CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: John Healy 23 Fernhill, Athenry, Co. Galway. Telephone: +353 (0)87 768 8854 E-Mail: healy.john@yahoo.co.uk Date of birth: 22nd May 1985 Teaching Council No. 195414 E-Portfolio: http://johnhealy.weebly.com/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Work Experience: Feb. - March Teacher in Coliste osagin, Portarlington, Co. Offaly. (Substitute) 2014 Subjects: Metalwork, Technical Graphics (TG), Design Communication Graphics (DCG) and Computers. Dec. 2013 Teacher in Loughallen College, Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim. (Substitute)
Subjects: Materials Technology Wood (MTW), Design Communication Graphics (DCG), Computers, PLC (in Business) and PE.

Sept. - Oct. 13 Teacher in Rice College, WestPort, Co Mayo. (Substitute)

Subjects: Materials Technology Wood (MTW), Technical Graphics (TG), Construction Studies (CS), Design Communication Graphics (DCG), and Resource Maths.

Jan. - Feb. 13

Teacher in Coola Post Primary School, Co Sligo (School Placement)

Subjects: Materials Technology Wood (MTW), Technical Graphics (TG), Construction Studies (CS), and Design Communication Graphics (DCG)

Jan. - Mar. 12 Teacher in Grange Post Primary School, Co. Sligo (School Placement)
Subjects: Materials Technology Wood (MTW), Technical Graphics (TG)

2008 - 2009 2007 - 2009

(Also summers 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013)

Teacher in Summerhill College, Sligo (Substitute)

Subjects: Materials Technology Wood (MTW), Technical Graphics (TG), Construction Studies and Design Communication Graphics (DCG).

Design Engineer in TME Services, Building Services Consulting Engineers, Ballysadare, Co Sligo
During my time in this post, my main duties involved designing building service systems and producing working drawings using various CAD software programs. I was responsible for preparing bills of quantities and tender documents, surveying buildings, attending site meetings and working with clients. Additionally, I had to train new employees to use the different procedures in the design process; these included excel templates, CIBSE guides/charts and how to use CAD effectively to draw services. In this post I work as part of a team of engineers, frequently to tight deadlines.

2004 - 2007

2002 - 2003

Part-time AutoCAD Technician in TME Services, Building Services Consulting Engineers, Ballysadare, Co Sligo I produced working drawings using various CAD software programs. Cashelgarran Service Station & Shop, Cashelgarran, Co Sligo
Responsibilities: serving customers, stock checking, stock filling, opening and closing. This was a part-time job during secondary school.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Education & Qualifications: 2009 2013 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (Letterfrack) BSc in Design Technology in Education
Modules: First year: Foundation Drawing, Materials, Third year: Teaching Practice 1, Applied Manufacturing Technology, Technical Graphics, The Built Environment, Graphics, Mathematics, Furniture History Principles of Education, Education and Design Process, Furniture Projects, and Industrial Design History. Construction, Projects 1, Learning to Fourth year: Teaching Practice 2, Learn. Advanced Graphics, Building Structure, Second year: Teaching Practice Technology, Thesis, and Professional Preparation, Teaching and Management Studies. Techniques, Applied Science, Graphics and Computer Applications, Design & Visual Studies, Architectural Design Projects 2. While I enjoyed all modules associated with the programme, I excelled in the subjects pertaining to Graphics and Construction where I often got the top score in the assessments in the class.

2004 2007

Institute of Technology, Sligo BEng in Civil and Water Engineering

Modules:
First year: Structures, Surveying, Structures, Site Management, Construction Technology, Mathematics, Waste water treatment CAD/Hand drawing, Personal Third year: Hydraulics, Water supply, Development, Physics Highway Engineering, Chemistry, Waste Second year: Hydraulics, Water water treatment, Structures, Contract treatment, Civil Engineering Materials, Administration, Mathematics, Biology of Surveying, Mathematics, Soil Mechanics, water, Project. In year three I excelled in surveying, the sciences, drawing and subjects relating to water.

1998 2004

Summerhill College, Sligo Leaving Certificate

At this early stage my passion for the technology subjects began to take root: I received As in both Higher Level Constructions Studies and Technical Drawing _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Technical/Computer Skills:
To date I have had extensive experience with 2D and parametric modelling, web design and technology-based training delivery and am professionally competent in the use of the following software: AutoCAD Adobe Pro Microsoft Publisher SolidWorks Microsoft PowerPoint Blender Photoview 360 Microsoft Word VideoPad Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Excel Kompozer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other achievements:
2011: Completed a 3-day training course in Occupational First Aid 2011: Completed a Certificate in Manual Handling City and Guilds Workshop Certificate in Health & Safety, Band Saw, Table Saw, Surfacer, Thicknesser, Chisel Mortising. Full Driving License _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Research Interests: The role of ICT in the development of classroom resources for technology subjects
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I am currently in the final stages of the development of an interactive revision tool for Construction Studies with a view to launching it nationally next year. I developed an innovative system of integrating 3D interactive PDFs in PowerPoint presentations from SolidWorks (including Students Design Kit). I also provided a solution to create photo realistic renders from SolidWorks SDK by using a third party program. ( SolidWorks SDK does not come with the rendering software) Both of these methods are now been implemented in the DTE program in GMIT, Letterfrack.

Professional involvement Currently a member of Techno Teachers Association Hobbies:

I am a classic car enthusiast, am a member Irish Minis Owners Club and have fully rebuilt a classic Mini. I was the chairperson of the Sligo IT Mountaineering Club for 2 years and still go hillwalking. Learning about new software and technologies such as creating homemade data visualizers, 3D scanners. Furniture making, general wood working, sketching, DIY/building, house building. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Referees: Mr Des Kelly Tel: +353 (0)91 742 686 Mr Michael Rabbette Tel: +353 (0)98 264 51 Mr Damien Mc Goldrick Tel: +353 (0)71 916 5365 Lecturer, GMIT Letterfrack, Letterfrack, Co. Galway Mob: +353 (0)86 195 3792 Email: des.kelly@gmit.ie Principal, Rice College, Castlebar Rd., Westport, Co. Mayo Mod: +353 (0)86 041 9339 Principal, Coola PPS, Riverstown, Via Boyle, Co. Sligo Email: principal@coola.ie