Sinead O'Rourke is a passionate software developer from Dublin, Ireland with experience in Agile development. She has a Higher Diploma in Software Development from NUI Maynooth and is Oracle Java 7 certified. Her skills include Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, SQL and Android development. For projects, she has implemented multiplayer games, escape room puzzles, and a travel app. She enjoys solving logic puzzles, art, and contributing to open source. Her work history includes internships focusing on front-end development and tutoring coding camps.

1. SINEAD O’ROURKE
46 SAINT ASSAMS PARK, RAHENY, DUBLIN 5, IRELAND
(086) 1060907 – sineadcreates@gmail.ie
LinkedIn Profile: ie.linkedin.com/in/SineadORourke
PERSONAL STATEMENT
A passionate Software Developer, a creative thinker and innovative problem solver. With
experience in Agile Development, my ability to work efficiently, transparently and as a team-
player are considered some of my key strengths. I cope well in stressful situations, and
adapt quickly in new environments. My responsibilities from previous jobs have made me a
personable employee and an excellent communicator. I am constantly teaching myself new
technologies and working on individual projects in my spare time.
EDUCATION
 Higher Diploma in Software Development [1.1]. NUI Maynooth. (Aug 2015 – May 2016)
[*please see appendix for module list]
 BA International in German and English Literature Undergraduate [2.1]. NUI Maynooth.
(Sept 2010 - June 2014).
 ERASMUS year, studying German and English Literature. LMU Munich, Germany. (Oct 2012 –
July 2013).
 Junior and Leaving Certificate. Manor House School, Ireland. (Sept 2004 – June 2010).
CERTIFICATIONS
 Oracle OCA Java 7 Programmer certified with a passing score of 78% (21/06/16)
COMPUTING SKILLS
 Skills: Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Angular.js, JSON, SQL, Android Development,
PHP, XML, ActionScript 3.0
 Software: Selenium, TestNG, IntelliJ/WebStorm JetBrains IDE, Android Studio, Eclipse,
XAMPP (Apache Server), Firebase, Flash Professional CC, Oracle Virtual Machine,
Linux/Ubuntu OS, Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop.
 Self-learning: Bootstrap, Ajax, Git, AWS deployment (and currently researching SASS)
ONLINE PORTFOLIOS
 GitHub profile - https://github.com/SineadORourke
 Creative outlet - http://sineadorourkeblog.tumblr.com/
 JSFiddle public dashboard - https://jsfiddle.net/user/SineadORourke/fiddles/
PROJECTS
 Cards Against University: Team of five students; Implemented a web-based multiplayer card
game using Agile development processes; Used HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript, Firebase.
 Horror Room: Team of four students; Implemented a horror-themed escape room with logic
puzzles using HTML, CSS, Javascript.
 SeeTheCapital: Team of two students; Implemented a personal travel savings android
application; Used Java, XML, Android Studio.
 Escape Room: Individual project; Implemented a Flash gaming tutorial for a virtual Escape
room; Used ActionScript 3.0 in Adobe Flash Professional CC.

2. INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
 University: -Volunteered once a week at Coderdojo to help children aged
6-16 with learning Scratch, HTML and Python
 Competitions: -Google Hash Code, February 2016
-AIB Hackathon, November 2015
-Ericsson “The Future Of City Life”, November 2015
-Take part in online competitions on HackerRank
 Art: -Painting, Sketching, Craftwork
 Logic Puzzles: -Often take part in Live Escape Rooms; Solve problems in a small
team to escape the locked rooms
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
*Front-end Intern: Mustard, Dublin City Centre (6th
– 18th
July ‘16)
Achievements:
 Shadowing the lead developer in the start-up company
 Getting exposure to Slim, SASS, CoffeeScript, AngularJS and Ruby on Rails
*Tutor for Coderdojo Summer Camp: Maynooth University (27th
June – 1st
July ‘16)
Achievements:
 Assisted young adults to learn new technologies and how to code.
 Presented two talks to students about Android and Media Programming
*Medical Secretary: Dr. Cal Condon, Consultant Dermatologist, Suite 6, The
Blackrock Clinic, Co. Dublin. (May ‘14 – August ‘15)
Achievements:
 Assisted the manager to turn the office paperless (new systems to replace the old
ones)
 Advertising (composing posters and T-shirt logos with Adobe Photoshop)
 Organised all of the clinics and theatre procedure slots
 Dealing with patients in a mannerly fashion (both in person and over the phone)
*Part-time Bar and Retail work (September ‘14 – June ‘07)
 The Tophouse/Krugers Bar, Howth, Dublin; Barmaid/Waitress (September
2013 – September 2014)
-Taking orders, serving food and drinks, handling money
 Kennedys Irish Bar and Restaurant, Munich, Germany; Barmaid/Waitress
(February 2013 – July 2013)
-Taking orders (in both English and German), handling money, setting up/cleaning
the pub before opening/after closing
 Mac Mahons Foodstore, Raheny, Dublin 5; Shop Assistant (June 2007 –
September 2012)
-Opening/closing shop, serving customers, handling money
Excellent academic/work references available on request

3. Appendix
HDip in Software Development [1.1] – 93% Overall
Semester 2 Grade %
-Object-Oriented Programming 97
-Introduction to Computer Systems 81
-Web Information Processing 98
-Software Testing 89
-Software Project 92
-Media Programming 89
Semester 1
-Databases 100
-Structured Programming 98
-Algorithms and Data Structures 96
-Mobile Application Development 82