What had to be solved
Self-service infrastructure only works if the entire environment supports it: airport layouts, passenger flow, services, installation conditions and maintenance expectations.

A national airport survey and installation programme supporting early self-service ticketing kiosks, followed years later by a replacement programme for ageing units.
A systems project rather than a single object: many sites, one coherent passenger experience.

Survey, rollout and replacement project management.
Self-service infrastructure only works if the entire environment supports it: airport layouts, passenger flow, services, installation conditions and maintenance expectations.
David surveyed 25 airports across New Zealand to support end-to-end implementation, then later managed replacement of ageing kiosks with new French-built units.
A practical technology rollout managed across a dispersed national network, with approximately $4m later replacement programme over 18 months.
This kind of work explains the structure in David’s paintings: the clear edge, the controlled crop, the object treated seriously, and the confidence that comes from decades of making ideas survive contact with real-world constraints.