Experience

Ayrton Group

• Ireland
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health And Safety Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Working with a multiple clients on a retainer basis to provide all health and safety services as required. Including designing, creating and implementing a full Safety Management System and suite of documentation to help clients comply with H&S legislation. Industries worked in since January includes Construction and technology communications. • Developing safety standards for the opening of and integration into a new office building for staff. Conducting risk assessments and Covid risk assessments of new office to help prepare for the return to office for up to 180 staff members. • Auditing and adjusting existing Emergency Response Plan, Return to Office Policy, and Covid-19 Response Plan before reopening office to ensure everything is in line with company values and similar plans across the region. • Conducting emergency evacuation drills of the building since office working resumed, followed by evacuation report and conducting several Fire Warden Training courses in order to grow the Emergency Response Team personnel. • On site construction work included auditing and spot checking Permit to Work plans, Safe Plan of Action’s (SPA), daily MEWP checklist paperwork, ladder and scaffold inspection tags, and general house-keeping. • Inducting new starts in on site, collecting relevant paperwork and delivering induction training course to all before providing them with appropriate PPE. • Conducting regular audits and inspections of the workplace to ensure safe working practices are being adhered to and to identify any unsafe behaviours. Followed by generating inspection and safety reports for construction managing company. • Helping assist the client with any ad-hoc H&S related issues or requests that come up on a day to day basis. • Delivering weekly toolbox talks on a variety of different topics and issues. Fielding any questions or comments to allow the workers to give feedback and action items to see feedback is auctioned.



The Walt Disney Studios

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Health and Safety Supervisor - Film: Disenchanted

  • Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Performed H&S training for all crew before they start on production. Sessions hosted on Zoom weekly during prep to cover all the official Disney Covid Protocols. • Conducted one on one training with all ATL cast throughout production. • Spoke to all shooting crew at morning safety briefings to give information, reminders and knowledge about the Covid protocols and the expectation of compliance from all staff. • Served as an incident commander for positive Covid-19 cases, following the Disney case management SOP to limit the impact on production. I also conducted contact tracing to help identify close contacts who needed to be removed, to limit the impact of the virus on production. • Lead a team of Covid Marshalls on set, across multiple locations by training them in on the role and coordinating them on set during shooting. • Managed the official Disney online platform for crew training during the shoot. This includes inputting new starts and assigning them the online training video. • Compiled a series of weekly reports for Disney on training compliance, active crew numbers and weekly testing figures through production. • Assessed sets, locations, buildings, holding areas, trailers and all areas where production had a footprint for Covid compliance. This includes assessing ventilation and if extra equipment was needed to assist in better air supply. Declaring a maximum occupancy for areas when required. Marking out accurate spacing of people to obtain safe distancing and implementing one way queuing system for catering.



EazySAFE

• Ireland
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health And Safety Consultant

  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2021

  All work is carried out for our clients upon request to meet their needs. We work with clients across all industries and facility types who require or seek third party H&S specialist expertise. Work undertaken includes:- Conducting site specific Risk Assessments- Developing and amending Safety Statements- Designing Emergency Evacuation plans- Developing RAMS - Designing and delivering H&S training courses(Including Fire Warden, Fire Safety Awareness, Noise Awareness and PPE, Gas Handling Awareness, Management Legal Briefs, VDU/DSE Assessors course)- Conducting Workstation Ergonomic (VDU/DSE) Assessments- Chemical Risk Assessments- Machinery Risk Assessments- Accident Investigation- Creating and amending SOP's/SWP's

• Business Development

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2021

  EazySafe have one of the largest libraries of health and safety elearning in Europe. The platform operates in many countries across a broad range of industries. Our mission is to make safety training fun and engaging rather than a chore.• Account Management• B2B Sales• Lead Generation• Business Development• Arranging appointments • Building strong customer relationships• Database Administration• Creating and Identifying Opportunities• Assisting in growing business pipeline• Creating, managing and developing social media marketing campaigns



Radio Nova 100FM

• County Dublin, Ireland

• Business Development Executive

  • Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Within my role I identify and pursue new business and prospective clients for the radio station. I work proactively to source leads, grow a pipeline and research each client and their industry before contacting them to arrange proposal meetings. This includes cold telephone calls and cold field visits to begin building meaningful business relationships and shape an idea of their business needs. • I conduct face to face B2B proposal meetings with clients which requires me to think innovatively while generating original ideas to develop creative radio and online marketing strategies to suit each client’s needs. I work on a consultative basis and really try to establish the needs and requirements of each client while adapting my sales pitch to create bespoke campaigns with clear objectives and goals. • While continuing to strive for new business, I also demonstrate excellent account management skill with existing clients by establishing long-term business relationships. This requires regular contact with clients to assess and adjust sales campaigns in accordance with customer response, evolving business needs/goals and budgetary changes. • I also create and deliver accurate sales reports and revenue forecasts on a weekly and monthly basis to upper management.



Go Insurance Australia

• Australia
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Sales and Customer Service

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2015

  • This multi-faceted role saw me create and implement marketing and sales campaigns to increase sales in order to grow the company into an industry leader. During the 17 months I was in this role I did extensive research into the industry, the customers and potential business clients. • I also conducted all the company’s B2B activity. I began souring prospective clients regularly and contacting them directly by telephone, using MailChimp campaigns and meeting face to face to present our services. I would highlight the benefits of a future working relationship between the two companies and I was successful in closing and finalising numerous contracts which brought a greater revenue stream to the company. • I also managed the working relationship with these clients after our services were sold. I offered instant support in handling any issues they had. I also prepared all the affiliate codes for each client to use on their websites so we could attribute sales correctly. • I would oversee all offline policy sales, cancellations, extensions and modifications. I made sure that payments and refunds were handled in a timely and prompt manner, without issue. • I would liaise with the underwriters when pioneering new policies, as we did a lot of our own underwriting, creating new and innovative policies and policy extensions. These unique offers to customers allowed us to tap into niche markets to generate a greater source of revenue. • I was also responsible for running the company website through WordPress. I created and built web pages, offers, advertisements and affiliate links for the website. I would write web pages for SEO gain and successful Google indexing and then construct them to meet the website formatting. • I was responsible for the company’s monthly stamp duty returns which are owed to each state revenue commission. I ran all reports, checked all calculations, processed the return and filed the paperwork.



Sedgwick Ireland

• Ireland
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Team Leader

  • May 2011 - Dec 2013

  • My position was to provide a quality service to the customers, which met or exceeded clients' expectations and generated the revenue to meet the demands of the business. The role itself demanded delivery and performance of day-to-day tasks pertinent to the team’s activity with a major focus on S.L.A’s, procedures, staff and process-improvement. • Responsibilities on a daily basis included providing leadership, support and development to members of the team in order to deliver the service and sales targets efficiently and compliantly. Handle and distribute allocated work within the team’s Service Standards, ensuring all areas of work were completed to a high standard. • Handling and investigating written and telephone complaints referred by the team, and working pro-actively with other members of the team, looking for ways of improving the level of service provided. • Providing feedback to staff on performance, in relation to call and email reviews and ensuring that appropriate training is provided. I also took responsibility for reporting and all daily duties within the team and training new members of staff when appointed.



Ulster University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Residential Assistant working on the grounds of an off-campus housing complex in Portstweart town. Responsible for over 160 students each week, serving and protecting them from minor housing issues, to major disturbances or vandalism. • Weekly health and safety check conducted on houses and reported to the administrative office. • Conducted fire drills throughout the complex on a monthly basis, ensuring each house was evacuated, searched and then silenced the alarm. • Working with local police officers to investigate levels of disturbances, violence and vandalism



GAME Digital

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Oct 2008 - May 2011

  • Sales Assistant working both in the store room and on the floor selling all products to customers. • Working within the team to ensure the smooth running of the company. • Cashing up at the end of the working day. This includes have to take in the till’s and count all the money. Find and resolve and discrepancies that may appear, as well as filling in all the relevant documentation and paperwork for both Game and Hamleys. • Sales Assistant working both in the store room and on the floor selling all products to customers. • Working within the team to ensure the smooth running of the company. • Cashing up at the end of the working day. This includes have to take in the till’s and count all the money. Find and resolve and discrepancies that may appear, as well as filling in all the relevant documentation and paperwork for both Game and Hamleys.



Musgrave

• Ireland
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Apr 2005 - May 2008

  • Shop floor sales assistant and checkout operator. Jobs included replenishment of shop floor, controlling stock levels to make sure there was always a sufficient level of items on the shelves. • Working closely with numerous other staff members to achieve goals and make sure the running of the store was efficient. • Opening and closing the shop at the weekend. This included being on time and going through all the security measures to both open and close the shop. • Shop floor sales assistant and checkout operator. Jobs included replenishment of shop floor, controlling stock levels to make sure there was always a sufficient level of items on the shelves. • Working closely with numerous other staff members to achieve goals and make sure the running of the store was efficient. • Opening and closing the shop at the weekend. This included being on time and going through all the security measures to both open and close the shop.