Team Members

Colin Byrne | Creative Director

There aren’t many Creative Directors outside Dublin who can claim to have won the Grand Prix Prize at the Irish Design Effectiveness Awards.  Colin can.  In fact, he’s the only one who can.  As TOTEM’s founder, Colin is no stranger to this type of success.  In the eight short years since setting up his design agency in Dungarvan, his energy and enthusiasm have allowed TOTEM to grow into a multi-award-winning concern with an enviable client list and a team of talented and passionate people.  Mind you, with 12 years in the industry at well respected agencies in Dublin, it was always going to happen.  Colin’s eight years at Public Communications Centre, a not for profit advertising and marketing agency with high profile clients such as Trócaire, Save the Children, Oxfam and Amnesty International, gave him a broad range of experience, whilst four years setting up the creative department at Winston, a well respected DM agency delivering creative for American Express, CIE Tours, HomeBond, ntl: and Superquinn was the perfect proving ground – and a real life rehearsal.
Colin is a graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology with a National Diploma in Graphic Design and Communications.
 
Colin Byrne
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Maeve Phelan | Studio Manager

Our very own, extremely organised and fully customer focused Studio Manager, Maeve, has over twenty years experience in marketing, design and print management. Having spent 18 years working for a leading print company in Dublin [8 years as General Manager] on major accounts such as Irish Life, A & L Goodbody, Jones Lang LaSalle, Merck Sharp & Dohme and Accenture, she knows the industry inside out. She has been able to bring a vast amount of know-how and experience to her role at TOTEM and takes care of all aspects of running our busy studio including customer service, human resources, estimating, print management and accounts.
 

Maeve Phelan
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Doireann de Faoite | Senior Designer

Doireann’s experience as head of graphics at Nemeton Television Productions and then as a Graphics Operator at RTÉ has given her an incredible amount of experience in live, high-pressure environments.  It not only means she knows her stuff but also that she can shine when the chips are down.  Since she’s been with us at TOTEM she has been able to bring a vast wealth of knowledge and a great eye for design to every project. A senior designer in every aspect, Doireann has consistently delivered high end web design as well as innovative print solutions for many of our clients.
Doireann is a graduate with a degree in Fine Art, Print from Crawford Art College.

 

Doireann de Faoite
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Aaron Cartlidge | Senior Designer

In previous lives Aaron has been a Packaging Designer, Paper Engineer, Senior Designer and Art Director. Now reincarnated as Senior Designer at TOTEM, after a spell of world travel, he is bringing his 12+ years of professional experience with the likes of Coca-Cola, Red Bull, InBev, O’Loreal, Reebok, Adidas, MTV, Disney, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA, GSK, Novartis, Fexco and Failte Ireland to our clients, ensuring they get work which is unexpected yet always precisely targeted and relevant to their requirements. Aaron is equally happy delivering campaigns across traditional print and cutting-edge digital channels.

 


 

Aaron Cartlidge
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Susanne McCabe | Sales Executive

Susanne has over 10 years of business to business and business to consumer marketing experience in the FMCG sector. As someone who has purchased design on a regular basis in her previous roles, her strength lies in understanding what really matters for TOTEM’s clients. She has a passion for customer service and is key to developing customer solutions within TOTEM. She is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology and of the Marketing Institute of Ireland. She has developed brands and marketing collateral for businesses in both the private and public sectors. She delivers fast, responsive and insightful solutions for our clients that are strongly based on marketing principals.

Susanne McCabe
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Caroline Linehan | Accounts

Caroline has a wide range of business experience with companies in the UK and Ireland, ranging from Customer Service at Hertz (UK) Ltd to Event Management, Secretarial and Accounts rolls since her return to Ireland in 1998.  She deals with the accounts at TOTEM and is currently doing an Account Technician course with Accounting Technicians Ireland.

Caroline Linehan
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