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—EDUCATION—

Secondary School                                                                        Firhouse Community College,
                                                                                                        Firhouse Road,
                                                                                                        Firhouse,
                                                                                                        Dublin 24.
                                                                                                        1994-2000

Achievement: Leaving Certificate with honors

Ballyfermot College of Further Education

Course: Art,Design and 3D Studies
2000-2001

Achievment: Certificate with honors

Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design

Course: Model Making and Design
2001-2004

Achievement: Diploma with Distinction

—QUALIFICATIONS—
LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2000
CERTIFICATE IN SCULPTURE & 3D STUDIES
DIPLOMA IN MODEL-MAKING & DESIGN

—WORK EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT—

10 August-15 September 2004                                 Vico Films 1 Convent Road,
                                                                                     Dalkey,
                                                                                     Co. Dublin.
                                                                                     Ph: +353 1 235 1680

The Lump; A short film about a seventy year old alcoholic man who gives birth to his twin through a lump/growth on his side. For this film I had to produce a silicone torso plate with a protruding lump from which a person had to emerge with an umbilical cord attached. view project

10 ,27, 24 June, 18 July 2003                                   Shadow Creations
                                                                                     U7 Brookfield Enterprises,
                                                                                     CTR 24.
                                                                                     Ph: +353-01 4124744

This company specialises in all aspects of Model Making and Effects for TV and Film. While on work experience I worked on stunt weapon's and replica's for the recent film ‘King Arthur’.view project This involved a huge amount of casting, fibreglass work, and paint finishing. After I had completed my two weeks work experience I was asked to work full time to complete work on ‘King Arthur’.

I also worked on a number of RTE sets including "The Den" and "Questions And Answers". This mostly involved construction and paint finishing.

13- 31 Jan, 2003
Student film in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design.

"Undetermined" is the story of a young hit man who is hired to kill his nemesis. I was asked to design and produce a sniper rifle with working scope and laser sight. The weapon also had to come apart into its components to fit into a small briefcase. view project

21 Jan, 1 Feb 2002
Student film in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design.

"The Carpenter's Wife" is a very surreal story of a carpenter who slowly replace's his wife’s limbs with wooden Pinocchio style prosthetic's. I was asked to construct a cable-operated hand that looked as if the carpenter had carved it from wooden part's. The piece had individually controllable fingers and thumb and was finished with a wood grain effect. view project

19- 26 Nov 2001
Student film in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design.

" The Bone Yard" is the story of the discovery of a T-Rex skeleton. For this film I was asked to build a full size replica of a T-Rex scull. It was carved from Styrofoam and finished with detailed airbrushing. The piece was more than 3ft high and 5ft long. view project

20- 25 Apr 2001
Student film in Ballyfermot College of Further Education.

"Cause and Effect" was the highest budget student film to ever be produced in Ballyfermot College of Further Education. I was asked to produce a futuristic sniper rifle to be used as the hero weapon. view project

13-24 Nov 1999                                                         Sign Design,
                                                                                     Pembroke Lane,
                                                                                     Dublin 4.

This company specialises in the design and production of a broad variety of shop and pub signs along with stained glass window production. My work with them involved CAD, manufacture of shop front signs and stained-glass production along with artistic and production work.

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

Heatons, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24. September 1997 to present, Part time. Shop and warehouse duties.

—INTERESTS—

I enjoy film, music and constructing RC models.