I work with both local and global enterprises adopting agile and lean development methods:* Training and Coaching software development teams on Agile/Lean methods like Scrum, XP and Kanban* Building the Business Case for Agile Adoption* Selecting and Tailoring agile methods based on Lean Thinking* Optimising Agile methods to support Innovation* Assessing Agile Implementations, Identifying Problems and Root Causes* Developing Agile Adoption Strategies based on the latest research and industry experienceI work with both academia and industry in the research of innovation capability in agile and lean work environments, particularly in software development.

Responsible for the Fidelity's Research & Development organisation in Ireland. This includes program management, setting technical focus areas, academic collaboration, relations with Irish & EU funding organisations, and intellectual property management.

Responsibility to create & grow significant R&D capability in Fidelity's Ireland organisation. Provide liason between Fidelity US business and EU based research, provide technical direction to research, support financial aspects of Ireland based research.Currently driving the growth of this group through identifying additional research opportunities. Developing a culture of agility & innovation in the group. Hiring top class technology professionals & developing an 'innovation ecosystem' with academia and specialist companies.

Chief Architect of the Telco Practice, responsible for technical integrity of solutions and product roadmap. Reporting to the CEO and Telco Practice Manager, I have provided technical oversight & mentoring across several very successful customer engagements. Additionally, I have architected and driven development of our innovative product suite targetted at Telco services.

Consultant Software Architect/Programmer to ADC (now Intec), a leading international supplier of ‘Convergent Billing Systems’ to telecoms and other service providers. Developing applications using Java, JSP/Servlets, XML/XSLT and customising ADCs software products (Single.view Convergent Billing) for large client installations.

• System Architect for the development of global e-business & legacy integration systems.• Created & managed development/deployment teams for these projects.• Performed much of the development work on these projects, including infrastructure design & setup, programming, test planning, deployment planning & management and user support processes

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to two development teams, each consisting of a senior engineer and a number of programmers. • Define the technical solutions, and execute to schedule & quality requirements• As part of management, contribute to organisational, resource & process evolution & continuous improvement. This included contributing to a small management team to successfully gain ISO-9001 certification for our software development processes.• During this time I also served as external examiner for the National Council for Education Awards (NCEA). This involved assessment of the curriculum and examination standards used in engineering courses in several Regional Technical Colleges.

• Design, develop & support software engineering projects• Leverage commercial & corporate software developments to the advantage of local processes