Context matters.
I build things for fun and for work. I happen to be AuDHD. I'm a generalist. I'm a context engineer.
Every product I've made started with a problem I had myself. I design for edge cases because I am one. I care about making technology that works for everyone.
I've done events, XR, AI, and GRC with a focus on data protection. I wear whatever hat the day demands.
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”Full original proverb, often misquoted
I go where the problem is, learn what I need to, and figure it out. I enjoy the difficult conversations that have to happen to make sure everybody is on the same page (for humans, robots, and whatever LLM is trending this week). I've lectured at Trinity College Dublin and the Law Society of Ireland. I like coffee and good chats about tech and brains.
Things I've Built
Now
Amber & KB Series
AI writing tools and mechanical keyboards for phones. Software that helps you write, not writes for you. Hardware for writers who want real keys.
Side QuestCleft Notes
Voice notes app for people whose brains move faster than their fingers. 10,000 people use it to think out loud. Co-founded with Justin Mitchell — we make tools for disabled users like ourselves. By us, for us.
Side Quest4.8★ App Store | Fast Company Best Apps 2024 | Justin Mitchell
Previously
Eirmersive
Trade association positioning Ireland as a global XR hub. Co-founded it, helped secure funding, and published the reports that inform current government policy.
Enterprise Ireland | IDA | Meta | Mastercard | Skillnet Ireland | Creative Ireland | DETE
Grow Remote
Ran the Dublin chapter. 150+ remote workers, events with Microsoft and Dogpatch Labs.
Microsoft | Dogpatch Labs | Fexco | Tech Ireland
meetingRoom
Cross-platform XR meetings before XR meetings were a thing. Built in Unity, used in 40+ countries.
Forbes | Gartner | IDC | Silicon Republic | Irish Times | Sunday Business Post | Sunday Times
Wooq
One of Ireland's first mobile event platforms. 500K+ patrons.
Bumble | Uber | Meghan Markle | Diceys | Krystle | Copper-Faced Jacks | Dtwo | Hangar | TramCo | POD | Tripod | The Button Factory | Locomotive Live
Pamplemousse
Events company for the Irish youth market. 250+ nights, 350K+ guests, Dublin to Boston.
Vodafone | Redbull | Pleasetalk | UCD | Union of Students Ireland