Experience

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  Grant Thornton Ireland

  • County Dublin, Ireland

  • Chief Economist

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • County Dublin, Ireland

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  Belfast City Centre Management Co.

  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Board Member

    • Dec 2021 - Present

  • Chair

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2021

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  Baker Tilly Mooney Moore

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Director, Economic Advisory

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Having run Webb Advisory for c.3 years, I accepted an offer to roll the business into Baker Tilly Mooney Moore and establish an Economic Advisory offer within the firm. As part of the leading Baker Tilly International network, my economic advisory team can offer access to an even wider expert team - designed to help our client partners grow and prosper - locally, nationally and globally.

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  Action Renewables

  • Board Member

    • Nov 2015 - Present

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  MALLUSK ENTERPRISE PARK LIMITED

  • Member Board of Directors

    • Sep 2015 - Nov 2018

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  Webb Advisory

  • Managing Director

    • May 2015 - Jan 2018

    Webb Advisory are a Belfast based economic research advisory practice. The Webb Advisory model draws together experience from the private sector, academia and government. Our project teams bring vast international economic development experience to all our assignments. It is this mix of experience and global insights that make us different.Webb Advisory's services include:Strategy & Policy DevelopmentCompetitiveness ResearchFeasibility StudiesEconomic AppraisalMonitoring & EvaluationFor more information about these services visit our website - webbadvisory.com or email [email protected]

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  Economic Policy Centre, Ulster University

  • Senior Adviser

    • May 2015 - Dec 2017

    Leading on the Economic Policy Centre's Local Economic Development research

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  OCO Global

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Consulting Director

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2015
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    OCO Global is a specialist economic development advisory firm, established in 2001. OCO have worked successfully with leading organisations such as UK Trade and Investment, Invest in Sweden Agency, NICDP – Saudi Arabia, Invest Hong Kong, Invest in France, the Jordan Investment Board, UNCTAD, IEDC and WAIPA.OCO's services cover: • Policy and Strategy• Trade and Investment• Business Recruitment and Retention • Marketing/Sales Propositions

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  PA Consulting Group

  • Principal Consultant

    • Mar 2011 - Nov 2011

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  FGS McClure Watters

  • Economist

    • Jan 2007 - Mar 2011

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  Regional Forecasts Ltd

  • Head of Local Forecasting

    • Jul 2004 - Jan 2007

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  Northern Ireland Civil Service

  • Economist

    • Feb 2002 - Jun 2004

    I was an Economist in the Department of Finance and Personnel's Economic Research Branch, providing economic research and briefing material for ministers and senior officials.I also served in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI), providing economic advice to ministers and senior officials on the merits of large scale financial assistance projects.During my time in DETI, I provided economic research to the Economic Development Forum - a group made up of representatives from the business community, voluntary sector and government departments to provide advice on economic policy.

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  Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre

  • Economist

    • 1997 - 2002