Tell us a bit about yourself.

I live with my wife-to-be and our two children in a typically sleepy little village in Ireland called Slane; you know the type - a church, a shop, a petrol station and seven pubs. Except for one day every year when its host to one of the world's biggest and 'trendiest' rock concerts. The rock-stars don't bother me and I don't bother them, I like to think it's a mutual agreement. If I'm not in front of the computer, I'm drinking beer and reading Asimov, Feist or some old 2000AD annuals.

I originally trained as a furniture designer working on antique restoration and reproduction, which I still love to do. It gives me a good alternative outlet with results that I can actually put my hands on as opposed to all that digital gubbins. But that's not great for trying to make a living so I moved to industrial design and had my first introduction to electronic design with AutoCAD and later to 3D with SolidWorks.

After taking a year out living in Germany, I came back to Ireland to work in my current job for The Railway Procurement Agency on the LUAS project.

Tell me about the LUAS project.

The Railway Procurement Agency is a semi-state company dedicated to planning and developing Light and Medium Rail systems throughout Ireland. While it's true that the company is more focused on the administration and management end of things, that itself means that good communication both internal and external is paramount. More and more progressive companies are recognising how 3D illustration and animation can be a superb communications medium, and we are one of them! It's definitely one of the most worthwhile jobs I've ever had, knowing that we are making a big contribution to the environment and to city commuters' lives.

LUAS is our first major project, where we are re-introducing a Tram system to Dublin for the first time since 1949. In an historic event LUAS officially opened its doors to the public on June 30th. The project took just three years from the first sod being turned, laying down 23km of track through city streets, with 40 state of the art trams. I think it's fair to say we are all a little proud of that statistic.

Sorry to interrupt, but what does LUAS stand for?

Luas is actually the Irish-Gaelic translation for 'speed'. But seriously LUAS has no political associations, the only thing it stands for is making everybody's lives better on a non-judgmental basis - you had to ask!