About

I am an empathetic and detail orientated designer, specializing in human-centered design. My design skills are applicable to physical and digital consumer product development and service design. I am experienced in user research, interviews, surveys, personas, scenarios, experience maps, user stories, task flows and user flows.

As Product Design Intern with luxury furniture company Bunny & Clyde, I conducted user research and iterative prototyping to inform the development of my MSc industrial Design Engineering Thesis project, LuLu. This sustainable, modular furniture piece was awarded the Institute of Irish Designers Graduate Award 2022.

My proficiency in design research was also recognized when the paper I co-authored with Dr.Ir. W. Eggink, at the University of Twente, was selected for presentation at the annual 2021 Design History Society Conference in Basel, Switzerland. The paper, titled ‘How to Train your Machine: Learnings from the Domestication of Industrial Products’, explores the cohabitation of people and products in the home.

I am committed to innovation and quality workmanship. I am proficient in traditional technical drawing, physical prototyping, computer-aided design, rendering, 3D printing and woodwork. During my BTech in Materials and Architectural Technology at the University of Limerick, I designed and manufactured the Stature reading chair. This chair celebrates the beauty of the mahogany from which it was crafted. Stature was selected for inclusion in the Design@UL exhibition and was awarded an A’ Design Award in Furniture, Homeware and Décor Items in 2018.

I approach design with a curious and open mind.