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I started my career as a Graphic Designer working with a software documentation company, that was my introduction to application design and the development world. I moved from there to IBM as a UI designer working on application interfaces, that role had a strong focus on usability and human computer interaction. While there I worked with several engineering teams and amongst the many projects that I worked on I designed the touch screen virtual reality tour for The National Gallery of Ireland.
I was then head hunted by Iona Technologies to head up their design department and manage a team of designers. I was responsible for generating creative solutions to briefs for a suite of applications. The role involved collaborating with the software development teams and coordinating the multiple disciplines within the design team to produce the user interface for the products.
I moved to the US to work on designing and developing an SQL database product for a startup 'spun' out of Iona Technologies before relocating to Austin Texas to work in the area of design for e-commerce applications with a company that was eventually acquired by Amazon. I was working with a cross functional team that included UX and UI designers, front end developers and software architects, and collaborating with the management team to help define the product vision.
I returned to Ireland at the beginning of the Covid pandemic to take up the Product Design Lead role with Vizor, an Irish company that develops applications for supervisory and regulatory authorities in the banking sector. My primary responsibility was to lead the design initiative in the development of a new UI utilising a frontend framework. Create the frontend framework and component library for the application UI. In late 2021 Vizor was acquired by BearingPoint. I'm currently working as the design lead on the supervisory application that will form part of the regulatory suite of products there (Regnology).
2019-2020
Flow Commerce
Principal Product Designer
Responsibility for the design of applications that simplify the management of cross border e-commerce, both desktop and native mobile applications.
Principal design lead for the key products and company initiatives. Responsible for the UI aspect of product design and development.
2016-2019
Amazing.com
HEAD OF PRODUCT DESIGN
Amazing.com is a technology company that has developed eLearning platforms and eCommerce applications and tools for selling physical products online. B2B and SaaS. I managed the design process for product development.
I lead the design effort and along with the product owners and the engineering leads I worked on the delivery of the design solutions. Managing a cross functional team that included UX and UI designers, front end developers and software architects.
2006-2015
Surface
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Surface operated as a design consultancy to architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors and interior designers. CAD applications to design and model interiors for domestic and commercial customers alike.
I managed a design and development team and was responsible for delivering design solutions for the full life cycle of the product suite.
I was responsible for defining the company vision and driving the strategy and product roadmap to meet the needs of both the business and the customers. Through leadership evaluate and establish priorities and business objectives and identify and prioritise customer and business needs to deliver revenue opportunities.
1997-2003
IONA Technologies
ART DIRECTOR
The company specialized in distributed service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology. IONA products connect systems and applications by creating a network of services without requiring a centralized server.
As the Art Director at IONA Technologies I managed a team that included graphic designers, web designers, and usability experts. I was responsible for generating creative solutions to briefs for both digital and print campaigns. This role meant working directly with both software engineers and marketing people.
My primary responsibility was the design of the various software products that IONA produced, the look-and-feel of the products as well as the packaging and supporting materials. Producing wireframe drawings of the products and developing them into prototypes for user testing was core to our designs process. We also storyboarded scenarios for the user personas that we developed.
The role involved collaborating with the software development teams and coordinating the multiple disciplines within the design team to produce the user interface for the products. We also produced interactive tutorials that complemented the documentation and web pages that supported the products.
2020-Present
Regnology
PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD
A BearingPoint company Regnology operate in the area of regulation, reporting software for supervisory authorities and central banks, as well as for for banks and financial institutions.
I manage the design process for product development for the supervisory product suite.
1994-1997
IBM
UI DESIGNER
I was hired at IBM to design the user interface for the IBM FormTalk product as well as the product packaging and marketing material. This role meant working closely with the Usability Team and the software engineers as well as regular reporting and submitting of work for approval to IBM White Plains.
I designed the user interface for FormTalk which included the icons, the splash screens and dialogue boxes as well as the packaging and marketing materials for the product.
While at IBM I worked as part of the design team that developed the touch screen virtual reality tour for The National Gallery of Ireland. I designed the artwork for the CD version as well as the signage for the installation in the gallery and all the promotional material for the project.
1990-1994
Rédacteurs
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Rédacteurs is an editorial and design consultancy that addresses the publishing requirements of high-tech firms. Its output included software documentation, reference manuals, guidance notes and process descriptions.
My role as a Graphic Designer at Rédacteurs was to design the documentation and product material and produce the various illustrations and graphics required for the software manuals that the company produces. This involved working closely with a writing team and liaising with software engineers and developers.
