Our values aren’t just words.
They guide how we think, work and partner with you: always with altitude, grounding and care.
Avian is a multi-disciplinary team of digital experts, who believe in conscious delivery for public good.
Our Story
Avian was founded to help teams navigate complexity with clarity, capability, and care.
We’re a human-centred consultancy based in Australia, working across government, education, and enterprise. Our team brings deep experience in digital strategy, service design, delivery, and change—partnering with organisations to create services that work better for the people who use them.
We don’t just deliver outcomes—we build the capability to sustain them. Because real transformation isn’t just about what gets made, but how it’s made, and who it’s made with.
Our Values
Our values aren’t just words.
They guide how we think, work and partner with you: always with altitude, grounding and care.
Strategic altitude
We see the whole system – people, policy, process and technology – and bring clarity to complexity.
Like flight at high altitude, we look beyond the immediate horizon to chart confident, connected paths forward.
Grounded delivery
From policy intent to product impact.
We stay close to the ground, translating strategy into services that work in the real world.
Practical, hands-on and shaped by context, our work connects policy intent to tangible outcomes for people.
Lasting capability
We leave teams stronger than we found them, building the confidence, skills and systems to thrive long after we’ve flown on.
Because we go further, together.
Why choose us
We’re more than just a service provider—we’re a capability partner. Our approach ensures teams aren’t just equipped to meet today’s challenges but are set up for long-term success.
Whether modernising legacy systems, improving service accessibility, or driving digital transformation, we help agencies operate with confidence in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Capability uplift with every engagement
Knowledge and skills transfer with every project.
We collaborate with government and enterprise teams to upskill, transfer knowledge, and develop internal capabilities. Our projects are designed and delivered with the explicit intention to leave teams more skilled than when we arrive.
This can involve formal training, individual coaching, or partnering with internal teams on project delivery; we codesign this approach with you to ensure the best outcome for your teams.
Human-centred design thinking for products, platforms and teams
From digital transformation, to stakeholder consultation, to service redesign – we’ve partnered with public, private and NFP sectors to create services that work for all Australians.
By embedding human-centred design principles in your team, we help you deliver seamless, functional and accessible experiences.
Securing sovereign infrastructure
We’ve worked across Australia and the Pacific to strengthen critical national infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities.
From federal agencies to SMEs, we help organisations navigate complex security landscapes—improving resilience, streamlining reporting, and ensuring that cybersecurity assistance is both effective and accessible.
Empowering organisations to lead
Technology is just one part of transformation. We work with organisations to build the strategies, operations, and capabilities that sustain long-term impact.
Our approach blends expertise in government and enterprise, helping teams cut through complexity, streamline systems, and adapt to change. By focusing on collaboration over disruption, we ensure that transformation efforts don’t just work for today, but set the foundation for future success.
Our People
Our team is composed of experts in their respective fields, each bringing a unique perspective to our work. We are committed to delivering exceptional results that drive positive change.
Tori Sanderson
Founder & Managing Director
Billie-Mae Kennedy
Principal Consultant
Lauren Leamon
Consultant and Designer
Josh Street
Tech and Strategy Advisor
Tori Sanderson
Founder & Managing Director
With over 15 years in digital strategy, product delivery and consulting, Tori leads teams that turn complex ideas into products that work. She brings creative energy, focussed clarity, and a knack for building positive, high-performing cultures.
Tori has delivered impactful digital products across banking, construction, healthcare, government and the not-for-profit sector. She’s driven by curiosity, connection and continuous learning – and by helping teams and clients achieve outcomes that matter.
Billie-Mae Kennedy
Principal Consultant
Billie-Mae brings together strategy, design and leadership to create systems that work better for people. With deep experience leading multidisciplinary teams across government, healthcare and social services, she helps organisations navigate complexity and deliver meaningful reform.
Her work spans disability, domestic and family violence, aged care, education, clean energy and more—always with a focus on equity, impact and integrity. Billie-Mae is passionate about creating the conditions for teams to thrive and services that make a difference.
Lauren Leamon
Consultant and Designer
Lauren designs practical, human-centred solutions at the intersection of people, technology and business. With experience across healthcare, retail, FMCG and tech products, she translates insights into actionable strategies that drive alignment and impactful outcomes.
Known for her energy, curiosity and strategic mindset, Lauren brings people together through storytelling and collaboration.
Josh Street
Tech and Strategy Advisor
Josh is Avian’s technology and strategy advisor, helping organisations build scalable, modern digital platforms that deliver real impact. He combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight, aligning architecture, design and delivery to business goals.
With experience across complex government, education and enterprise environments, Josh has led large-scale platform modernisation programs, embedded design-thinking into complex ICT initiatives, and led digital product delivery. He’s hands-on with infrastructure and DevOps, but equally focused on the bigger picture: creating sustainable digital ecosystems that teams can own and evolve.
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