Experience from every side of
the system.
Hi, I’m Julian De Maria. I’m a Registered Nurse, governance and quality consultant, experienced lead auditor, former national audit-body General Manager, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, and healthcare and human services consultant.
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I’ve spent more than 20 years across health, disability and human services as a clinician, leader, auditor, executive, consultant and educator. I know how systems are supposed to work.
More importantly, I know what makes them work better.
EXPLORE OUR SERVICES
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I bring three lenses to every engagement.
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The auditor’s eye
I understand how evidence is sampled, triangulated and tested.
I look beyond polished documents to determine whether governance, practice and evidence tell the same story.
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The operator’s reality
I’ve led services and organisations.
I understand operational pressure, competing priorities and the need for systems that people can actually use.
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The educator’s clarity
I translate technical standards into clear decisions, practical steps and workforce capability.
As a new service owner, I had no idea about all the quality / compliance / governance considerations. DHD swooped in and has taught us more than we need to survive and be successful.
Experience that connects standards to service delivery.
Clinician - Nursing shaped my understanding of safety, documentation, accountability and the realities of caring for people.
Leader and operator - I’ve worked inside services and understand that good systems must survive real-world pressure.
Auditor - I’ve conducted more than 300 audits nationally across multiple schemes and standards.
Audit-body executive - I’ve led national audit operations and understand technical decision-making, impartiality, auditor competence and certification governance.
Consultant - I help organisations assess gaps, design systems, implement improvements and prepare for scrutiny.
Educator - As a Senior Lecturer in Nursing, I help people make sense of complexity and act with confidence.
The sectors I partner with.
Why organisations choose to work with me.
Direct access to an experienced principal consultant.
Candid advice without fear-based selling or false reassurance.
Practical, hands-on support from assessment through implementation.
Deep understanding of the standard, the auditor, the organisation and the workforce.
An approach that is rigorous on systems and fair to people.
We had no idea how many gaps existed in our processes and systems until DHD came in and conducted a thorough internal gap analysis. The insights this gave us have been instrumental to our compliance strength and services.