Hi there, my name is Dan
and I am a design focused engineer who works with startups and agencies to build beautiful and engaging digital products that straddle the line between design and engineering. Born in 1995
near Dublin Ireland, I now live with my partner in the beautiful region of Tuscany, Italy. In my spare time I like to design and build camper vans
, tinker with odd tech and explore the surrounding climbing spots.

I studied Creative Computing and Multimedia at the Institute of art design and technology (IADT) Dunlaoghaire. As the gateway to pushing pixels and making computers do cool stuff, his was a formative time for me and gave me the technical and creative basis I needed to hone my craft going forward. After 4 years of studying the art of the pixel I completed my studies, graduating with a first class honors
.
After graduation I pursued agency and freelance work in London, England for a number of years before beginning work on Aikido Finance (now STRATxAI) as a founding member and lead frontend developer. During this time I travelled extensively throughout southern Europe, living throughout Spain and Italy as we built the company!
After Aikido, I decided I wanted to return to the world of creative tech that I fell in love with during my studies. My latest position as a creative developer at Van berlo (now Accenture IXID ). A creative studio specialised in industrial design & innovation. This wonderful place put me at the intersection of design, innovation and engineering innovating for some of the biggest brands in the world. From toys to AI boats, I worked across a vast number of projects in a large array of industries.

I love to make cool stuff and outside of work I can often be found experimenting with new tech to see what it can do, building things with my hands or making art of various shapes
and sizes
! I love to travel while spending time in nature and can often be found hiking up a local trail or cycling up into the nearby mountains!