Current Employment
Ballsbridge College, Dublin September 2010 - present
Subjects I teach include The Internet, Image Processing (Photoshop and Fireworks), Web Authoring (HTML, CSS, JQuery and Dreamweaver), Multimedia Authoring (Flash) and Multimedia Product Development. For full course details please visit the college website.
I also teach an e-Business and Internet Marketing Evening Course at the college. This 10 week course steps people through building and marketing a WordPress website
eBusinessMatters.com Infinity - Beyond
The e-Business and Internet Marketing Evening Course will soon be delivered online. I have teamed up with e-business experts from around the world to create a complete online e-business training course that will step people through building and managing a successful website.
The course consists of 20 core lessons and shows people how to: setup a host account, install WordPress, buy and configure a theme - and work with images and freelance graphic designers. How to Sell Online, SEO, Google Analytics, Social Media, Adwords, Automated Newsletters and much more are also covered.
The aim is to show people that it is enjoyable, affordable and easy to manage a successful, professional-standard website. Visit www.ebusinessmatters.com
Professional skills
As an honours computer science graduate, with experience in web development, video game production and software engineering - a list of technical skills could be a fairly long one.
These days, all my skills are focused on "doing business on the Internet" - and helping people to understand how technology can improve their businesses and make their lives easier.
Key Skills
- Teaching / Training
- Web Development
- SEO & Web Marketing
- e-Business Consulting
Software
- WordPress/Magento
- Photoshop
- Flash
- Dreamweaver
Languages
- HTML/CSS/JQuery
- ActionScript
- PHP/MySQL
- C++/C#/Java
Previous Employment
Enterprise Ireland November 2008 - June 2010
Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency in Ireland responsible for supporting Irish businesses in the manufacturing and internationally traded service sectors. Specifically, Enterprise Ireland helps businesses to start-up, innovate and ultimately, to achieve global success.
I worked there as a Web Developer and in I.T Support as part of the Business Process Improvement & I.T Dept - before leaving to start eBusinessMatters.com.
Freelance Web Developer / Designer January 2006 - August 2009
Whilst living in Australia, I developed a simple and easy-to-use content management system that enabled small business owners to manage their own website. The software allowed the owner to modify the outer appearance of their site, edit text, add images, list items in a catalogue and accept payments.
The software proved to be very popular and I sold a good number of licenses - click here to see the old girl in action.
While I was backpacking around I also helped to develop the website for the New Zealand Dept of Corrections, and had a really great time working with the online gambling company Sportsbet, based in Darwin, Northern Territory (who recently got bought out by Paddy Power)
Other Positions January 2001 - December 2005
I spent a few months testing the yet-to-be-released XBOX 360 with Microsoft, Dublin.
I designed and developed an e-learning educational video game for Bright New Scotland. The game was developed in Shockwave and the aim was to teach kids about reducing and reusing waste. Unfortunatley (for my game), Shockwave has since been replaced by Flash - and is no longer supported by web browsers.
I spent a few months working for Siemens, based in Ulm, Germany. My job was to write a suite of Perl scripts to automate various time consuming tasks. The project at the time (2002) was the worlds first 3G switching system.
I spent almost a year developing a web-based software system for NEC, based in Surrey, UK. The project was in conjunction with Siemens in the race to create the switching system that controls todays, european-wide 3G phone network.
Education
EDI/JEB Teacher's Diploma February 2011 - June 2011
The EDI/JEB Certificate in Education Practice: ICT Skills & Practical IT Skills is designed to provide skills in the following areas:
- Managing the ICT Learning Environment: Teaching ICT Concepts & Managing ICT Learning Resources
- Preparation of ICT Learning Resources: Devise Teaching Materials and Resources
- Applied Principles of ICT Education
Glasgow Caledonian University January 2004 - January 2005
Received a postgraduate diploma from Glasgow Caledonian University in the design, development, marketing and production of large-scale multimedia projects - with a focus on video games.
University of Limerick September 1999 - June 2003
Graduated University of Limerick, class of 2003, with a 2.1 Honours degree in Computer Science.