Boutique Advisory firm in areas of Law, Tax & Business. Consultant to Executive Team with a focus on Client sevices and strategy development for the group. www.orbitus.ie

John holds a degree in Business Studies, specialising in Accountancy and Finance. As Managing Director of Evanna Project Solutions, John advises a Private Client portfolio comprising of both Individuals and Corporates in the design and implementation of an effective strategic communications strategy (including change management and crisis management), across a number of sectors in Ireland, UK and Europe. With over 25 years of Management experience in the design, evaluation and implementation of projects, John delivers a unique advisory role underpinned by outstanding communication skills that helps add significant value for Clients over the duration of the engagement.

Co-Founder with lead role in Planning and Operations.

A Board and Council member of the Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) which represents Ireland's Marine Renewables community in the fields of Wave and Tidal. The Association includes firms engaged in device development and manufacture, developers of projects and sites based on Marine Renewables, academic researchers, consultants, professional firms and contractors as well as interested individuals. The Association is an all-island body.

Appointed to the Board in 2007, John has extensive experience of the marine sector in Ireland and globally. He holds a number of industry positions within the Marine Renewable sector in Ireland and has helped to advance the Wave Energy sector in Ireland over the last 10 years. John has obtained extensive experience of strategic corporate financial planning, development, negotiation and leadership across a number of sectors. He has particular expertise in managing projects from inception to delivery and he holds a number of key positions in the marine energy sector. He is a recognised media commentator on the sector with a skill set that includes public relations and strategic communications with key stakeholders in the public and private sector.

The SFI MaREI Centre is a cluster of key university and industrial partners dedicated to solving the main scientific, technological and socio-economic challenges related to marine renewable energy. These challenges will require innovative solutions to reduce time to market and reduce costs to a competitive level. They cover all aspects of the technology development and require solutions to the engineering problems, energy conversion and storage transmission and integration as well as the enabling ICT technologies and environmental aspects. MaREI will deliver significant economic and societal impacts, leveraging from existing internationally recognised groups in Irish universities working in the MRE sector. MaREI will develop an innovation environment that will yield intellectual property and high potential start-up companies, and lead to jobs in the Irish economy through the outputs from the targeted projects with the industry partners.

Director with responsibility for project design, negotiation and implementation. Core skills in areas of strategic management, communications and corporate performance .