JaccArt is an Irish company that offers fully licensed wall art solutions direct (FOB) from our factory in China. JaccArt works directly with artists and publishers to deliver over 25,000 licensed images in canvas and framed format.As Sales Director, I have ultimate responsibility for the sell in and sell through of JaccArt products into global markets, maintaining our existing customer base while continuously prospecting for new opportunities. I also work closely with our factory in… Show more JaccArt is an Irish company that offers fully licensed wall art solutions direct (FOB) from our factory in China. JaccArt works directly with artists and publishers to deliver over 25,000 licensed images in canvas and framed format.As Sales Director, I have ultimate responsibility for the sell in and sell through of JaccArt products into global markets, maintaining our existing customer base while continuously prospecting for new opportunities. I also work closely with our factory in China managing all aspects of the distribution process, negotiating terms, pricing etc and maintaining standards across our product base. Show less

Strategy Education Ireland was launched, by myself, to help with the recruitment and retention of Irish trained teaching staff in Ireland, the UK and beyond. Working in tandem with our colleagues in the UK, we have created a network of contacts across schools, Universities and learning institutions giving us a cross border solution to the Education employment needs of both the UK and Irish markets. In 2013 I launched Strategy Education International. This business provides recruitment… Show more Strategy Education Ireland was launched, by myself, to help with the recruitment and retention of Irish trained teaching staff in Ireland, the UK and beyond. Working in tandem with our colleagues in the UK, we have created a network of contacts across schools, Universities and learning institutions giving us a cross border solution to the Education employment needs of both the UK and Irish markets. In 2013 I launched Strategy Education International. This business provides recruitment solutions for the rapidly expanding International Education Market. S.E.I has global reach with particular focus for the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the broader middle east region. Show less

My business partner and I came up with a concept to launch a premium Irish lager. We assembled a cross functional team; wrote a full end to end business plan; appointed a branding agency and built a full network of contacts and partners within this space. In February 2013 we took the difficult decision not to proceed with taking this product to market.

In this role I was a member of the Retail Sales and Marketing management team in Ireland with specific responsibility for the management and growth of Xbox 360 in the Irish retail market via a $25m+ account portfolio. Key successes in this role included:• Making Xbox 360 the #1 gaming platform in Ireland. • Growing market share by 22 points from 24% in 2007 to 46% in 2011• Team management, mentoring and coaching of the Xbox field sales team• Delivering Kinect and other AAA… Show more In this role I was a member of the Retail Sales and Marketing management team in Ireland with specific responsibility for the management and growth of Xbox 360 in the Irish retail market via a $25m+ account portfolio. Key successes in this role included:• Making Xbox 360 the #1 gaming platform in Ireland. • Growing market share by 22 points from 24% in 2007 to 46% in 2011• Team management, mentoring and coaching of the Xbox field sales team• Delivering Kinect and other AAA product launches• Significantly growing customer satisfaction and mindshare• Developing and maintaining a market share and insights tracker Show less

Managed 70% of the Irish retail business across Tesco, Dunnes Stores, HMV and Xtra-vision. Grew like-for-like revenue by 46% and implemented a full strategic business plan for Ireland and its component accounts. Launched the Harry Potter films into market.Selected to take part in the Warner Bros Management training programme.

Account manager across managed accounts such as Tesco, Woolworths, Amazon, Play.com, Morrisons and Safeway.Awarded account manager of the year 2004.

Various sales roles across retail, wholesale and licensed on trade outlets.