Managed and delivered co-ordinated engagement with all stakeholders for what will be Ireland's largest offshore wind project, with particular emphasis on building collaborative relationships with the communities closest to the project.Led all internal and external communication associated with the project, including media engagement, branding, content development, social media activity and wider communications content development.

Responsible for managing all communications, internal and external, in one of CRH's largest business divisions, working closely with senior leaders in the business and a network of communications professionals across the division's 450+ operating locations. This included developing all communications – speeches, presentations, town halls, notes to staff – for the divisional President.

Responsible for managing communications and events for Shell at the World EXPO-2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, in which 130 countries participated and five million visitors attended.Worked with the local team to maximise opportunities for Shell to further its reputational objectives in Kazakhstan, while also creating opportunities to enhance Shell’s global reputation. Managed the interfaces between a wide variety of teams – Production and Design, Media, Government Relations, Editorial, Internal Communications, Social Media – and contractors, to ensure alignment on and delivery of all communications and events.Optimised Shell's contribution and visibility at EXPO-2017, including opportunities for senior leaders (CEO and EC members among them) to participate in events that demonstrated thought leadership and showcased technical capability.Collaborated with external agencies to deliver opportunities beyond Shell's events programme.

Managed all internal communications for the Projects & Technology (P&T) division of Shell's global business, a community of 15,000 people.Managed all direct internal communications for P&T Director – and member of Shell’s Executive Committee – including global town halls, notes to staff, webcasts, blogs and global change communications.Trusted advisor to P&T Director, providing counsel on on opportunities to engage with staff, plus tone and content.Managed a team of five Internal Communications specialists and indirectly managed four other team members.Developed and delivered overall communications strategy for P&T to a global community of 15,000 staff, ensuring alignment across nine different technical divisions supported by 12 Executive Vice Presidents, during a significant change programme.Championed the roll-out of Communications Coaching for approximately 400 leaders across P&T, to assist them in better supporting their teams through a difficult period of change.Member of Shell's global Internal Communications Leadership Team.Member of the P&T Extended Leadership Team.

Managed all communications associated with the Peterhead CCS Project, which, if completed, would have been the world's first carbon capture and storage project on a gas-fired power station.Developed, co-ordinated and delivered all stakeholder engagement and communications – internal and external – for a high-profile clean energy project in the UK.Member of the core Project Leadership Team, with Business Opportunity Manager, Project Manager and Commercial Manager.Promoted strong relationships in local community and delivered an effective public consultation programme, resulting in unanimous granting of planning permission by Aberdeenshire Council.Built relationships with varied external organisations, including Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Enterprise, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, the Global CCS Institute, Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (research partnership), E3G (think-tank), the CCSA (UK advocacy body).Co-ordinated delivery of all external project presentations, nationally and globally, at conferences, exhibitions and industry events.Presented a paper on ‘Stakeholder engagement and communications best practice’ with Global CCS Institute at the World Gas Conference in Paris, June 2015.Effectively managed the conclusion of the project, engaging with all external partners and ensuring learnings were captured and shared.

Managed communications on this challenging, high-profile project including building relationships with local residents, community leaders, local and national media, politicians and business organisations.Managed project-related events, including public consultation sessions and site visits . Returned to Corrib in January 2016 to manage delivery of project launch for first gas.Media spokesperson for the project, in both Irish and English.Oversaw the management of social investment initiatives from 2009 to 2012.Gave evidence at the public oral hearing for the Onshore Pipeline application in 2011, detailing Shell’s community engagement, social investment and community liaison activities.

Editor of The Mayo News, a weekly regional newspaper in the west of Ireland.Managed a team of 30 full-time staff and over 30 external contributors.Increased newspaper circulation figures and won three European Design awards including Best Designed Local Newspaper in Europe.Ambassador for the newspaper at local, regional and national events.