Early career
3D animation & visual production
I began in 3D animation, learning the craft of turning an idea into something people could see and understand.
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A builder at the meeting point of creativity and technology.
More than twenty years of making, learning and asking how the whole system works.
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I’ve always been interested in the point where creativity and technology meet. I started in 3D animation and visual effects, but I was never interested only in making an individual image or animation. I wanted to understand the entire process: how the work was created, how it could be produced more efficiently, how clients found it and how a creative skill could become a sustainable business.
That curiosity has led me from animation and VFX into interactive 3D, software development, AI, automation, SEO, marketing and product development. Although I’ve sketched and painted since childhood, I don’t necessarily describe myself as an artist by trade. I see myself as a builder and problem-solver who understands creative people—and can connect their ideas with the technology and systems required to make them work.
Today, I divide my time between client projects, building software products, developing businesses and helping founders and creative professionals turn their knowledge and ideas into something valuable.
The long route here
Career, in progress.
Five years
Freelance & international work
Before establishing Glue VFX, I spent roughly five years freelancing and travelling, including work with Cartoon Saloon, JAM Media, Mooshku and Studio Meala.
2010
Film Network Ireland
I co-founded a community where filmmakers, actors and creative professionals could connect, learn and make opportunities together.
2013—now
Glue VFX and a wider practice
I founded Glue VFX, then gradually expanded my work into interactive experiences, software, automation, AI, SEO, marketing and product development.
Mentoring & education
Passing on what works in practice.
I’ve taught animation, filmmaking and computer-game subjects at third-level colleges in Ireland. Today I mentor creative professionals, studio owners and founders, helping them connect creative ideas with technology, marketing and commercial viability.
I’m also a mentor in Ireland’s National AI Challenge, supporting people as they turn ambitious ideas into useful, workable projects.
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