Michael O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ie

London, England, United Kingdom

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London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Joined Hive as part of acquisition of FlowGem in August 2016.• Delivered Hive Leak Sensor to market trials from acquisition to launch within 6 months.• Launched numerous products and propositions from concept phase to global launch.• Created sustainable processes to launch into new territories (US and Europe) and developed repeatable partnership capability.• Lead Diagnostics programme responsible for product, proposition delivery and building technical capability for Boiler… Show more • Joined Hive as part of acquisition of FlowGem in August 2016.• Delivered Hive Leak Sensor to market trials from acquisition to launch within 6 months.• Launched numerous products and propositions from concept phase to global launch.• Created sustainable processes to launch into new territories (US and Europe) and developed repeatable partnership capability.• Lead Diagnostics programme responsible for product, proposition delivery and building technical capability for Boiler Monitoring, Boiler and Air Conditioning Diagnostics, and Hive Leak.• Recently part of Centrica Group transformation team working as programme lead for a new iniaitive responsible for launching Home Energy Management and Mobility (EV) solutions to market.• Managing and responsible for annual budget spend of over £20m. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Part of founding team that incubated and funded FlowGem that pioneered water IOT device for in-home leak and flow detection. Developed proof of concept hardware and platform. FlowGem was acquired by Centrica Connected Home for £13m in August 2016.Press release https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2016/centrica-acquires-water-technology-start-up-flowgem-limited

London, United Kingdom

Liquid Business was private equity vehicle focused on a number of startup ventures. I lead the technology and operations arm of the business where I managed development and operation teams from a standing start right through to delivery. Some examples of business ventures as follows;- HomeSun Solar - scale-up renewable energy business. Sold to Aviva for £100m.- HomeSun Energy - scale-up energy saving business.- FlowGem - startup Water Technology detecting leaks in properties… Show more Liquid Business was private equity vehicle focused on a number of startup ventures. I lead the technology and operations arm of the business where I managed development and operation teams from a standing start right through to delivery. Some examples of business ventures as follows;- HomeSun Solar - scale-up renewable energy business. Sold to Aviva for £100m.- HomeSun Energy - scale-up energy saving business.- FlowGem - startup Water Technology detecting leaks in properties. Sold to Hive in 2016.- Flendr - peer to peer money lending and collections platform.- Startup Business Loans - platform for managing businesses with < 2 years trading to access startup capital. Show less

London

Co-Founder and Technology lead when we re-launched HomeSun into the area of ECO and Green Deal with a number of initiatives aimed at carbon and energy saving measures for landlords, tenants and householders. We worked very closely with a number of the utilities with regards to ECO funding and we also arranged numerous partnerships for access to ECO Brokerage. I was responsible for a number of different divisions in the operation, including supply chain and technology and the constant ramp up… Show more Co-Founder and Technology lead when we re-launched HomeSun into the area of ECO and Green Deal with a number of initiatives aimed at carbon and energy saving measures for landlords, tenants and householders. We worked very closely with a number of the utilities with regards to ECO funding and we also arranged numerous partnerships for access to ECO Brokerage. I was responsible for a number of different divisions in the operation, including supply chain and technology and the constant ramp up with external partners. Show less

London, United Kingdom

HomeSun built one of the largest residential solar portfolios in the UK with key deliveries of 7MW per month growing HomeSun to the UK's leading solar firm. The company successfully challenged and changed Government policy on Feed in Tariff in a decision that reached the supreme court.In 2012, we sold the portfolio of 7000 residential solar installations totalling 23 megawatts to Aviva Investors, the FTSE 100 insurer for over £100 million. This project was deemed UK’s and globally the… Show more HomeSun built one of the largest residential solar portfolios in the UK with key deliveries of 7MW per month growing HomeSun to the UK's leading solar firm. The company successfully challenged and changed Government policy on Feed in Tariff in a decision that reached the supreme court.In 2012, we sold the portfolio of 7000 residential solar installations totalling 23 megawatts to Aviva Investors, the FTSE 100 insurer for over £100 million. This project was deemed UK’s and globally the largest residential renewable transaction in history.We successfully managed Operations and Maintenance for 7000 solar PV assets on behalf of Aviva Investors delivering circa £12M in annual FIT revenue and over delivered annual expected performance by 104%. Show less

Ireland

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is the number one and leading global player in commercial aircraft leasing and financing, with over 1,800 owned and managed aircraft, along with an aircraft engines division and an airport portfolio serving approximately 235 customers in over 75 countries.Worked on a multitude of projects along with controlling over £7 billion in aviation lease receivables where we upgraded all financial, billing, portfolio and contract software systems to state of… Show more GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is the number one and leading global player in commercial aircraft leasing and financing, with over 1,800 owned and managed aircraft, along with an aircraft engines division and an airport portfolio serving approximately 235 customers in over 75 countries.Worked on a multitude of projects along with controlling over £7 billion in aviation lease receivables where we upgraded all financial, billing, portfolio and contract software systems to state of the art .NET environment. Project manager for the serviced asset division responsible for managing assets sold through numerous securitisation projects including NYSE initial public offerings for an aircraft and engines portfolio. Show less

1.1, Bsc., Information Technology And Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: Received First Class Distinction and I was awarded President Gold Letter for academic achievement in third.

H.Dip., Business Management