Education
University of Ulster, Belfast
B.A. (Honours) Fine and Applied Arts, First Class Honours
(2003-2006)
University of Ulster, Belfast
Foundation Studies in Art and Design, passed with commendation
(2001-2002)
Employment History
Television/Screen
- Game of Thrones
Costume Breakdown Department, Fire and Blood Productions Ltd 2011-2016
(Emmy award winning costume department 2012 and 2016)
Season 2 trainee, Belfast 2011
Season 3 junior, Belfast/ Morocco 2012
Season 4 junior, Belfast 2013
Season 5 assistant, Belfast 2014
Season 6 senior assistant, Belfast 2015
Season 7 senior assistant, Belfast 2016
- Krypton
- Emerald City
Costume Breakdown Supervisor
- The Amazing Race
Wild Rover Productions 2012
Outdoor events
- Beat Carnival
2010-present
Float builder, prop and puppet maker, and painter for public events, festivals, stage performances and carnival parades - “Return of Colmcille” (Walk the Plank)
City of Culture event, Derry/Londonderry 2013
Prop maker and painter
Theming
- The Deluxe Group
Polystyrene and cement sculpting for facade and interior to entrance of the roller coaster ride
- Nautilus Creative Services
Paradise Wildlife park, Broxbourne Hertfordshire 2017
Mesh and cement sculpting for animal enclosures
Theatre
- Prop maker “Jack and the Beanstalk”, Waterfront Hall Belfast 2011
- Prop maker “Hatch”, MAC 2013
- Scenic artist “Little Red Ridinghood” GBL Productions 2013
- Prop maker “Macbeth”, N.I. Opera, Grand Opera House Belfast 2014
Illustration
- Illustrations for a storybook for The Richard Wallace Trust, Lisburn 2009
Drawings for the book and five one hour sessions with primary school children from the Wallace Prep. Department
- Illustrations for a Children’s Art Festival programme for the Island Arts Centre, Lisburn 2009
- Solo exhibitions in the John Hewitt bar, Black Box, Common Grounds Cafe, Northern Ireland Hospice and the Pump House Gallery 2009-2010