Alisha Stone

Digital solutions & delivery specialist

Currently based in Melbourne, Victoria

The glue in creative teams.

Lead Business Analyst at Envato

Co-founder + Creative Director
at Myriad Games Studio

About

Hi—I’m Alisha; I spend my time driving, investigating, and forming solutions for delivery on strategic and creative projects.

Day-to-day I collaborate with product, marketing, development, and design to create digital solutions that align with business goals and adhere to industry standards.

My journey started in contemporary arts, eventually steered towards IT—and I now find myself sitting at the intersection of both. I’m a creator, planner, and supporter of those around me.

I’m also a proud generalist; I know how to communicate to different teams and understand a range of perspectives.

What I look out for:

Teams that I can support, empower, and become an indispensable part of.
Opportunities to remove barriers, assess processes, and inspire those around me to keep creating at their best.
The chance to write, communicate, plan, and strategise where possible.
I crave growth and mentorship (both learning from amazing people, and sharing my knowledge with others).
A good work + life balance is key, so that I can keep creating and contributing on the side.

Education

Bachelor of Computing (University of Tasmania).

Major in computing, with minors in game development & contemporary art.

Value

Do projects seem to be missing direction or an unusual amount of bumps in the road? Are your teams feeling out-of-sync? Or just not sure what step to take next on the digital journey?
Take a look at what I do, and feel free to say hello—I'm here to help 👋🏻

Value I bring to teams:

Navigation: Provides focus, direction, and clear pathways through unknowns, whilst maintaining pace
Governance: Forms delivery approaches (inc. team and stakeholder ways of working), best-practice product delivery, maintains industry & business standards, and implements effective communication methods
Solutions: Articulates business needs and forms solutions that fit
Definition: Defines product scope and ensures that gaps are filled, documentation & process definition/mapping is thorough, and keeps scope updated throughout project lifecycle
Accountability: Strives for accountability individually, in team members, and as a collective
Compliance: Guarantees compliance in areas such as consent, privacy, and cyber security
Communication: Strucutres and presents information to perfectly suit different audiences and contexts
Support: Skilled in promoting safe spaces for healthy collaboration, performance assessments, and relationship building

Kind words from others

The next generation of leaders the world needs are passionate, compassionate, intelligent, culturally aware, and gentle with themselves and how they balance their lives. Alisha is already all of these things!

I have no doubt in my mind that whichever path she chooses, her journey will be astronomical, and those that follow her will benefit greatly from her example and guidance.

Jason Imms

Head of Quality Assurance @ Keywords Studios Australia, Founder of TasGM

Alisha is an incredible asset to any team whether business, product or technology based. Alisha can sustain the right amount of dedication and energy to reach key milestones while exceeding all expectations.

Her ability to focus and stay on point without cutting corners or jeopardising delivery is remarkable. I have thoroughly enjoyed having Alisha in the team at RACV.

Daphne Karaferis

Transformation Partner @ Coles Group

Alisha’s impact on the business has been transformative. Not in a reference letter hyperbolic way, though it’s difficult for it to not seem that way, but honest, significant transformation.

Alisha has enacted, documented and automated many processes, increased profitability of our projects, increased spending from our existing clients and dramatically improved the confidence and happiness of our client base.

Casey Farrell

CEO @ Enterprize, Founder @ Neon Jungle, Node Manager @ AustCyber

Competent, personable and reliable are just a few of the ways I would describe Alisha.
She is creative in how she approaches problems and is the glue that often holds teams together. She sees the unseen and gives stakeholders confidence that’s she’s across the detail, with any concerns always escalated.
It is a pleasure to work with Alisha, and anyone would lucky to have her.

Lucy Broadbent

Senior Product Manager, Home Transaction @ RACV

Alisha is a passionate, dedicated and hard working individual who always approaches her work with great care and an eye for detail.

She revels in both learning from the creative community as well as giving back by sharing her experiences.

Andrew Mendlik

Technical Artist, VFX Artist and generalist game developer

Alisha always elevates the people around her. She is a caring and supportive team member who is particularly skilled in helping others overcome obstacles.

She leads by example with her dedication and professionalism towards each and every task. I often come home at the end of the day and express to my family how brilliant a decision Neon Jungle made in bringing Alisha into our team.

Jonny Scholes

Creative Developer @ Neon Jungle