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Ronan O'Driscoll

BIO

I am very lucky to have lived in lots of places: Ireland, USA, Japan and Canada. I currently live and work in Halifax, Nova Scotia with my wife and 3 children. For some articles from the Irish Times see here and here.

Writer

Historical Fiction
  • Chief O'Neill - Based on the life of Francis O'Neill. The story of the Chicago police chief who saved Irish music. Published by Somerville Press.
  • Poor Farm - What was it like to be autistic in the past? This novel examines life for an autistic young man in rural Nova Scotia. Published by Moose House Publishing.

Software

Experienced Developer

I have written software for a number of different fields: Publishing, Online Training, Social Welfare, Point Of Sale, Clothing Patterns, CMS, and Internet Security. I have also taken on many roles and learned many different technologies.

I currently work at Wattpad - Where Stories Live.

Educator

Nova Scotia Community College

At the NSCC School of Technology and the Environment, I taught a number of courses on software development. The focus was JavaScript, Python and C# as well as database design and the software development lifecycle.

In this role, I mentored post-secondary students in a number of exciting technology projects. I also developed most of the curriculum for my courses.