MCGOWANS DIGITAL PRINTERS. (1999-2000)
I began working in McGowan’s as a Pre-press Operator dealing with primarily Auctioneering companies which
made up a large amount of the company’s client base at
that time. While responsible for my own clients including Insignia Ellis Gunne, Douglas Newman Good and Lisneys I was also responsible for the scanning and Photo retouching in the company helping to meet the high standards expected by such customers. Working with such companies has given
me experience in dealing with clients who are less
familiar with the design and printing process
and therefore require more attention.

KALL KWIK DIGITAL PRINTING. (2000-2001)
I moved to London in June 2000 and began working for
Kall Kwik Digital Printing as a pre-press Operator where I gained a wide variety of skills ranging from design to binding. My duties included outputting files, design, dealing with customers, print finishing, binding, laminating collating
and general tasks related to a busy city centre printers.

KICKERS CLOTHING CO. (2000-2001)
While in London I moved to KICKERS Clothing Co.
where I worked as an Artworker and Design assistant
to the Senior Graphic and Fashion Designers in the design department. This position gave me a unique opportunity to work in the fashion design industry assisting in the design
and presentation of a collection for the year 2000-2001. I was also responsible for the company catalogue working in conjunction with the company sales and advertising departments. This also gave me an opportunity to
improve my skills in Adobe Illustrator which was
the main program used for drawing garments
for the catalogue and presentations. I was
also part of a team dealing with the
company’sclients who included
River Island, Top Shop,
Debenhams and JD Sports.

MCGOWANS DIGITAL PRINTERS. (2001-2002)
As a senior Pre-press Operator I dealt with a wide
variety of clients from high end graphic design companies
to local business. Being responsible for my clients work from
Pre-press through to finishing. This has given me hands on experience in a wide variety of printing machines from short run jobs on an INDIGO ULTRASTREAM, to runs of up to 100,000 on a RYOBI DIGITAL OFFSET PRINTER and
large format jobs on a XEIKON DIGITAL PRESS.
The regular clients I deal with include Irish Shell,
Bank of Ireland O’Brien’s Sandwiches,
Dunnes Stores, VHI Healthcare,
Irish International, Scooter and LIDL.

BBC Advertising.(2003)
As a Finished Artist I was responsible for one major
client a leading irish Electrical retailer, DID Electrical. I prepared artwork for a total of 5 full page press ads in NationalNewspapers each week including The Irish Times, The Evening Herald, The Irish Independent and the Daily Star. I was responsible for these ads from conception to output. My duties included image sourcing and manipulation, copywriting, design concept and file preparation and out
put. The Ads ranged from full colour to mono and spot
colour and have given me the opportunity to work on
a major client while providing me with a detailed
insight into the workings of a leading Irish advertising
agency. I also produced flyers, posters and point
of sale on a regular basis as was required by
the Client. I also dealt with other Clients
when required such as Smyths Toys
and The Tallaght Ford Centre.

GIZMO GRAPHIC PLACEMENTS. (2004-2005)
I have recently returned from Australia where I worked
as a Freelance Designer. As a Freelance Designer I have been exposed to a wide variety of clients in various disciplines of design from advertising to printing. Working in-house for
large companies and direct with agencies themselves.