# Robert Andrew > Principal AI Engineer and Designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Independent through Textual since 2014. Builds AI systems, product platforms, and design systems across Defence, enterprise SaaS, finance, health, and education. Canonical profile: [About Robert Andrew](https://robert.textual.au/about) Public name: Robert Andrew. Also known as Robert Andrew Beardsworth. Role: Principal AI Engineer & Designer. Based in Melbourne, Australia. Consulting through [Textual](https://textual.au) since 2014. ## Capabilities AI integration, Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Agentic systems, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AWS Bedrock, Product architecture, Design engineering, Design systems, TypeScript, Vue.js, Nuxt, React Native, Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Keycloak, SAML SSO. The [Defence training platform](https://robert.textual.au/work/defence-lms) and [x-RD](https://robert.textual.au/work/xrd) case studies describe Baseline-cleared Defence engagements. ## Work and engagement - [Work](https://robert.textual.au/work): Published case studies with role, engagement period, technologies, and public limits. - [Hire](https://robert.textual.au/hire): Embedded day-rate work, scoped projects, and advisory engagements. - [Contact](https://robert.textual.au/contact): Current availability and enquiries. - Email: robert@textual.au ## Public profiles - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/randos) - [GitHub](https://github.com/atextual) - [Instagram](https://instagram.com/scrawndo) - [Behance](https://behance.net/robertandrew)