Clare is the founder of Smiling Spiders Web Design and Web Development. She originally graduated from Sligo Institute of Technology in 1991 with a Diploma in computing (Merit) at a time when the IT industry and the internet was in its infancy.
During the past 25 years, she has worked in a number of blue chip companies such as Zurich Insurance and Unilever and in the computer consultancy industry in the employment of Cap Gemini Sogeti. Her most recent addition to upskilling has been a BSc(Hons) in Digital Computing (First Class) from the DIT in 2015.
Clare’s work in tech was as a project manager and in IT support. Security was of the upmost importance. Keeping the systems running 24/7 was a key requirement and any problems had to be fixed within a very tight timeframe.
In 2009, she decided to take the plunge and set up her own business – Smiling Spiders Web Design and Web Development. She wanted to combine new technologies of the digital age with product creation, and to help businesses create a web presence to sell to their target market.