Experience

The Housing Agency Ireland

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher Analyst

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Dublin Region Homeless Executive

• Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Researcher/Data analyst

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  Key duties/achievements: • Collated data on homelessness for internal and external periodic reports. • Accelerated data cleansing for DRHE reports through my R programming skills, rapidly decreasing processing time. • Analysed data for and produced the draft reports of the Spring 2022 and Winter 2021 Rough Sleeper Counts in the Dublin Region. • Produced research publication: "A profile of families experiencing homelessness in the Dublin Region, 2019". • Utilised advanced statistical analysis to model factors influencing families exiting Emergency Accommodation, providing more granular insights into both the causes and remedies for family homelessness. • Regular communication with external stakeholders to ensure accurate record-keeping in the PASS system. • Responding to councillor and FOI requests, and anonymising/pseudonymising data sets to be GDPR compliant. Show less



CSO (Central Statistics Office Ireland)

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Statistician (on secondment)

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

  Placed on secondment to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (see below).

• Graduate Statistician

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

  Based in the Statistical Systems Co-ordination Unit, where I was well-trained in analysing data and reporting statistical publications through an impartial and objective lens. I have since carried these qualities with me throughout my career.Key duties/achievements:• Collated two editions of the annual Measuring Ireland's Progress report (MIP 2018, and the majority of MIP 2019). These reports also gained media attention at time of publication.• Introduced a proof of concept previously unseen within the CSO by developing an interactive dashboard in R to summarise all MIP publications over a ten-year period.• Showcased high levels of dedication and efficiency. While working on the MIP 2019 release, I also assisted other statisticians with their publications, e.g. Tenure and Households, 2016-2019.• Showcased outstanding levels of Continuous Professional Development. While working for the CSO, I also studied a PgCert in Data Science, in addition to ongoing training and development courses offered by the CSO. Show less



Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

• Ireland
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Statistician

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Based in the Research and Evaluation Unit, where I was heavily involved in a number of collaborative projects, ranging from Ireland's UNCRC response to estimating the survivors and costs for the Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme. Key duties and achievements: • Developed an extensive redress cost model for survivors of Mother and Baby and County Home institutions, significantly contributing to the data insights provided in the Interdepartmental Group (IDG) report. • Updated previous supply and demand projection models for Early Years staff. • Drafted data annex report as per UNCRC requests. • Assessed various public consultation surveys prior to release, and analysed results from such surveys. • Examined trends in public expenditure on children. • Assisting Research and Evaluation Unit with data-related queries. Point of contact for external data queries. Show less



Home Tutoring Ireland

• County Dublin, Ireland

• Mathematics Tutor

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

  Key Duties/Achievements: • Tutored multiple senior cycle classes in higher and ordinary level mathematics. • Improved one higher student's grade from 18% to passing grade in just two months. • Each student I taught showed a vast improvement in their analytical and problem–solving skills, particularly each student studying at higher level. Key Duties/Achievements: • Tutored multiple senior cycle classes in higher and ordinary level mathematics. • Improved one higher student's grade from 18% to passing grade in just two months. • Each student I taught showed a vast improvement in their analytical and problem–solving skills, particularly each student studying at higher level.



Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - May 2019

  • Assisted in many administrative duties, where I showcased some of the skills I have acquired through studies at TU Dublin. • Vastly improved quality of shop running documents via digitising to IWA's intranet. • Previously based in in Blackrock store, where I also showcased many skills demonstrated while working at ICS Tallaght, e.g. visual merchandising. • Assisted in many administrative duties, where I showcased some of the skills I have acquired through studies at TU Dublin. • Vastly improved quality of shop running documents via digitising to IWA's intranet. • Previously based in in Blackrock store, where I also showcased many skills demonstrated while working at ICS Tallaght, e.g. visual merchandising.



Irish Cancer Society

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Volunteer Sales Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

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Citywise Education

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Maths Tutor

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

  At Citywise Education, I taught multiple classes at both junior and senior cycle level. I motivated and encouraged students to participate in class, and aided them in reaching their full potential. I also worked with students with problems outside the scope of their respective courses which proved to be of interest to students. During my free time, I would also assist students outside of classes. At Citywise Education, I taught multiple classes at both junior and senior cycle level. I motivated and encouraged students to participate in class, and aided them in reaching their full potential. I also worked with students with problems outside the scope of their respective courses which proved to be of interest to students. During my free time, I would also assist students outside of classes.



St. Colmcille's Community School

• Knocklyon

• Student Teacher

  • Oct 2013 - May 2014

  As part of my course in Maynooth University I undertook an 8 month teaching placement in a secondary school, where I observed lessons and assisted teachers in class for the first 8 weeks of placement, and then taught mathematics and science lessons to junior cycle students. To further improve communication with students I also designed a website on Weebly for students to check what their homework was, and to access additional resources which proved interesting and beneficial for students. Show less



St. Maelruan's Senior National School

• Tallaght

• Student Teacher

  • May 2013 - May 2013