As a designer, he's driven to use his multidisciplinary skills to support other performers to experience the same passion. A meticulous designer who studies and specifies every intricacy of the worlds he creates, he strives to design worlds that feel authentic in order to immerse audiences in emotional atmospheres that complement the ideas embedded in a production. His design credits include: Hypothetical theatre set and costume designs NIDA: The Dark Room, Cabaret, Mnemonic, Threepenny Opera; Production Design for NIDA production: Duplexity; Set design for NIDA production: Possessions; Costume Design for NIDA production: The Doctor; Production Design for NIDA and triple j films: The Wrestle, Magpie - Seb Szabo; Art Department internship: NCIS: Sydney - Season 3; Automation and Set Design for Platinum Entertainment: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, We Will Rock You.

Shay aspires to continue his work in theatre and enter the film industry to create immersive worlds that provoke authentic emotion in all who see his work.