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Paul Killoran
Founder & Managing Director
@: paul@starlight.ie
Paul is an innovator with a plan. A clever plan..... To build some exciting web apps that make the world that little bit better.
He graduated from NUI Galway in 2005 with a B.E. in Electronic and Computer Engineering. After that he went on to study dance and theatre performance at Bird College in London. It was at this time the fusion between the logical and the creative happened – Starlight was born.
These days, Paul is at his happiest when constructing multi-user web environments, realising his vision for improving the web and pioneering intelligent web applications. He has a keen interest in development of mobile web and the science behind social software. "The web is not about technology, it is about people and their desire to communicate. The web is our vocabulary."
David Gilmore
Web App Architect & Developer
@: david@starlight.ie
David became the proud owner of a floppy disk two years before using a computer for the first time. After 6 months curiosity got the better of him and he took to the disk with a pair of scissors with the hope of figuring out how it worked.
Unable to remember a time when he didn't want to know how things work and why things are the way they are, he values simple solutions to problems, logical explanations for decisions and likes to think that every once in a while he provides a little bit of both to whoever happens to be nearby.
With Starlight since graduating from NUI, Galway in 2007, he uses the skills he has learned to provide a few of the ingredients of the Starlight zealous cocktail.
Continually fascinated by the ways we have found to advance ourselves and by the world in which we live the only thing he knows for sure is that the more he learns, the less he knows he knows and that he knows nothing for sure.
John Brennan
Web App Developer & Server Administrator
@: john@starlight.ie
John is intrigued by the web, its evolution and its future direction. After a college life that spanned five years at NUI Galway, he graduated with a Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering and a Higher Diploma in Software Design and Development. Shortly after, he was adopted into the Starlight family as a Web Application Developer & Server Administrator.
He likes to explore and research new web technologies so that he may contribute to improving the web as we know it. He participates in a strong team work ethic here and draws on the experience, creativeness and inventive thinking of his teammates to produce applications of the highest standards.
Challenged by the problems faced with developing complex web apps and managing multiple web servers, John enjoys putting his logic and problem solving abilities to the test. "There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary, and those that don't!"
Tom Parandyk
Director of Graphics & Animation
@: tom@starlight.ie
Tom is constantly inspired by new trends and fashions. He has a creative and relentless energy that pushes boundaries and shapes his perspective on life. During his 10 years of life experience in print and 3D design, Tom has come to deeply understand his industry, acquired talents in a number of design forms and has inherited vision to see what people need to see.
His minimalistic design style maximises brand effectiveness. At the same time usability and positive user experience are fundamentally entwined in his exceptional design concepts.
He is currently exploring character and fluid animation while continuing to lead the design team in their quest to create an inspiring and visual web. Look out - there he goes again!
Gosia Gugala
Web App and UI Developer
@: gosia@starlight.ie
Gosia wants to change the world, armed with nothing more than her programming skills. Her plans for world domination began with a research Masters in "Environmental Building Management" and in her spare time she tries to make the web a little bit better for everyone here at Starlight.
Before all of this happened, she completed a Bachelors Degree in Theoretical Physics which gave her a love of logical problem solving and applied reasoning. Aside from all that, she's actually a really nice person! :)