Experience

ECIT Institute

• United Kingdom
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager, CSIT - Cyber Security Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast

  • Nov 2016 - Present



Invest Northern Ireland

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Client Executive, Technology & Services Division

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

  I work with a portfolio of technology companies to support their growth in new markets, and to secure new projects and jobs for Northern Ireland.

• Sector & Cluster Development ICT

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2015

  I work to secure new technology projects and jobs for Northern Ireland, and to raise awareness of Northern Ireland tech and digital companies.Within Northern Ireland's vibrant and growing tech sector, I am focusing on Security, Payments Technology, Enterprise Apps, and Data Analytics.

• International Marketing Executive

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2012

  I successfully promoted Northern Ireland as a leading European business location for software development and R&D centres. I worked with Invest NI's overseas sales teams to secure new technology projects and jobs for Northern Ireland, including ByteMobile, Q1 Labs (now IBM), BTI Systems, Version1, Allstate, Navinet and Cybersource (now Visa).



Community Health organisation

• Belfast, Northern Ireland

• Business Development Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Feb 2006

  I successfully established a social enterprise (community interest company) to deliver health education workshops for health & social care trusts in Northern Ireland. This involved all aspects of establishing a company from identifying specific customer needs, to selecting appropriate company structure and appointing board members, to decisions on pricing and promotion, then securing sales and ensuring successful delivery. I successfully established a social enterprise (community interest company) to deliver health education workshops for health & social care trusts in Northern Ireland. This involved all aspects of establishing a company from identifying specific customer needs, to selecting appropriate company structure and appointing board members, to decisions on pricing and promotion, then securing sales and ensuring successful delivery.



Andronics

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • Jul 1999 - Feb 2004



Andronics

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Executive

  • 1998 - 1999