Summary
Ian Doherty is a web developer and master's student in Music Technology at McGill with nine years of hands-on experience blending software and audio engineering. He has supported computer systems and curriculum development at UIUC as a course assistant for Systems Programming and Computer Architecture, building PrairieLearn pre-labs and teaching hybrid office hours. Ian pairs studio experience—Pro Tools, Ableton, Reaper, and live recording—with practical production work at Illinois Public Media and Stonecutter Recording Studios, enabling him to bridge signal-chain realities with web and tooling needs. His background includes help-desk and tutoring roles that sharpen his user-focused debugging and teaching instincts. Based in Western Springs, IL, he brings a multidisciplinary edge: crafting interactive learning materials and audio workflows while shipping web-first solutions. Unexpectedly, his trajectory shows a consistent thread of turning classroom and studio problems into reproducible tools and learning experiences.
9 years of coding experience
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Lyons Township High School District 204
Computer Science: Cybsersecurity, Freshman, Computer Science: Cybsersecurity, Freshman at University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science + Music, Sophomore - Senior, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science + Music, Sophomore - Senior at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Arts - MA, Music Technology, Master of Arts - MA, Music Technology at McGill University