Experience

TRUSTAP

• Ireland
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product

  • May 2022 - Present

• Product Lead

  • Oct 2021 - Apr 2022



University College Cork

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2021

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

  FintechNext is a multi-million euro, four-year collaborative research programme between University College Cork and Fexco, supported by Science Foundation Ireland to deliver applied and funded research dedicated to disrupting the Fintech space.

• PhD Student

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2020

  Completed a Ph.D., based out of the State Street Advanced Technology Centre in UCC. My research focused on the emerging Financial Technology space, specifically the applications of Blockchain technology on online collaboration. Adopted an active research approach that involved analyzing both the technology and how people interact with it. Papers emanating from my research have been published in peer-reviewed journals including Technovation, Communications of the Association of Information Systems and the OpenSym Conference 2017. Show less

• BSc Student

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2016

  Graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Business Information Systems.



TRUSTAP

• Ireland
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Information Technology

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Joined the company as the second member and Head of IT. Developed an MVP mobile application which operated as a secure transaction platform for people to buy and sell online. Built the initial technology infrastructure using Amazon Web Services. Integrated the application with Stripe to handle transactions from multiple currencies. Worked with the team to develop the business and pitch the company to secure investment. Hired and managed a team of developers and interns to expand the mobile and web application. Show less



Apps Associates

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software QA Consultant

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  Worked remotely for American Tower Corporation upon returning to Ireland after a six-month internship. Managed work while completing the final year of a BSc Degree. Continued to work with the same project team to complete the 1.0 release of an internal web application. Responsible for test case preparation and execution, data migration testing and end-to-end system testing. Provided the rest of the QA team with daily progress reports and communicated with project management on a weekly basis. Lead the QA team from Ireland for several hot-fixes following the 1.0 release of the project as well as the 1.1 release in May 2016. Show less



American Tower

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Quality Assurance Intern

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

  Secured a six-month internship as a Software Quality Assurance Analyst with American Tower Corporation in Woburn MA as part of my undergraduate degree. Worked as part of the QA team for a project which involved upgrading an internal web application which is used on site by field technicians across the US. Responsible for test case preparation and execution as well as data migration testing and end-to-end system testing. Lead the testing effort for the integration of a third-party vendor's data into internal systems following a major acquisition by the company. Worked closely with a remote development team during this project and delivered daily progress reports to management. Show less



Sticks Entertainment

• Cork

• Promotions and Sales

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Worked as a promotion’s manager for night clubs and music events. • Promoted a new student night club in Cork City which became the most popular club for 18-20s. • Managed the promotion team including both online and offline marketing. • Promoted and supervised ticket sales for a pop-up music festival attended by 1200 people, December 2013. • Worked as a promotion’s manager for night clubs and music events. • Promoted a new student night club in Cork City which became the most popular club for 18-20s. • Managed the promotion team including both online and offline marketing. • Promoted and supervised ticket sales for a pop-up music festival attended by 1200 people, December 2013.



CWS Group

• Germany
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Operative

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2012

  • Reached hourly production targets. • Trained new staff members to operate machines. • Organised the warehouse when new stock was delivered. • Developed my communication and interpersonal skills while working with colleagues from foreign countries. • Reached hourly production targets. • Trained new staff members to operate machines. • Organised the warehouse when new stock was delivered. • Developed my communication and interpersonal skills while working with colleagues from foreign countries.