The Interaction Consortium is a software studio specialising in beautiful digital design and technically fearless system architecture and integrations.

We build and maintain outstanding websites and digital platforms, using technology that grows and evolves as you do.

Oh, and we built a little something called GLAMkit, a leading open-source CMS for the Cultural Sector loved by museums worldwide.

Let's work together.

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  Dr. Tim Mansfield CEO

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  Tim has been the CEO at the IC since August 2016. In his previous roles as a strategist, culture consultant and futures researcher, Tim specialised in the cultural sector. He has previously held senior research roles at Queensland University of Technology in the Smart Services CRC, at NICTA and spent ten years working in collaboration and social media research at the Enterprise Distributed Systems CRC.

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  Dr. Alastair Weakley Head of Services

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  With 11 years professional experience in product development Alastair returned to University to study for a Masters' degree in Information Technology. Since then, as well as completing a PhD in Computing Science ("Internet-based Support for Creative Collaboration", 2007) at Creativity & Cognition Studios, University of Technology, Sydney, he has been involved in numerous collaborations with artists resulting in exhibited interactive artworks. Alastair has published in the areas of HCI, Information Systems, Information Visualisation and Presence. A founding director of the Interaction Consortium, Alastair is now Head of Finance and Services. He lives in Sydney with his wife and two children.

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  Tai Lee Technical Lead

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  Developing end-to-end solutions for the web since 1999, Tai has 15 years of commercial experience in web agencies servicing a variety of client industries, and utilizing a range of skills including systems architecture, application design, and database administration. He is a jack of all trades (and master of a few), open source contributor and problem solver, who is at his best when knee deep in code and learning something new.

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  Mel Rumble Head of Insights & Futures Research

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  Mel has recently become the IC's Head of Insights & Futures Research, after several years as the IC's Head of CX. Her previous roles include: Content Strategist within the UX/Experience Design team at Telstra Digital, and Managing subeditor/Production Editor for the print, web and app editions of London-based Energy Risk magazine for 9 years. Mel also worked for a range of publications in London, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times and New Scientist. She recently graduated with a Master of Strategic Foresight and is a passionate advocate of designing futures accessible to everyone involved.

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  James Murty Senior Engineer

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  James has more than 16 years' experience building Internet systems, from enterprise applications with high-volume transactional processing, to complex customized web sites, to research projects for the CSIRO, to supporting utilities and documentation for emerging cloud technologies. He enjoys getting things done and delivering high-quality code, especially while solving challenging problems with talented colleagues for inspirational institutions.

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  Mark Finger Developer

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  Mark hails from the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and since becoming a city dweller, has been both a bicycle messenger and an English teacher. After studying computer science at the universities of Sydney and Western Sydney, Mark has worked for organisations which include the Federal Court of Australia and The Global Mail. In his own words, Mark likes “learning about things requiring vendor prefixes and transcompilers”. Unsurprisingly, he is normally left to his own devices in IC headquarters.

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  Aram Dulyan Developer

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  Aram Dulyan is a computer scientist and programmer with a passion for Python, Django, and the free software movement. He was the Interaction Consortium's first employee and now holds the position of senior software engineer, making sure that the websites we build run smoothly and efficiently under the hood. He enjoys fixing bugs, contributing to open-source projects, and long walks in the bush.

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  Fabian McDonald Design Lead

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  Fabian is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer who has worked in various fields such as print, branding, editorial design and web design. He's someone who likes to get his hands dirty at all stages of the design process, from early research and conceptualization right through to the final execution. One day he hopes to be able to play the clarinet solo glissando from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue like a pro… though he admits this may never happen.