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Paul Gilligan

This document contains the resume of Paul Gilligan, a UI/UX designer and developer with over 3 years of professional experience. He holds a HND in Web Design and Development and has skills in UI/UX design, front-end development, user testing, and project management. His experience includes teaching web design, working at a startup developing an online learning platform where he led UI/UX design and development, and designing/developing websites for tour companies.

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Paul Gilligan UI/UX/Web Designer & Developer Phone:0862750530 E-mail:paulgilligan80@gmail.com Biography I am a UI/UX Designer & Developer with a HND in Web Design and Development, with 3 years experience professionally and freelance. I have a strong knowledge of modern UI/UX Design methodologies, front-end responsive and static web design and development, rapid prototyping, wire-framing, user testing and general front-end development. In my previous career I held a supervisor role for a number of years, where I gained extensive experience in project management overseeing projects from concept through to completion. With a keen interest in learning new skills and keeping up to date with the latest in UI/UX Design and Web Development, I feel I would be an asset to any professional team. Portfolio Please visit paulgilligan.ie to view my online portfolio. EDUCATION HND in Web Design and Development Dublin Institute of Design 2012 – 2014 SKILLS UI/UX Design:  UI/UX Design and Development  Web, App and Branding design  Responsive web design and development  User-centered design  User testing  Market research  Wire framing  Rapid prototyping
 Graphic design  Photoshop  Illustrator  Invision  Balsamic  Axure SKILLS Development:  HTML5  HAML  CSS3  SASS  LESS  Bootstrap  Material design  JQuery  Some AngularJS, PHP and MySQL  Wordpress SKILLS General:  Agile methodologies  Presentation skills  Keynote and PowerPoint  Mac  Windows  Microsoft Office EXPERIENCE Dublin Institute of Design September 2016 – Present This is a part-time evening position where I teach a BTEC Higher National Diploma (Fetac level 6) course in Web Design and Development.  Successfully taught students the fundamentals of Web Design and Development allowing for successful progression into the second year of their diploma.  Communicated course content effectively via PowerPoint presentations and class discussion to a diverse range of skill levels and age groups, ensuring all students achieved a solid understanding of subject matters.  Updated and created course content to ensure the most relevant and current design and development methods and techniques are delivered to students.
 Marked end of term assignments and provided constructive feedback defining students strengths and weaknesses, allowing students to focus on areas requiring improvement. EXPERIENCE Edudoc LTD October 2014 – May 2016 Edudoc is a startup software development company. Our flagship product was an online Learning Management System called ‘Sembly’. I was initially hired by Edudoc to perform QA testing, but given my training I soon moved into UX design and development. It wasn’t long before I was leading the UI/UX Design and Development of the Sembly platform.  Liaised with users (in this case teachers and students), and conducted extensive market research to determine the feasibility of such a product existing and operating successfully within the current education system.  Visited schools to test various stages of the Sembly platform in a working environment, gaining valuable feedback aiding the development of further iterations of the platform.  Translated user test sessions and workshops into wireframes, user flows, working prototypes and eventually high quality intuitive user interfaces that were fully responsive across all desktop, tablet and mobile devices.  Operating in an Agile environment I successfully communicated final designs and ideas clearly and concisely to the development team, assuring deadlines were met consistently and effectively.  Maintained Edudoc’s online presence utilizing social media platforms, writing blog posts and designing and building html email templates.  Established and promoted a strong working relationship with our print company, resulting in high quality production of advertising products and brand materials designed by myself utilizing a multitude of technologies. EXPERIENCE LetzGo City Tours June 2014 - September 2014 LetzGo City Tours is a Dublin based city tour company operating in Dublin, London, New York and Paris. I was hired to design, build and maintain the companies website and online presence.
 Engaged with stakeholders and established a strong working relationship that has been maintained to this day.  Using the WordPress platform designed and developed the LetzGo website based on the requirements of the stakeholders, helping the company to establish their online presence allowing year on year growth in a highly competitive market.  Implemented best SEO practices, successfully improving the companies search rankings allowing for further conversion rates and company growth.  Continually maintain and update the LetzGo website content and design to ensure the LetzGo brand and SEO practices are kept current. INTERESTS Music and music production. Graphic and web design.

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  • 1. Paul Gilligan UI/UX/Web Designer & Developer Phone:0862750530 E-mail:paulgilligan80@gmail.com Biography I am a UI/UX Designer & Developer with a HND in Web Design and Development, with 3 years experience professionally and freelance. I have a strong knowledge of modern UI/UX Design methodologies, front-end responsive and static web design and development, rapid prototyping, wire-framing, user testing and general front-end development. In my previous career I held a supervisor role for a number of years, where I gained extensive experience in project management overseeing projects from concept through to completion. With a keen interest in learning new skills and keeping up to date with the latest in UI/UX Design and Web Development, I feel I would be an asset to any professional team. Portfolio Please visit paulgilligan.ie to view my online portfolio. EDUCATION HND in Web Design and Development Dublin Institute of Design 2012 – 2014 SKILLS UI/UX Design:  UI/UX Design and Development  Web, App and Branding design  Responsive web design and development  User-centered design  User testing  Market research  Wire framing  Rapid prototyping
  • 2.  Graphic design  Photoshop  Illustrator  Invision  Balsamic  Axure SKILLS Development:  HTML5  HAML  CSS3  SASS  LESS  Bootstrap  Material design  JQuery  Some AngularJS, PHP and MySQL  Wordpress SKILLS General:  Agile methodologies  Presentation skills  Keynote and PowerPoint  Mac  Windows  Microsoft Office EXPERIENCE Dublin Institute of Design September 2016 – Present This is a part-time evening position where I teach a BTEC Higher National Diploma (Fetac level 6) course in Web Design and Development.  Successfully taught students the fundamentals of Web Design and Development allowing for successful progression into the second year of their diploma.  Communicated course content effectively via PowerPoint presentations and class discussion to a diverse range of skill levels and age groups, ensuring all students achieved a solid understanding of subject matters.  Updated and created course content to ensure the most relevant and current design and development methods and techniques are delivered to students.
  • 3.  Marked end of term assignments and provided constructive feedback defining students strengths and weaknesses, allowing students to focus on areas requiring improvement. EXPERIENCE Edudoc LTD October 2014 – May 2016 Edudoc is a startup software development company. Our flagship product was an online Learning Management System called ‘Sembly’. I was initially hired by Edudoc to perform QA testing, but given my training I soon moved into UX design and development. It wasn’t long before I was leading the UI/UX Design and Development of the Sembly platform.  Liaised with users (in this case teachers and students), and conducted extensive market research to determine the feasibility of such a product existing and operating successfully within the current education system.  Visited schools to test various stages of the Sembly platform in a working environment, gaining valuable feedback aiding the development of further iterations of the platform.  Translated user test sessions and workshops into wireframes, user flows, working prototypes and eventually high quality intuitive user interfaces that were fully responsive across all desktop, tablet and mobile devices.  Operating in an Agile environment I successfully communicated final designs and ideas clearly and concisely to the development team, assuring deadlines were met consistently and effectively.  Maintained Edudoc’s online presence utilizing social media platforms, writing blog posts and designing and building html email templates.  Established and promoted a strong working relationship with our print company, resulting in high quality production of advertising products and brand materials designed by myself utilizing a multitude of technologies. EXPERIENCE LetzGo City Tours June 2014 - September 2014 LetzGo City Tours is a Dublin based city tour company operating in Dublin, London, New York and Paris. I was hired to design, build and maintain the companies website and online presence.
  • 4.  Engaged with stakeholders and established a strong working relationship that has been maintained to this day.  Using the WordPress platform designed and developed the LetzGo website based on the requirements of the stakeholders, helping the company to establish their online presence allowing year on year growth in a highly competitive market.  Implemented best SEO practices, successfully improving the companies search rankings allowing for further conversion rates and company growth.  Continually maintain and update the LetzGo website content and design to ensure the LetzGo brand and SEO practices are kept current. INTERESTS Music and music production. Graphic and web design.