Mark Dean – Web Design / IS Lecturer

Mark is an IT professional with over 17 years industry experience. Over this period he has accumulated knowledge and skills from numerous sectors ranging from education through to manufacturing and banking. He has been involved in many IT roles including software developer, team leader, systems analyst, and corporate IT trainer. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science from Trinity College and has lectured on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as professional programmes such as IATI and ACCA. He is the trainer on the Diploma in Web Design and currently maintains the IBAT College Website and Student Portal.

Morgan Campbell Desktop Publishing / Multimedia Lecturer

Morgan has worked in the print and design industry for more than five years. He spent several years working in desk top publishing and graphic design departments in Ireland before travelling to the UK. During this time he worked on numerous high profile marketing campaigns and won several design and marketing awards. In 2007 he returned from England to complete a master’s degree in marketing and oversee the running of his own design and marketing enterprise.

John Rowley – Web Design / PHP SQL Lecturer

John Rowley's career spans web development (LAMP), Web Manager and Corporate spokesman (Ryanair), 11 years in software management and development (Symantec, Corel), technical training (PHP, MySQL, Perl, XML, C#, CSS Javascript), technical writing (C++, Java), documentation management and news journalism. He was the first PHP developer in Ireland to achieve Zend PHP Certification and the first technical writer in Ireland to document C++ compiler and application frameworks. He is MySQL Certified and has worked as a consultant / developer for Irish Rail, Suzuki, Nestle, and Eli Lilly. He currently works as a .NET information architect for the ECDL foundation where he develops the centre and candidate administration systems for the ECDL programs in Ireland. On a lighter note, he's also an accomplished standbup comedian, performing regularly in Manchester and Dublin.

Cara Martin - Multimedia Lecturer

Cara has been working in the IT Sector for the past 8 years as a Consultant and Lecturer in IT. She Hold a B.Sc in Computer Science and an M.Sc in the field Artificial Intelligence from UCD. Her main areas of expertise are Databases and Web Design. Over the years she has worked with many high profile clients in both the government and corporate sectors.

Keith Feighery - Online Marketing, Sales and Digital Strategy Lecturer

Keith holds a first class MA in Digital Media Technologies. He owns Digital Insights, which is a digital media and social technologies consultancy. He works with clients developing enterprise digital and web strategies and solutions that align with overall business objectives. Keith has developed successful online retail businesses and has over 10 years experience working with large Irish and international software vendors and consultancies such as Eontec, Siebel Systems and Allfinanz.

Tony Murray– ECDL Lecturer

Tony has over 40 years experience in the IT industry with roles ranging from software development to business analyst and project management. He commenced teaching in 1988 and ran his own training centre for a number of years before joining IBAT. Tony completed the Diploma in Systems Analysis course in Trinity College and has a Certificate in Training from NUI Maynooth

Lisa Donaldson – IT and Business Lecturer

Lisa is an experienced lecturer who has been teaching for over 14 years. During this time, Lisa has taught in both the academic and corporate sectors. She has previously lectured Business and IT subjects at Griffith College and led the Training Teams in Esat BT and Software Paths. Lisa has also founded & managed 2 small businesses and brings extensive real life work experience to her teaching role. She has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Business and IT from Northeastern University, Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University. She lectures in Systems Analysis & Design, Business Applications and Marketing.

John Murray – Diploma in Web Design

"IBAT is a professional and organised institute who make every effort to give the best service possible. The lecturers and staff are well prepared, competent and passionate in their delivery of all classes. I would highly recommend IBAT to both part-time and full-time students"

 

Keith Davis – Advanced Diploma in Web Design

"I found the course really good, we covered everything which needed to be covered and having John as my tutor really was a blessing as he was so helpful and still is I would definitely recommend the course to all my friends and co workers. I would like to thank all you staff their I would recommend the course to all my friends and co workers and especially a big thanks to John"

Philip Brant - Diploma in Web Programming (PHP / MySQL)

"If you’re serious about becoming a programmer, I’d definitely recommend a course like this. You may not be a programming expert at the end of it, it will however give you a solid foundation from which to build on. It will guide you in the right direction, set you on your way."

Ann Martin - Diploma in Desktop Publishing

"I am currently studying for a Diploma in Desktop Publishing at IBAT College and finding the course very rewarding and enjoyable. My tutor makes learning easy and fun with interesting exercises to do both in class and at home. The staff are friendly and there are some great facilities available to students."

Tony McDonald - Diploma in Graphics for the Web

"I was looking for a course which would complement my DTP skills and allow me to adopt these skils for use on the Web. This course gave me that missing piece of knowledge, now all our companies printed material exists dymamically and cheaply on our website. This course is a must if you wish to save money on your printing costs."

 

Anne O'Connor - Multimedia Production Student

"An excellent course. The lectures and exercises were very hands-on and showed how they could be applied to real-world projects, I really learned a lot through the various assignments. My instructor Cara provided excellent and detailed feedback, with accompanying examples. She quickly answered any questions. Great course!"

Thomas King - Online Marketing, Sales and Digital Strategy

"The best thing that you’ll get from this course is a competitive advantage. Of course you only touch on things like Fireworks, DreamWeaver and HTML, and various other useful things, but you can build on those skills and use them to your advantage. I bet you’ll meet plenty of employers who have no idea what search engine optimisation is or how to effectly use Google AdWords and have not even considered the potential of social websites to their business. Because you do, you’re going to stand out and they’re going to want you for these skills. What you learn from this course will continue to help you throughout your career."

 

Diana Covasa - ECDL - European Computer Driving Licence

"The Lecturers in IBAT always provide an easy going educational atmosphere during the classes and provide you with every oppertunity to ask questions. Tony Murray in particular is very happy to address any problems you may have."