Career History.

• Assistant Lecturer, Digital MarketingOct 2017 - Date
  INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BLANCHARDSTOWN, Co. Dublin. Educational Institution.
  • Lecturing, Mentoring and Tutoring Experience:
    Lectured 3rd .
• Associate Lecturer, Digital MarketingJan 2016 - Date
  

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CARLOW, Co. Carlow. Educational Institution.

• Lecturing, Mentoring and Tutoring Experience:
  Lectured 3rd .
• Assistant Lecturer, Creative Digital MediaSept 2013 - Aug 2015
  

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TALLAGHT, Co. Dublin. Educational Institution.

• Lecturing, Mentoring and Tutoring Experience:
  Lectured 3rd and 4th year students of a level 8 Creative Digital Media Abinitio degree programme.
  Helped 4th year students to demonstrate a keen awareness to develop the ability to research and prepare themselves to find a job within the media industry and make a long lasting impression on potential employers.
  Supervised all academic, practical research and assignment activities for both 3rd and 4th years students ensuring that all students understood 2D motion and 3D animated graphics.
  Setting up briefs and assignments for App and Games design, requirement specification documentation presentations and delivery.
  Created a real design studio environment for the creation and delivery of graphic design projects to include-logo, stationery, brochure and web design.
  Delivery of a set of lectures on Design for User Experience, Interactive Design, Interaction Design and GUI Interface Design.
  Worked with 4th year students to design and develop a digital media e-Portfolio of their work, for potential employer access.
  Helped 3rd years students create a specific course website to demonstrate all the work of both the 3rd and 4th years for inclusion in the degree show.
  Assessment of all 3rd and 4th year student’s work for internal examiner grading, for semester’s 5, 6, 7 and 8; prior to External Examiner overview.
  Demonstrated the ability to undertake responsibility within the department when difficult issues arose with students.
  Created innovative design project solutions together with final year students.
  Dealt with complex student issues as they arose on a week to week basis over the course of each semester.
  Conducted Digital Marketing sessions including Paid CPC/PPC Advertising, Organic Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), On page and off page SEO, Display Advertising, Inbound Links, Google and You Tube Analytics, Content Creation and Social Media Marketing strategies with offline print marketing.
  Devised design project briefs for visual communication, graphic design lectures of the Professional and Portfolio Development modules for final year 4th students.
• Design Project ManagerJan 2013 - Sept 2013
  The Insurance Institute of Ireland, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin. Financial Services Company.

   

  • Project Management and Design Experience:
    Successfully organized, coordinated and managed the design and development of a digital App project.
    Setting up a team of Designers, App Developers, Copywriters and Photographers to undertake this project.
    Satisfactory delivery of each stage of the project to a stakeholder was involved from the start along with a very progressive and active client.
    The project involved simplifying the way the Institute’s student’s accessed data re courses, qualifications, modules, designations with an easy to use interface design.
    Successfully used the Agile Project Management methodology throughout the project.
    Conducted a User Centered Design approach and process to create this responsive website.
    Demonstrated the ability to start the project with basic concepts, flow charts-structured diagrams, App work flow diagrams, wireframes, design mockups, Hi-Fi design and then finally a full and final online live product.
    Successfully create fully usable prototype designs tested on the real public.
    Worked with designers to create an easy to use product available online using any handheld device, PC or Apple Mac computer.
    The App has a CMS developed in Jsonp and has a simple flat interface design with minimal colours and font usage.
    Supervised successful project commencement in January 2013 and successful completion in September 2013.
    Excellent development created in JavaScript to allow for the menus and pages to be dynamic, all the styling was done using CSS 3 with Theme-roller.
    Met all deadlines during the project with “Project Milestone” events being particularly successful with great and well-received presentations.
    All aspects of this project have been well received by both the Stakeholder and the Client.

• Creative Design Director, Owner and Digital Design Project ManagerFeb 2007 - Aug 2012
  Redbox Design Ltd, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Graphic Design Specialists – Design Consultancy

   

  • Key Responsibilities:
    Implemented briefs with extensive client communication and negotiations.
    Assessed project viability, planning projects with clients and stakeholders.
    Risk management of each design project and relaying this back to the stakeholder.
    Designing and managing every aspect of each project from inception to completion.
  • Key Achievements:
    Directed and managed large website design projects which increased our client’s business potential significantly over the first 100 days.
    Managed 60 projects and achieved client scheduled goals with great success and satisfaction.
    Planned and designed a client’s first Annual Report which was so well received that it changed the way the company viewed its own business and how client’s perceived them.
    Designed the logo, stationery, corporate literature, website, signage and livery for clients so that their new image increased credibility among their customers by 50% within one month.
    Commissioned and project managed the illustration of labels for Merrys that were well received in the international market.
    Managed and designed the website of a Docklands company that significantly made a difference to how customers found them on Google, after only 2 months.
    Analysed the existing website of a client and re-designed it to show what they do well, this increased the amount of interested customers within 1 month.
    Re-branded many clients identities, creating great logos for application to business vehicles, shop fronts and housing and signage.
    Interviewed and employed new design and admin staff which increased the workflow and the revenue of the company.

• Design ManagerJan 2002 - Jan 2007
  TC Partnership Ltd., Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Chartered Architects and Graphic Designers
  
  • Project managed the design of a large listed building refurbishment within a budget of over 10 million, all stakeholders were delighted with the final result.
    Planning of site activities with Engineers, other Architects and third parties to specifications.
    Developed drawings and plans for one off houses and commercial clients which passed planning and were developed.
    Relocated office furniture, computer and printer equipment resulting in a better more efficiently run office environment.
  • Brand creation, management and evolution of concepts for corporate clients. Website design, creation and development of front end end graphics. Developed and devised the company’s marketing and design strategy. Devised concepts and designs for corporate literature, corporate identity for clients while liaising with printers using Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.
    Collated, edited and produced content for the following:
    Corporate/logo & stationery design
    Information/editorial & brochure design
    Packaging/confectionery & Tetra Pak product design.

• External Examiner - Invigilator for DesignP/T May 2001 - May 2011
  Q.Q.I.-Quality and Qualifications Ireland formerly, (F.E.T.A.C.), Dublin, Ireland. Part time each May
  • Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
    26/27 Denzille Lane
    Dublin 2
    Ireland.
  • Established and assessed the standard of grading of student’s work at a number of Third Level Colleges in Ireland in the following subjects:
  • Computer Aided Presentations, Media Analysis, Desktop publishing, Internet marketing, Graphic Design, Multimedia, Authoring, Computer applications, Image processing, Design, Computer Graphics, 2D Animation, Sound Engineering and Video editing.
  • Invigilator – External Examiner for Q.Q.I., Assessing that the grades given across the multimedia further education sector were consistent with national standards.

• Project DesignerOct 2000 - Jun 2001
  TC Partnership Ltd., Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Chartered Architects and Graphic Designers
  
  • In charge of all design projects, ensuring drawings were complete, accurate for planning.
    Accurately estimating the time a design project would take from concept to delivery.
    Supervision of office staff, site staff and liaison of the office with surveyors and builders.
    Successfully managed the purchase of new high spec computer equipment resulting in faster and higher output for the company.
    Complied all drawings and plans according to client specifications, and submitted to planning, these were admired as being very well presented and drawn.

• English Language InstructorOct 1999 - April 2000
  YBM/ELS Schools, Seoul, Republic of Korea. English Language School
  
  • Taught Conversational English/Reading & Writing and developed questions to provoke Korean students to converse with each other about various topics in a classroom.
    These students were Intermediate to Advanced level.
    I taught Absolute Beginners, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate level students all aspects of greetings/farewells, grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking in a very controlled lexical and pedagogical approach.
    I taught Computer English, all aspects of hardware and software terminology.
    I was also The Reading and Writing Tutor, I taught Essay and Thesis Writing to enable upper level and TOEFL, TOEIC students to enter U.S., Canadian, Australian and U.K. Universities. I taught Advanced Level University students, phrasal verbs and idioms for general conversation in an English speaking country.
    I was involved with the teaching of conversational and computer English to employees of Samsung, Kia, Hyundai Motor Company, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology and staff of other corporate companies based in Seoul, ROK. http://www.els.edu/en/ELSCenters/International
    

• English Language InstructorSept 1998 - July 1999
  The London School of English, Kiev Polytechnical Institute, Kiev, Ukraine. English Language School
  
  • I taught Business English to employees of predominant domestic and foreign companies based in Kiev these included Ukrainian Telecommunications, British and American Tobacco, Ukrainian Television Station T.V.1, Credit Lyonnais Bank and Raiffensen Bank.
    This involved teaching all aspects of Financial English, Accounting Terms, Stock market Terms, Courtesy-greetings and farewells, Airline English and computer lingo and terms. I also taught General English to students at Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, F.C.E and Upper Intermediate level within The London School of English, K.P.I. Campus. This involved teaching all aspects of grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking.I undertook the setting and supervision of examinations within the L.S.E; K.P.I. school campus;
    I was seconded to teach General English to children 11-15 years of age at P.E.T level in a secondary school in central Kiev. I also taught the teaching staff of L.S.E. Microsoft applications.Taught general and business English language grammar and conversational English in a lexical and pedagogical way to the staff of large Multinational corporate companies. http://www.lse.ua/home

• English Language InstructorApr 1998 - Sept 1998
  Kaplan International Schools, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. English Language School
  
  • Taught Conversational English using computers and multimedia products to students from Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and North America, namely Spain, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, France, Switzerland, Germany, China, Japan, Peru, Russia, French speaking Africa and Poland. http://www.kaplaninternational.com

• Senior Graphic DesignerFeb 1997 - Dec 1997
  Imagery, Dublin, Ireland. Design Consultancy
  
  • Formulated concepts and layout design for web and brochure design.
    Developed and created editorial design for a new ‘Rugby Ireland’ magazine.
    Advised on effective boardroom presentation techniques.
    Supervised and prepared designs for client presentations.
    Monitored and approved final layouts for submissions to Directors.

• Design Software InstructorJun 1997 - Sept 1997
  The Leinster Leader, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Part time Newspaper
  
  • Supervised and trained typesetting staff in the use of Apple Mac OS.
    Taught staff pre-press desktop publishing design software.
    Taught staff design, layout and presentation techniques for newspapers.

• Digital Graphic ArtistOct 1996 - Feb 1997
  Ericsson Systems Expertise, Adelphi Centre Upper Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Telecoms Company
  • Implemented ideas into flow charts for the navigation of a CD training project. Created front end user graphics and artwork for a multimedia C.B.T. training C.D. Rom for the teaching and training of Ericsson’s Worldwide telephone staff.

• Lecturer 1 Graphic Design, Visual Communication, GraphicsSept 1992 - Sept 1995
  Institute of Technology Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Educational Institution
  
  • Key Responsibilities:
    Taught Corporate/Logo & Stationery Design, Information/Editorial & Brochure Design, Packaging/Confectionery & Tetra Pak Design, Advertising/Semiology/Above and Below the Line Advertising Design,Typographic Design Communication, Exhibition Design/Computer Software Instruction, Design History, Supervised thesis students & participated in syllabus design and curriculum development.
  • Lecturing, Mentoring and Tutoring Experience:
    Designed, directed and managed a Higher Ed Certificate and an Abinitio Diploma with all students passing with an average grade of 60%.
    Helped students to demonstrate a keen awareness of how to design logos to have a long lasting impression on potential employers.
    Supervised students in their essay and thesis submissions to external examiners- with a 95% pass rate.
    Assessment of student’s work for internal examiner grading, which made the internal examiner’s job easer.
    Project managed external non-academic design work allocated by the Institute with satisfactory results.
    Assessed all 2nd and 3rd year projects with other academic staff, which increased the pace of the grading.
    Supervised all academic research activities for both 2nd and 3rd years students ensuring that all students understood the principles of research methodology.
    Demonstrated the ability to undertake responsibility within the department for admissions, schools liaison, external examiner liaison and general Department administration.

• Graphic DesignerJun 1992 - Sept 1992
  Centraline Creative, Dublin, Ireland. Design Company
• Graphic DesignerJan 1991 - Dec 1991
  Intra Domus, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Design Company
• Magazine DesignerAug 1990 - Dec 1990
  ID and The Weekend Telegraph Magazine, London, England. Magazine Design House
• Graphic DesignerJun 1989 - Aug 1989
  The Jenkins Group, Tufton Street, London, England. Design Consultancy
• Art WorkerJun 1988 - Sept 1988
  Millers Antiques Price Guide, Sissinghurst, Kent, England. Publishing House
• Junior Graphic DesignerJun 1987 - Sept 1987
  Polkinghorne, Bickerton and Bennett, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Graphic Design & Advertising Company
  
• Junior Graphic DesignerJun 1986 - Sept 1986
  Thorn Advertising And Marketing Limited, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Advertising Design & Marketing Company
  
• Junior Graphic DesignerJun 1985 - Sept 1985
  Polkinghorne, Bickerton and Bennett, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Graphic Design & Advertising Company