About Anthony O'Brien

A skilled designer, with strong emphasis on web and graphic design. I am continually trying to exceed my goals and test my design skills to bring what I envision to the page or screen. I worked as a freelance designer since finishing college in 2004.

Career History: Continuum Technologies

Web Designer
June 2008 - February 2009
River House,
East Wall Road,
Dublin 3
Tel: +353 (0)1 855 8860
E-Mail: info@continuum.ie

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creative Concept Design
  • Creation of HTML / CSS templates
  • Content Population
  • Full structure and content analysis prior to client release
  • Testing and Q/A on beta and alpha client sites
Key Projects:
  • Windsor Car Dealers
    {Edits to live site}
    Windsor fleet  »
  • Vector Group
    {Content population, Design Edits, Testing, flash creation and image manipulation}
    Vector FM  »
  • IBEC
    {PSD cut up, html/css template construction content population and image manipulation}
    IBEC  »
  • Cherry blossom Crèche
    {Design, PSD cut up, HTML/CSS template construction, flash creation; content population; image manipulation;}
    Cherry blossom Crèche  »
  • Stepping out
    {Redesign from a table layout to a w3c standard, HTML/CSS template construction, content population and image manipulation}
    Stepping Out  »
  • Dorset College
    {Q/A and testing on beta and alpha site and design edits that arose}
    Dorset College  »
Show Racism the Red Card

Volunteer Designer
October 2007 – Present
Camden Street,
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 (0) 1 8280012
E-Mail: info@theredcard.ie

Key Responsibilities:
Poster design for a wide variety of events such as Chinese Annual Badminton Competition, S.R.T.R.C 2008 DVD lunch and Red Card Translated Posters.

Updating and uploading to existing web-site. Helping to pack DVD and currently in the process of redeveloping their web-site which will have a word press CMA.

Bionrack Limited

Designer
November 2007 - January 2008
Nova UCD,
Belfield Innovation Park,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0) 1 7163760
E-Mail: Andreas@gmail.com

Key Responsibilities:
Designing icons for Biontrack bioinformatics solutions program. Updating and working on their existing web-site. Creation of www.cantileveredsaddles.com, design development and content population of site.

Skills & Education
I am computer literate in a number of P.C packages including:
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver, (expert)
  • Macromedia Fireworks, (expert)
  • Macromedia Flash, (expert)
  • Adobe Photoshop, (expert)
  • Adobe Illustrator, (expert)
  • Quark Express (expert)
  • Microsoft Word (expert)
I am literate with such computer languages such as X/HTML and CSS scripts and also have a basic knowledge of PHP and JavaScript.

I have the ability to:

Develop and motivate strong working relationships with colleagues, management and customers.
  • Continuously manage, motivate and develop myself and my skills.
  • Communicate effectively with others.
  • Priorities and manage tasks and resolve any problems or issues.
  • Apply numeric, technology and creative skills across a wide range of situations.
Education
        CIA cert web-design, FÁS Training Center, January 2008
        BA Graphic Design Degree, West Wales School of the Arts, June 2004
        HND Graphic Design, Bray Senior College, May 2003
Achievements
Student of the year 2003 in Bray Senior College
Class Representative in 2001 in Bray Senior College
Hobbies and Interests:


Drawing, Painting, Football, Swimming and socializing with friends.
References
Edward Kelly
Creative Director
Continuum Technologies
River House, East Wall Road,
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 (0)1 855 8860
E-Mail: ekelly@continuum.ie
Andreas De Stefani
CEO
Biontrack Limited
Nova UCD
Belfield Innovation Park
Dublin 4
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 716 3760
E-Mail: Andreas@gmail.com
Martin Ryan
CEO
Cantilevered Saddles,
Clonattin Lower,
Gorey,
Co Wexford,
Ireland
Tel: +353 86 3505935
E-Mail: murtryan@gmail.com