About Me

Experienced Internet Consultant and Trainer

• I am an experienced internet consultant/trainer and I have been working and enjoying this area since 2000. Current and past clients include
  • Enterprise Ireland (e-business unit)
  • National City and County Enterprise Boards
  • Heritage Council
  • Crafts Council of Ireland
  • Failte Ireland (South East)
• I am a director of the Irish Internet Association and Chair of the newly established working group on Physical Internet Infrastructure. I was previously on the board in 2000 and 2001.
• I am the proud co-founder of www.dbtwang.com - a new web-based service for guitar players, collectors and enthusiasts which will launch in March 2009.

Current Work and Clients

• I am on the Tech Check panels of 9 City and County Enterprise Boards
• I also project manage a small number of medium term projects on behalf of client organisations including the National Centre for Creativity.

Technology Community Conferences

• I am involved in the development of both blogging and Barcamps (user community led conferences) in Ireland and a co-organiser of bizcamp Dublin on 7th March 2009.
• I was a co-organiser (with Ken McGuire and Tom Corcoran, Arclabs) of CreativeCamp - 8th March 2008 and the South East Barcamp in January 2007.

Background

• I originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1988 and then gained experience at senior management level with a number of SME’s before returning to Ireland in 2004.
• I worked for 5 years with both the South East Business and Innovation Centre and Kilkenny County Enterprise Board before setting up my own businesses.