Joseph O’Donogh.
IRELAND ROOTS. GLOBAL OUTLOOK.PRODUCT · TECHNOLOGY · BUSINESS

Hi, I’m Joseph.

Good ideas.Real problems.Better products.

I build products that solve real problems. Currently studying Technology Management at Illinois, with experience at KPMG, AIB and Red Bull.

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Joseph O'Donogh wearing a navy suit, white shirt and tie
01 — THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRODUCTSILLINOIS, USA
A little further downFROM FIRST QUESTION TO FIRST LAUNCH.
01 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas into
something useful.

Real problems. Personal conviction.
Products built to make a difference.

CARE, CONNECTED
Kinmora — family care coordination
Family care, coordinated.
  • Check-ins
  • Medication routines
  • Appointments
iOS APPLICATION

Kinmora

01 /

Founder & Product Manager Launched on the App Store

Making family care a shared responsibility.

A private family care-coordination iOS app. Built from concept to launch, with 40+ features prioritised and testing with 10 users. Bringing check-ins, medication routines, appointments and wellbeing conversations together.

Download on the App Store (opens in a new tab)
Product strategyiOSUser research
TIME, WELL SPENT
Breakgain — annual-leave optimisation
Make more of your time off.
  • Public holidays
  • Personal constraints
  • Calendar-ready plans
WEB PLATFORM

Breakgain

02 /

Founder & Product Manager Digital product

More life in your time off.

An annual-leave optimisation platform that connects public holidays, work schedules and personal constraints. Turning complex planning into clear leave strategies and calendar-ready recommendations.

Visit Breakgain (opens in a new tab)
Product managementOptimisationWeb platform
02 / IN GOOD COMPANY

Experience meets
initiative.

Learning how things work.
Then finding ways to make them better.

01

Technology Consulting Intern

Jun 2024 — May 2025

Built a Power Apps data-management application for a major Irish retail bank and improved reporting workflows.

Reporting & automationImproved operational workflows
02

Product Operations Intern

Jun — Sep 2025

Supported digital banking adoption and customer experience, helping people get more from their everyday banking.

2,500+customers assisted
03

Student Marketeer

Sep 2023 — Apr 2024

Brought the brand to campus through activations, events and stakeholder engagement.

On campusactivations & community
03 / BEYOND THE EXPECTED

Take the chance.
See where it goes.

From a first pitch in Dublin to new
perspectives in Shanghai and Illinois.

Joseph O'Donogh with his DCU Dragon’s Den teammates and Forma 3D-printed prototypes
01 / DCU DRAGON’S DEN

Forma: from prompt to print.

Our AI-assisted 3D-printing business concept turns text prompts into print-ready outputs.

First place · approximately 100 students
Supplied prototype board for the DCU Innovation Challenge AI-supported accessibility application concept
02 / DCU INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Technology for better access.

A separate AI-supported accessibility application concept, developed for the DCU Innovation Challenge.

First place · more than 400 studentsSupplied concept prototype board
Joseph O'Donogh working at his laptop during the SUIBE entrepreneurship programme in Shanghai
03 / SHANGHAI · JULY 2026

A different perspective.

Selected to represent Dublin City University at the SUIBE AI Entrepreneurship Elite Training Program in Shanghai, China.

It brought my interests in AI, business and product-building into a new international context, and broadened the perspective I bring to developing useful products.

International entrepreneurship experience
RECOGNITION / THE NEXT CHAPTER

Opportunity,
across the Atlantic.

IRELAND ILLINOIS

Two academic recognitions supporting my postgraduate chapter at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
02 / ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Gies College of Business
Academic Scholarship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MSc Technology Management

04 / A BIT ABOUT ME

Irish roots.
Open mind.
Builder’s instinct.

DUBLIN, IEILLINOIS, US

I’m Joseph, originally from Ireland and currently studying in Illinois. I’m drawn to the space where technology meets everyday life.

My background spans technology consulting, product operations, entrepreneurship and business. Along the way, I’ve found that the work I enjoy most starts with a practical problem and a simple question: how could this be better?

I like turning that question into something useful — and working with ambitious people who want to do the same.

More about me on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
ALWAYS LEARNING

The foundations.

Aug 2026 — Aug 2027Illinois, USA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo

Gies College of Business

MSc Technology Management

2022 — 2026Dublin, Ireland

Dublin City University

Dublin City University logo

BSc Marketing, Innovation and
Technology

Graduated with First Class Honours
Joseph O'Donogh’s DCU diploma photographed in front of a university building in Illinois
My DCU diploma, photographed in Illinois.