Eleanor Tiernan
Bromley High Street,London
Summary
Multi-disciplinary individual in entertainment seeking a role in addressing environmental challenges. Engineering background with time spent in public, private and self-employed sectors. Experienced in implementing new systems and data analytics. Currently completing MSc Sustainability dissertation part-time researching using Large Language Models to carry out ecolinguistic text analysis.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work history
Comedian, Writer and Performer
Self-employed
Dublin & London
09.2004 - Current
- Successfully competing for and winning work in a competitive, customer-facing space for 20 years
- Consistently providing comedy and writing services to clients in wide range of settings and countries to a high professional standard
- Presenting and contributing to live, TV & Radio shows. MC of annual awards shows for Engineering and STEM sectors
- Simultaneously meeting a wide variety of deadlines in the short (comedy club gigs), medium (corporate work) and longer-term (TV writing) for clients to a high standard
- Writing for a range of audiences (Screen-writing (scripts), broadsheet newspapers (current affairs), live performances (topical humour) on BBC Radio, ITV, RTE TV)
- Responding to unexpected situations eg to step from MC to Headlining role when performance situation calls
- Providing confidential professional support to high profile comedians/celebrities for TV appearances
- Marketing, advertising, PR and design strategy with consistent vision and tone to accompany self-produced entertainment work.
Engineer
Local Government Computer Services Board (Ireland)
Dublin
12.2001 - 09.2004
- Project managing roll-out of online mapping software to over 30 local authorities
- Practicing good data hygiene eg when managing migration of data from individual paper-based systems & MS Access to MSSQL
- Collaborating with LA staff to embed system into their workflow
- Finding solutions eg translating local authority user requests into successful software system improvement
- Managing issues of equality & pace of switch for LA's with differing levels of funding and investment in old system
- Overseeing and directing work of developers and junior members of staff to optimise value to LA clients
- Paying attention to detail eg testing functionality of software before roll out.
- Problem Solving eg On-site installation of software in local authorities internal servers.
- Devising and maintaining version control management system for use in future planning.
- Technical Writing eg. Writing user manuals & providing training to users of differing IT skill levels
- Legal Oversight eg. Monitoring legislation for changes & creating updates where called for
Project Engineer - Waste
Environmental Consultants RPS Group
Dublin
09.1998 - 12.2001
- Waste Planning - Devising legally binding Waste Management Strategies for 28 LA clients
- Data Analysis - Modelling of waste flows for regional waste strategies
- Technical Writing - Writing waste management plans for LAs.
- Representing Company in Public Setting - Guided local authority politicians on fact-finding tours of European Waste facilities and mediated between elected representatives & journalists
- Data Gathering - Baseline waste surveys across wide range of Irish Counties
- Maintaining Waste Industry Knowledge - Developing knowledge of international best practice
- Communicating - Convening public consultation events
- Asset Planning - Synthesising future waste management infrastructure and providing background data for decision-makers
- Construction Supervision - Site engineer for construction of landfill extension.
- Ireland's municipal recycling rate rose from 10% (2001) to 30% (2006) during Waste Management Plan period.
Education
Post Grad Diploma - Sustainability and Adaptation
Centre For Alternative Technology
Machynnlleth & UEL 09.2022 -
Diploma - Performing Arts
Bull Alley, Liberties College
09.2004 - 06.2007
Post Grad Dip - Engineering Computation
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin 09.2000 - 06.2001
Bachelor of Civil Eng - Hons
University of Galway
Galway 09.1994 - 06.1998
Skills
- Data analysis/Computation - MSSQL, basic Python & use of Hugging Face platform
- Technical, creative, academic and journalistic writing - MS Teams, MS Office Suite, Miro for Process Diagrams
- Mapping - MapInfo, GeoMedia, ARC GIS, AutoCad
- Video Production and Editing for Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter
- Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Garageband, iMovie for Apple
Volunteering/Hobbies
Made in Hackney (Food Delivery Service)
AI Safety: Volunteer with theh4rmonyproject.org - A commons project seeking to develop AI benchmarks to improve how large language models value our natural environment.
Maths Tutoring to Secondary Students
Timeline
Post Grad Diploma - Sustainability and Adaptation
Centre For Alternative Technology
09.2022 -
Diploma - Performing Arts
Bull Alley, Liberties College
09.2004 - 06.2007
Comedian, Writer and Performer
Self-employed
09.2004 - Current
Engineer
Local Government Computer Services Board (Ireland)
12.2001 - 09.2004
Post Grad Dip - Engineering Computation
Dublin Institute of Technology
09.2000 - 06.2001
Project Engineer - Waste
Environmental Consultants RPS Group
09.1998 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Civil Eng - Hons
University of Galway
09.1994 - 06.1998
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