Learnosity are leading the way in the evolution of education and assessment. We are an exciting, progressive market leading organisation that have spent the past decade bring solutions to governments, educationalists and industries across the globe. Our head offices are in Dublin and Sydney, with local offices in the UK and the USA.
We are passionate about improving education and assessment through the deployment of easy to use, accessible technology and we have won many awards for our work.
CEO and co-founder, Gavin Cooney is based in the European Headquarters near Dublin, Ireland. Gavin oversees strategic focus and partnerships globally. Gavin is a well known figure in Learning and Assessment circles and is at the forefront of thinking in the evolution of this field. Gavin has a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin (UCD) and a Masters of Business Studies from the Smurfit School of Business, Ireland. Gavin was awarded the Young IT Professional of the year 2009 in Ireland.
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gavin.cooney [at] learnosity.com |
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+353 857 111 222 |
CTO and co-founder, Mark Lynch is based at the Australian headquarters in Sydney. Mark is responsible for Technology Vision and Operations. Mark holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from UCD. Mark speaks regularly at conferences in the Asia Pacific region such as the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association (AFMLTA) conference, Education Revolution in Action conference, AADES 2009, LearnX Sydney and EDGE New Delhi.
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mark.lynch [at] learnosity.com |
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+61 421 050 695 |
Tom joined Learnosity in 2010 as non-executive Chairman. Tom has over 30 years experience in educational publishing, software and services.
During the 1990’s he held senior executive positions at Pearson Education, including President and Chief Executive Officer EMEA of Addison Wesley Longman, President of Pearson’s worldwide English Language Teaching group and Chairman of Longman’s joint venture companies in Germany, Egypt and South Africa. In 1999 Tom founded Spark Learning, a developer of educational content and services for schools and parents. Successful products included Spark Island and educational books and software developed with and for the BBC and Harper Collins.
In 2006 Tom joined Thomson Learning as CEO of their businesses in EMEA and was part of the team that sold Thomson Learning to Apax Partner for $7.75 billion in 2007. Since 2008 Tom has been working as an independent consultant.
“I am delighted to be joining Learnosity at this important time in it's development. There are exciting opportunities to partner with the leading companies in testing, assessment, language and skills training to produce better processes and improved student learning experiences. Learnosity already has proven technology and a rapidly growing user base and I look forward to working with a talented team to guide the Company’s expansion in spoken language learning and related applications in the UK and internationally.”
Tom Davy, June 2010
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tom.c.davy [at] learnosity.com |
Conor joined the team in 2010 as Non-Executive Director. Conor brings a unique and invaluable mix of skills and strengths to the senior team at Learnosity. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Conor has 23 years business experience working as an Accountant, Investment Banker and Corporate Finance adviser and in the last 8 years a CFO and CEO based largely in North America.
“In joining the Board of Learnosity, I am excited about working with a driven and focused founding team who have a clear vision of where Learnosity can go. Having built the company on a self funded and profitable basis I look forward to helping with the managed expansion of the Company and in particular markets outside Ireland. This is an example of a Company with a big vision and the product to match the vision.”
Conor Sheahan, May 2010
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conor.sheahan [at] learnosity.com |
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+353 87 234 9964 |
A University of Ulster graduate Áine held positions in Sweden, Australia and the USA before returning home to Ireland in 2000. She spent a decade with the mobile operator Meteor in Dublin specialising in new product development. Áine has considerable experience in the field of marketing communications, product management and development.
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aine.corcoran [at] learnosity.com |
Michael has been building and architecting web solutions for over 10 years in a variety of organisations ranging from digital marketing agencies to educational consultancies. Michael draws upon a range of technologies include ColdFusion, PHP, JavaScript, (X)HTML, CSS and Relational Databases (MSSQL, MySQL).
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michael.sharman [at] learnosity.com |
A University of Technology Sydney graduate with 10 years of commercial experience using variety of technologies. Marko handles Rich Internet Applications, evaluates new technologies and goes to any lengths to deliver for our customers.
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@mtomic |
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marko.tomic [at] learnosity.com |
Carlin is a vastly experienced QA and testing professional. Carlin has held positions in the New Zealand TAB as well as Gaming Laboratories International. Carlin has more than a decades’ experience working in this highly specialised area.
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carlin.cotgrove [at] learnosity.com |
A seasoned veteran of web development and a certified ColdFusion 8 Developer. AJ is responsible for ColdFusion, Asterisk & PHP integration. AJ is passionate about Adobe, ColdFusion and Apple products.
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@ajdyka |
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aj.dyka [at] learnosity.com |
Peter is Coldfusion developer at Learnosity, working on web applications that offer rich end-user experience. He started his career while taking Bachelor degree of Science in I.T. In addition to web development, Peter also takes an interest in 3D animation and creative arts.
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peter.pham [at] learnosity.com |
Luke is a highly experienced web developer with a passion for programming. Luke is currently studying towards a Masters of Information Technology. Luke is well versed in a number of languages. Luke is proficient in Flex (Actionscript), Coldfusion, PHP and iPhone (Objective C).
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@mutulong |
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luke.du [at] learnosity.com |
Jesse has vast experience gained from 18 years as an educator and 15 years managing the development of large scale testing programs. Jesse's role in Learnosity is to help educators reach their goals in terms of teaching and assessment of speaking skills. In addition to his role with Learnosity, Jesse also manages Communications and Business Development for the non-profit World Class Instructional Design and Assessment Consortium (WIDA).
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jesse.markow [at] learnosity.com |
