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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

Lead PM working on Mobile App delivery for one of Ireland's largest Banks

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

- Scrum/Agile PM, delivering a program of projects to key Global clients in the payments space- Led Agile transformation as Scrum Master for a dedicated client delivery team. Responsible for delivery across the whole SDLC- Internal Project Delivery SME, delivering training and mentorship across the Professional Services team - Work with senior management to refine strategic delivery of direct client projects, designing and delivering on key metrics and KPIs

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Managed a portfolio of projects for clients across the globe-Using a Waterfall approach to deliver projects on a monthly release schedule-Controled project costs, resourcing and timetables-Lead and motivated project teams made up of SMEs spread across Ireland, India and the US-Managed and tracked risks and dependencies across all projects-Built productive and warm client relationships, managed their expectations and ensured excellent communication between external clients and internal teamsFrom Oct 2019 took sole responsibility for a key client's program of change- Managed large and medium sized projects generating significant direct revenues- Developed a client-specific dedicated team that significantly improved project delivery timelines and client satisfaction- Designed new reporting and processes for the team which were subsequently adopted across the wider Professional Services team

County Dublin, Ireland

Managed numerous concurrent projects in areas including scheme fees, authorisations, merchant funding, data warehouse files, merchant boarding and maintenance, and institution setup. Gathered requirements from global clients through calls, meetings and workshops, acting as an SME for the OmniPay platform. This involves assessing existing and proposed business processes, suggesting improvements and designing aligned solutions, in partnership with technical teams.As BA acted as the link between stakeholders including client business and technical teams, internal technical teams, senior management and the programme office/PM. I identify, manage and drive agreement of project scope with senior stakeholders.Accountable for project deliverables including Business Requirements and Solutions Documents, Systems Impact Documents, Process Flow Diagrams (using Visio) and various configuration documents.Drove deliverables to completion within challenging timelines, facilitating effective collaboration and communication throughout the project life-cycle. Worked with development, configuration and QA teams daily to help them understand business requirements, create, and test, functional designs. Reviewed test plans, test cases and execution of test scenarios for enhancements and new functionality. also Clarified issues that arose during testing, confirming requirements and communicating client asks.I proactively and effectively managed project risk; ensuring potential issues are clearly documented and escalated appropriately in a timely fashion. I managed and tracked risks until closure or corrective action was taken.

Dublin

Dublin

Active quality control of team’s output, including review of other admin’s work and training and development of junior team members. Maintenance of KPI data for the team and reporting to managers/senior managers on a regular basis.Generation of fund NAVs, reconciliation of cash accounts, fees, liaison with external clients, fund managers, brokers and internal middle and back office teams. Produce prices to strict daily and weekly deadlines.Problem-solving any errors that arise and dealing with ad-hoc queries internal and external queries

Dublin

Successfully adapted previous skill base to a completely new industry and set of challenges, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in a high-pressure business environment.Developed financial analysis skillset using Excel, IOE, Business Objects, TSAR and other packages.

Dublin

Designed and implemented the data collection strategy of an INTERREG EU research project focused on water quality in the Irish Sea.Led and managed the Irish fieldwork team of c. 20 people including team training, logistics, rotas, health and safety, and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.

Dublin And London

Taught students of all ages in groups between 5 and 150 in size. Supervised teams on research projects, planning research strategies, logistics and people management. Designed and managed project databases, media archives.Researched, wrote and edited project reports and publications to strict deadlines.Presented at international conferences, developed websites and social media outreach for project dissemination. One site (Seandalaiocht.com) was short-listed for an Irish Blog Award in Education.

I worked as a research assistant on a variety of projects undertaking data analysis and producing written reports according to strict deadlines. I was also employed as a tutor, mentoring and teaching first-year undergrads. Outside of term time I worked as a supervisor on field research, usually residential, and involving the management and teaching of large groups of students outside of a classroom setting.

Dublin

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Archaeology

As an IRCHSS, NUI and MARIE CURIE funded Doctoral Researcher I completed a groundbreaking social study of the iron industry in early.

Higher Diploma In Science In Data Analytics, Data Analytics

Completed modules in programming, statistics, business data analysis, database design and communications. Final project involved gathering.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Archaeology, First Class Honours

I developed a new methodology for studying stone tool technologies using geospatial, statistical and macroscopic analysis for my thesis.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History And Archaeology, History (2H1) Archaeology (1H1)

I was awarded a UCD Postgraduate Scholarship for coming first in my class in Archaeology.