Who I am
About
Irish, in Headford, Co. Galway. Part developer, part performer.
I’m Ruairi McNicholas, an Irish web developer based in Headford, Co. Galway. My first name, Ruairí, is Irish for “Red King”.
I’m a Practice Lead at Finsweet, a remote web development agency, where I lead the web app department. I also build smaller websites for local Irish businesses. More on my web work.
On the web
I started out on WordPress, building 30+ websites with Elementor for businesses all around the world, then moved to Webflow in 2022. These days I lead a team building web apps. Day to day, that covers:
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the front end
- Web design, including UX and UI, and graphic design for web and print
- Domains, DNS, web hosting and migrations, and email setup
- Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Illustrator and After Effects
- Video shooting and editing, with the odd drone shot
On stage
I’m a performer at heart. Years of performing, pantomime and rock bands taught me how to read & entertain a room, and I still can’t stay off a stage for long. I’m available to hire as an event MC.
Speaking and teaching
I’ve pitched business ideas in entrepreneurship competitions, spoken to groups over Zoom, taught business owners how to manage their own websites, and taught kids and young adults to build websites.
Away from the screen
When I’m not building websites, I’m either in the woods as a Scout Leader, or running a thrilling Dungeons & Dragons session.
I also climb and boulder. Favourite colour: red. Favourite band: Pink Floyd. Favourite food: anything except cucumbers and wasabi.
Say hello
The best way to reach me is by email, or find me on LinkedIn.