The Team

Andy Doyle

Having spent six years studying business strategy, I decided that I needed something more creative. In the past year, I’ve taught myself photography and cinematography. While I’m still learning, I’m confident in my skills at present. I also edit my own videos, and master the audio.

In the coming year, the challenges I’m most looking forward to are shooting my first movie as Director of Photography, producing content for our soon to be launched mixtape.ie, and growing our business as we meet new and interesting companies to work with.

You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Weedle.

Qualifications:

MBS Strategic Management and Planning (Smurfit) (Working on)
BSS Hons Business Strategy (DIT)
BSS Ord Business Management (DIT)
Cert Business management (DIT)
Key Skills:

Video Production
Video Editing
Music Composition
Negotiation
Strategic Development
Addition Skills:

Piano
Guitar
Bass
Photography
Levitation (apparently)

Abban Dunne

Hi, I’m BrightSky’s designer although I tend to get stuck with a lot of development too. I studied Multimedia Programming in IADT Dun Laoghaire where I learned a pile of web design and development techniques. While studying I worked as a freelance photo journalist with the Dublin edition of the Metro.

When I finished college I worked full time for the Metro for a year before setting up AD Brightsky Ltd. In the Metro I learned a lot about the inner workings of newspapers and photo journalism. I now specialise in custom WordPress themes and plugins.

I’ve been working on a few things over the last few months; my portfolio, The Stigismotron, and of course the redesign of this site. I’m currently working in house on the design for a new web tool called HeyStaks

My email is: abban [at] brightsky [dot] ie and you can find me on: My Blog, Weedle, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Qualifications:

• BSc in Multimedia Programming (IADT)

Key Skills:

• Graphic design, including the use of Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator.
• Web design and front end development: xhtml, CSS, Javascript, php, MySQL, jQuery and AJAX.

Additional Skills

• Photography.
• Music composition and production.
• Talking about myself in the first person.

John Marshall

Hello I’m BrightSky’s pet Vampire and Web Developer. My current role within the company is development, to provide assistance to the graphic department (A.K.A. Abban) and to supply ideas and suggestions to the team in general.

As a prerequisite to being a tamed creature of the night I also have experience in management, marketing, long-term maintenance of websites and customer service.

I’m also a cameraman for Mixtape. You’ll recognise my shots as the ones that don’t make the final edit! Along with the video-production, I do my web development work to the best of my ability and have a passion for what I do.

The best thing about my roles in BrightSky and Mixtape is that I get to create a finished product that other people get to see and enjoy. That why I love what I do.

Find me on: Blog , Xbox Live , Twitter, facebook.
Qualifications:

• BSc in Multimedia Programming (IADT)
• F.E.T.A.C certificate in Web Authoring and Multimedia (Ballsbridge college of futher education)
• NCVA in Computing (Donahies school of computing)

Key Skills:

• Web Development: mainly PHP, SQL, CSS and XHTML, Ruby on Rails.
• Project management.
• Online Marketing.

Additional Skills:

• Customer Service.
• Avoiding Garlic, Crucifixes and Lady Gaga.

Paul Murphy

I’m Brightsky’s resident journalist, copy writer and editor of Mixtape. I’ve been working in media for over two years in pretty much all areas: writing, sub editing, picture editing and radio, for Metro, Drop-d, Newstalk and others. I currently specialise in podcast production (both audio and video). I also work on the picture desk at Ireland’s leading sports photography agency Sportsfile.

Previously, I have also lectured in Web Authoring and worked on the recent US election for prediction markets website Intrade reporting on the election, writing press releases and working as part of the online marketing team.

From everything I’ve learned working in the media and the web I bring a wide range of experience and expertise to Brightsky.

My email is: paul [at] brightsky [dot] ie
Find me on: Blog , Myspace , Facebook , Twitter.

Qualifications:

• HDip in Journalism and Media Communications (Griffith College Dublin)
• BA (Hons) in Economics and History (University College Dublin)

Key Skills:

• Copywriting
• Video Production
• Video Editing
• Music Composition
• Online Marketing and PR

Additional Skills:

• Music composition and production
• Photo editing
• Video editiing