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Personal Summary

 

Friendly and affable, I have forged many positive, trusting relationships with colleagues and clients in the past. Proven experience of working to strict deadlines and communicating key updates to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.

 

I believe communication is the key to transformation. Working together and applying creative thinking we can gain insights and deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Skills

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, wireframing, interactive prototyping, user scenarios, user storyboarding, user testing, InVision, Dovetail, Final Draft, Microsoft Suite.

Education

Certificate in the Fundamentals of User Experience Design

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology

2020 - 2021      

 

Final Project  

My final project was to carry out an audit on a site and offer alternatives possibilities. I chose the website Rent.ie as my subject, a website that provides accommodation in Ireland. I updated the layout and colour choices to give the site a cleaner, less cluttered look. To add to the functionality of the site I removed extraneous elements and pages that obstructed the user’s ability to find the accommodation listings. 

 

Modules      

 

Competitor Analysis

I used Gartner quadrants to evaluate the competitive positioning of the product and researched direct and indirect competitors to build comparative tables.

 

Usability Testing

Using Zoom I performed a series of remote usability tests to assess assumptions about the product and how well people understand how to use It. Dovetail was used to transcribe and analyse the data from these tests.

 

Personas 

I constructed a survey to gather information on motivations, expectations and the demographics of users. I used this data to create user persons giving them names, personalities and adding photos making it easy to empathise with the persona.  

 

Scenarios

I created narratives and simple stories around a persona using the product in a specific situation. This helped to make abstract concepts of how a user would interact with the site more accessible and showed where I could create benefits for the customers and users.

 

Prototyping

At the early stage of the project I created low fidelity paper prototypes to gain initial insights. As the project progressed I built wireframe prototypes using Figma and InVison for the user tests. 

 

Design Principles

I used Gestalt design principles in my final project to redesign Rent.ie with a clear visual hierarchy and minimal clutter on screen.

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Media                               

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology

2009 - 2010 

Diploma awarded - 2:1

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons)

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

2003 - 2007 

Degree awarded - 2:1

 

Professional Experience

St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4

Nurse Bank Administration Office

December 2017 – Present

 

One of the world’s leading academic teaching hospitals providing front line, acute, chronic and emergency care across more than 40 different medical specialities.

 

Duties

Assisting in the development, maintenance and review of standard operating procedures.

Monitor staff overtime rate to ensure compliance with the European Working Time Directive.

Producing accurate data reports on the staffing levels, agencies use and costings for the Director of Nursing.

Producing weekly/monthly automated reports as requested by the Nurse Bank Manager and Nursing Executive Team.

Fostering and developing close working relationships with all relevant departments/external organisations.

 

Kerbute Productions, 1 Charlemont Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Creative Director 

October 2016 - December 2017

 

Kerbute Productions offer services in all forms of video production including advertising, live streaming, music videos and documentaries.    

 

Duties

Forecasting and developing opportunities for upcoming projects 

Maintaining and collating digital video inventory 

Keeping accurate ordering and billing records for all supplies and processing invoices  

Facilitating action plan development and planning logistics 

Coordinating project schedules

 

Ellis King, unit 7, White Swan Business Centre, Donore Avenue, Dublin 8.

Gallery Manager

April 2014 - Sept 2016  

 

Ellis King is a contemporary art gallery representing both Irish and international artists. 

 

Duties

Assisting in the curation, construction, fabrication of exhibitions.

Arranging the handling and preparing of artworks for transport and storage. 

Promoting the gallery through social media and print media

Control of image layout for website, social media presents and printed advertisements

Regular correspondence  with artists and clients

 

Screenwriting Awards

Winner of ‘Best Short Film’ Underground Film Festival in Dun Laoghaire 

Shortlisted for Film Offaly Award

Considered for Signatures Film Award 

 

Interests

Music - Glória DLGC choir member 2012 - 2019, 

Sport - I enjoy sea swimming and running, taking part in 5k and 10k runs when possible.

Writing - I enjoy screenwriting and love to script stories that audiences can connect to   

 

References available upon request

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