Summary
Paul May is a product and design leader with 13 years of experience blending UX research, interaction design and engineering to help technology-driven companies discover, define and deliver new products and services. Currently VP of Design at Cloudsmith in Belfast, he progressed through growth and senior product roles there, demonstrating a rare mix of strategic leadership and hands-on design execution. His background spans startups, academia and healthcare — from co-founding MSK Data Products to teaching physical computing at the Royal College of Art — giving him a strong interdisciplinary perspective on creative technology. Known for pairing research-led strategy with practical engineering fluency, he excels at turning complex user and business problems into clear, deliverable product roadmaps.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
M.P.S. Interactive Telecommunications Program, M.P.S. Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University
B.Sc. Multimedia, B.Sc. Multimedia at Dublin City University
English, Irish, French, German