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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Leadership & People ManagementDirectly managed and developed three design reports, aligning design talent with organisational goals through mentorship, feedback, and clear performance management. Collaborated cross-functionally to remove roadblocks and foster a growth- and delivery-focused environment.Strategic InfluenceContributed to product strategy with a user-centric focus, advocating for design thinking and research through initiatives like Baymard. Worked closely with the leadership team to improve processes and drive key decisions. Played a key role in design leadership, communicating the value of design thinking, aligning initiatives with business goals, and staying informed on industry trends to influence direction.Hands-on Product Design ContributionRemained actively involved in key projects, applying design thinking to solve problems. Developed and tested prototypes, facilitated workshops, built components, and contributed to design system development. Ensured high-quality execution and QA through close collaboration with engineers.Key Achievements- Joined during a challenging project transitioning to a new mobility platform.- Solved key problems using research, data, and business insights.- Managed stakeholder, presenting design roadmaps, aligned initiatives with business goals, and communicated the value of design.- Mentored and developed new designers.- Played a pivotal role in joint design leadership, helping shape the overall design vision.- Provided design direction and leadership for a new initiative, driving its success.- Successfully delivered design work and developed a new product for a key partner.

Dublin

UI/UX Design Consultant at Dept Agency.CartrawlerResponsible for designing scalable products within a multidisciplinary function.Working closely with the product manager, pitching internally to stakeholders and ensuringnew product successfully deployed to external customers. HSEWorking with internal and external stakeholder to deliver new features.Carried out user research including questionnaires and workshops, created user journey maps,generated personas, created prototypes and conducted user testing for new components of HSE Career section.

County Dublin, Ireland

Full time Ux Consultant for DEPT working with Cartrawler Product team designing and delivering dynamic sales MPUs.

Dublin

Executing UX and product design for HMH Ed Platform, leveraging user lead data from US classrooms for teacher and students across a broad range of subjects. The role encompasses research, prototyping and testing for 1000s schools across the US using HMH software. Working closely in agile multidisciplinary teams composed of stakeholders, product owner, visual design and engineers.

County Dublin, Ireland

Freelance consultant for short term Ux assessment for several tenders. Researched potential client user groups, produced wires frames and prototypes and outlined proposal requirements. Worked with senior management team directly in creating pitch materials. DEPT were awarded the tender.

Dublin

Creation of compelling e-learning solutions and engaging digital interactions for a diverserange of international companies including Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, KFC, Walmart, Michelin,Coca Cola, United Airways and Facebook.Responsible for interface, user experience, course flow and interactivity. Involved in storyboarding, wire framing, designing prototypes for responsive platforms and creating styleguides for production.Communicating with project managers, learning managers and clients across differentlocations and time zones to ensure key requirements were met across multiple platforms.Key achievements• Coaching junior designers and training peers on basic UX design principles• Driving others to ensure projects were delivered on time and on budget• Delighting clients, directly resulting in repeat business with Trinchero wines and Citibank• Chosen to work on a number of collaborative projects within the company to develop new platform options and improve work flows.

Dublin

Provision of frameworks, style guides and instructions for external vendors primarily in thefield of health and safety (OSHA) training. Ensuring client requirements were met while liasing with offshore vendors to deliver on time and to high standard.

Dublin

Designer on a number of exciting digital marketing products including Eircom (now Eir), TheGathering, Centra website launch, Newbridge Silver website update and Dublin ConventionBureau.

Dublin

Creation of learning materials for the state of Florida, including UI and interaction design. Involved in project goal setting, product research, wire frame production, mood boards, mock ups and style guides for mass production. Collaborating with learning designers, business analysts and project managers based in Ireland and the US.

Began as a junior designer involved in the design and production of interactive e-learning courses for large pharmaceutical firms including Pfizer, GSK, Roche, Norvatis and Sanofi. Creation of purpose built applications for each course, in the form of dose calculators and quick reference guides and various bespoke digital tools for clinical trials.Design of company brochures and trade show materials.Involved with the company from early inception and was part of the company when aqquiredby ICON plc.Key achievements• Progressing from junior graphic designer to lead designer on a number of important projects early on in tenure.• Driving others to ensure projects were delivered on time and on budget• Chosen to work on projects embracing new technology (at the time!) - work included a diabetes course for mobile technologies and creating responsive versions of course material for iPads and tablets.

Pg Dip In Ux Design, User Experience Design

Digital Media And Design, Digital Media

Visual Communications, Graphic Design