Allen O'Leary

In the last few years I haven been mainly working on Public Sector projects, but I have also spent time in design agencies & consultancies, charities, education and e-commerce.

Personal qualities

I can talk to developers and management

I am an excellent communicator with the ability to get to the heart of the matter

Ethical code of conduct - I don't charge for work I don't do!

You can read more about what I've been doing since going freelance in my Showcase

My Approach...

Running a design feedback session for The Sanger Institute - Read the Case Study

One man band - I am proudly a one-man band, I enjoy the variety of doing a number of tasks. Starting from an idea, delivering a site then helping an organisation learn to exploit it fully is my idea of a great thing to do. For the types of clients I mostly work with the value for money they can get out of me is vastly superior to using an agency.
See the HALCyon case study for an example of a complete end-to-end project)

Still plays well with others - However I recognise that organisations have multiple needs so I can draw on many years of experience in web agencies and web teams to fulfill a more specific brief when needed.
See The Sanger case study for an example of working inside an extended team

Active, useful sites - As well as enjoying the nuts and bolts of building and designing web sites I love to help organisations use their sites as active tools of their trade rather than just brochure sites.
See my site for SPANA which has a fundraising brief

Useful pricing - I would rather charge less and deliver a great site than think about long holidays on agency fees. My day rates are cheap enough that we can build a great site together without having to spend a fortune. Having worked in agencies I know how they charge - I have the skills but not the overheads...