Resume

My background is focused in software engineering and graphic design but I do a little of everything. 🤓 I love creating things and am good at balancing a lot of different perspectives as I work.

Work

CEO

Founder & CEO of the Irish language site, Love.irish.March 2018–Present

Senior Software Engineer

I worked on the spaces team which led the development of our flagship VDR (virtual data room) product at DropboxMay 2019–Nov 2024

Software Engineer

I worked in the newsroom as a software engineer and sometimes helped with design and illustrations.Dec 2014–May 2019

Skills

Full stack development

From API and system design to front-end development and design, I've worked on all parts of the stack

Design

Graphic design, web design, and print design

Design systems

The strategy of creating and maintaining a design system for rapid development and creativity

System design

The art of piecing together new and existing APIs to figure out the right approach for how to architect a feature

User-centered product development

I have a passion for the user experience and have worked on many projects where I've been able to apply my knowledge of design thinking to create better features and solve customer's problems

Culture advocate

From hosting monthly Munch&Learn sessions to creating a better on-call experience as a member of the on-call working group, I am always looking for ways to improve the culture of the teams I work on

Projects

The Information: Year In Review

Print design

Printed collection of exclusive stories broke by the newsroom–created while working there as an engineer

Séamus the Snake

Design & development

New character for use in video games, videos and other media

Love.irish merch

Clothing design

Clothing and accessories designed for the Love.irish brand

Za'atar spice blend

Print design

Annual holiday gift where my family bottles homemade spices and I design the labels

Speaking

The Past, Present, and Future of the Irish Language

UC Berkeley, Nov 2018

I was on a panel hosted by Litríocht at UC Berkeley on the state of the Irish language and its revival efforts through platforms like Duolingo

Mentorship & teaching

The What & Why of APIs

General Assembly, Nov 2019

I taught a workshop on the basics of APIs, why it's worth thinking about their design and how to use them which included a handson example of using the Stripe API.

Munch&Learn Champion

I am an advocate for knowledge sharing and have hosted or moderated over 20+ sessions during my time at DocSend as the person in charge of the schedule & process. I also share some on my site and post them on YouTube.

Mentorship & tech support

Beat the Streets

I volunteered at a local non-profit to help with tech support and mentorship for people in their program

Awards

Best iPhone Health App

iPhone Dev Camp 2009

Won 1st place for the "Best iPhone Health App" category in 2009 for our a personal health app built on the Google Health API.

Judges' choice: Corporate Identity & Self-Portrait

M.V.R.O.P. Multi-Media arts festival, 2008

I was on the team that won in the health category at a hackathon in 2010