Experience

Beachhut

• Ireland
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • 2015 - Present

  Beachhut works with innovative and driven people in venture­ backed technology companies. Our aim is to deliver the best branding, marketing and communications to clients with the ambition to compete in a global marketplace. Following diverse strategic plans tailored to our client’s aspirations, Beachhut offers a full service media outreach, in Ireland in internationally. Beachhut works with innovative and driven people in venture­ backed technology companies. Our aim is to deliver the best branding, marketing and communications to clients with the ambition to compete in a global marketplace. Following diverse strategic plans tailored to our client’s aspirations, Beachhut offers a full service media outreach, in Ireland in internationally.



Freelance

• Dublin, Ireland

• Product Management Consultant

  • 2013 - 2015

  Crafted and delivered the pitch for my client Lumafit at the Dublin Web Summit. I was delighted to win the #60secpitch competition judged by Ian Guider, Newstalk Business Editor, and Bobby Kerr, Dragon and founder of Insomnia. See the top 3 pitches at http://newstalk.ie/3-Killer-Irish-Pitches-at-the-Web-Summit Crafted and delivered the pitch for my client Lumafit at the Dublin Web Summit. I was delighted to win the #60secpitch competition judged by Ian Guider, Newstalk Business Editor, and Bobby Kerr, Dragon and founder of Insomnia. See the top 3 pitches at http://newstalk.ie/3-Killer-Irish-Pitches-at-the-Web-Summit



Thrive Audio

• Dublin, Ireland

• Head of Product

  • 2014 - 2014

  I met with Thrive Audio in March and we set about productising the tech from scratch. We went to the Oculus conference in LA in September, we met with a few large companies and then Thrive were acquired by Google in October. Thrive is immersive audio for VR. Thrive is a headphone audio system that recreates an ultra-realistic soundfield at the listeners ears including height and depth. We use the VR head-tracking to inform our soundfield reproduction and create a truly immersive audio-visual experience. Show less



DataTherapy

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product

  • 2011 - 2012

  Life-cycle product management - agile process development, requirements capture, setting the product strategy and roadmap - for a new cloud-based Retail Management product delivered on web and native iOS app. Life-cycle product management - agile process development, requirements capture, setting the product strategy and roadmap - for a new cloud-based Retail Management product delivered on web and native iOS app.



ticket truck

• Information Technology & Services

• Head of Product

  • 2009 - 2010

  Managing platform development - introducing agile processes, requirements capture, product roadmap - for this unique hotel reservation service for Facebook. Managed partner relationships (Amazon, Priceline). Managing platform development - introducing agile processes, requirements capture, product roadmap - for this unique hotel reservation service for Facebook. Managed partner relationships (Amazon, Priceline).



Goshido

• Ireland
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Product Manager

  • 2009 - 2009

  Defining the proposition and creating a customer acquisition strategy for this online collaboration software product. Presenting to potential partners and investors. Defining the proposition and creating a customer acquisition strategy for this online collaboration software product. Presenting to potential partners and investors.



Porto Media

• Online Audio and Video Media

• Product Manager & Business Development

  • 2006 - 2009

  Shaping the proposition for a disruptive digital media platform and presenting it to potential partners and investors. Managing existing partner relationships. Definition and implementation of content acquisition strategy and negotiation of commercial content contracts with major Hollywood studios. Shaping the proposition for a disruptive digital media platform and presenting it to potential partners and investors. Managing existing partner relationships. Definition and implementation of content acquisition strategy and negotiation of commercial content contracts with major Hollywood studios.



European Banking Federation

• Belgium
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Project Manager

  • 1998 - 2000

  Project manager and principal legal adviser for this Brussels-based Federation representing 5,000 banks in Europe. Project manager and principal legal adviser for this Brussels-based Federation representing 5,000 banks in Europe.



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stagiaire

  • 1997 - 1997

  Traineeship (Stage) with the General Secretariat of the European Commission in Brussels - Analysing and reporting to the Commission on the work of the European Parliament. Traineeship (Stage) with the General Secretariat of the European Commission in Brussels - Analysing and reporting to the Commission on the work of the European Parliament.



Finbar Cahill & Co., Solicitors

• Commercial Solicitor

  • 1993 - 1996

  Solicitor working principally in the areas of Commercial Law, Company Law and Litigation. Solicitor working principally in the areas of Commercial Law, Company Law and Litigation.