Doing.
A fascination with creativity evolved into a career leading UX and Product Design, across startups, multinationals, and everything between.
Leading Design
Design & Innovation Director: Marino Software
Designing experiences for connected vehicles
Lead Designer: Verizon Connect
Creating award winning campaigns and experiences
Head of Design: ICAN
Creating a social media news discovery and verification platform
Lead Designer: Storyful
"Thanks for all the great work to date, from the Sprint to the latest round of user testing, it's been great working with you."
Teaching.
Inspired by Feynman's idea that teaching is the best way to understand, I'm driven by sparking curiosity and helping others reach their goals.
Lecturer: UX Research & Design
Maynooth University
Lecturer: Diploma in UX Design
UCD Professional Academy
Teacher/Mentor
Talent Garden Innovation School
"I was recently offered a role as a UX researcher and just wanted to say a quick thank you Garrett, your module was a huge part of why I got the role"
Learning.
An insatiable curiosity about how things interconnect shapes my approach, weaving disparate ideas into new insights.
Professional Certificate in Service Design
NCAD (1st class hons)
MSc. Design Innovation
Maynooth University (1st class hons)
BSc. Multimedia
Dublin City University (1st class hons)
Systems Thinking
Unschool
Coaching for Business
Irish Management Institute
Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM
Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM
Designing Strategy
IDEO U
Design Sprint Facilitation
Jake Knapp
Behavioural Economics
Ogilvy
Futures Thinking Specialisation
Institute for the Future
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