
• Working group member and acting Steerco member of Department Regional NSW Digital Skills Program for a Future-Ready Workforce, winner of 2022 Good Design Award Best In Class

Orange, New South Wales, AU

• Driving digital transformation of NSW DPI through leading strategic projects and product teams.
• Drive digital transformation through product and service delivery of strategic human-centred and agile initiatives
• Partnering across DPI to uplift digital skills, including product management, human-centred design, agile, digital ways of working
• Empower digital uptake across DPI to meet current needs, anticipate what is next and be fit for the future
• Building digital capability across DPI through cross-functional team leadership, advisory and working group roles, steering committee membership
• Working group member and acting Steerco member of Department Regional NSW Digital Skills Program for a Future-Ready Workforce, winner of 2022 Good Design Award Best In Class

Queanbeyan, New South Wales, AU

Ultimo, New South Wales, AU

- Australia-wide Aboriginal ear health training program- Career Pathways, Aboriginal Languages and Employability Skills- Human Centred Design principles and processes- NSW Public Service Commission and Transport for NSW Digital Accelerator program for Human Centred Design capability uplift in regional NSW

Sydney, AU

Zetland, NSW, AU

• Building on the 2015-2017 pilot of the Indigenous Languages Platform to create and deliver ‘ourlingo’ to help revive and strengthen Indigenous languages in community and classroom.
• Product management of ourlingo, a new Federal Government initiative driving new thinking and cultural change for digital products and platforms to support Indigenous language revival using Human Centred Design.
• Responsible for end-to-end design, development and implementation of ourlingo web, mobile and desktop applications
• Provide strategic advice to Federal Government for best practice digital education products and services and their lifecycle, aligned with DTA Digital Service Standard and Learning Design Standards
• Led project team of Indigenous and Federal Government stakeholders to deliver the ourlingo trial product
• Presentations to Indigenous and Government stakeholders

Zetland, NSW, AU

• Product management of business-critical development of new online education platform for national music education programs
• Led cross-disciplinary teams in conceiving and developing new online education platform and interactive, creative applications
• Service and user journey mapping, and user experience design for transition of program from offline to online delivery
• Led conception, design and development of Indigenous Languages Platform pilot
• Facilitated and co-authored Innovation and Digital Strategy board papers, approved by Musica Viva board September 2017
• Facilitated and led human-centred design workshops for development of new digital products and platforms

Zetland, NSW, AU

• Strategic planning and program development for digital education innovation and implementation
• Developing student-centred, music and cross-curricular interactive iBooks for iPad and Mac
• Managed production and delivery of all Musica Viva education digital resources
• Coordinated external contractors and managed team work-plans
• Managed delivery of digital professional development
• Managed and delivered the technical components of live streaming events

Penrith, New South Wales, AU

• Designed and delivered lectures, tutorials and workshops for all levels of undergraduate music program across music technology, music performance, small and large collaborative ensembles, improvisation
• Conducted class workshops and tutorials – music performance, music technology (Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Max/MSP/Jitter, OSC, MIDI), professional practice, group collaboration
• Collaborative ensembles - contemporary popular, jazz, improvisatory, progressive rock, avant garde
• Co-operative and collaborative approach to assessments and developing course curriculum
• Marked essays, proposals, workshops and performance assessments
• Student consultations, career and professional practice advice

Penrith, New South Wales, AU

• Communications Officer in the Academic Registrar's Office at the University of Western Sydney.
• Managed student-facing publications, including physical and digital content, student records and contact services
• Maximised the effectiveness of communications between the Academic Registrar’s Office, Student Support Services and other student related units and the students and staff of the University
• Implemented the communication procedures and plans of the Academic Registrar’s Office

Penrith, New South Wales, AU

Technical Officer supporting music program at University of Western Sydney

• Lecturer and co-ordinator contemporary program
• Recording, production, composition, ensembles, performance
• Teaching and learning committee
• Fast development and implementation of new curriculum across music technology and performance
• 1:1 lessons: composition (digital, contemporary, world music)
• Writing curriculum for Master of Music Performance course (Composition, Music Technology), approved without conditions by TEQSA for seven years

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Music

Bachelor Of Music (Honours), Music Performance, Music Technology, Composition

Aboriginal Cultural Education

Bachelor Of Music, Music

Product Management Bootcamp, Product Management