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London, England, United Kingdom

Hivedome is a global software provider and owner of ITAS (Integrated Trading and Accounting Solution), an integrated, commodity trading and risk management solution with a client base of c.38 clients, and c.3,000-3,500 global users.Scope: (i) Customer service relationships and new business development including: * Lead marketing initiatives (demos, POCs, discussions, conferences, blogs) to showcase ITAS (Core, Services); * Proactively manage customer service relationships with existing ITAS clients to ensure quality of product and service. * Negotiate commercial pricing and agree legal agreements with new clients pre implementation; * Support development of centres of excellence for ITAS Enterprise clients; and* Manage regulatory and compliance requirements on behalf of Hivedome.(ii) Project Management:Manage portfolio of Hivedome client projects to implement ITAS as an integrated contract to cash solution including:* Review of RFIs and complete RFPs including functional and non-functional requirements;* Define and establish the PMO including completing project plans (MS Project), project resources, roles and responsibilities, reporting formats, budget and reforecasting; * Facilitate and manage multidisciplinary workshops and POCs for ITAS Core and ITAS Services including discovery for integrations of ITAS to an ERP; * Lead and manage project resources (Hivedome, Client, 3rd parties) throughout full project delivery including adapting change management processes;* Using mix of agile and waterfall implementation methodologies, manage full project life cycle delivery including initial scope, business design specifications, CRPs, user training plans, UAT, data migration, RAID, cut-over planning, and hypercare; * Support resolution of onboarding issues via Customer portal, Zendesk; * Budgeting, re-forecasting and securing approval for additional spend; and* Manage key stakeholders (3rd parties, Steering committee and client sponsor).

New Jersey, United States

Scope: Financial reporting, treasury, administrative services and external taxation support for subsidiary of Hamburg Coffee Company mBH.

Scope: Provision of bi-annual seminars in 'Accounting for Aircraft Leasing' as part of an Irish Government sponsored training program, Aviation Skillnet.

Dublin, Ireland

Doosan Bobcat Inc., manufacturer of small construction machinery, and subsidiary of Doosan Infracore Co Ltd, was listed on Korean Stock Exchange in November 2016. Scope: Primary responsibility to lead and manage design and effectiveness testing of Internal Controls for six locations in EMEA initially under the U.S. led Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (S.404) and subsequently under the Korean Stock Exchange regulations; role also encompassed migration of legacy system to Oracle ERP.

Dublin, Ireland

A proposed NYSE listing by Octagon Aviation Capital ("OAC"), a former Securities and Exchange (SEC) registered, Irish tax resident, aircraft leasing company, was shelved by GE Capital Aviation Services ("GECAS"), subsidiary of Aercap N.V.. Projected billings for the OAC 40 aircraft portfolio were c.US$0.25bn with an asset book value of c. US$1.5bn. Scope: * design and effectiveness testing of internal controls under Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (S.404); * structuring of all financial reporting, taxation, securitization and administrative services for OAC using 3rd party outsourced service providers; and* supporting Group CFO in liaison with SEC on accounting matters within the F-1 Registration Filing.

Shannon, County Clare, Ireland

Shannon Group plc (“SG”), is a semi-state located in the Mid-West Region in Ireland including Shannon Airport (SAA) and property group Shannon Commercial Enterprises (SCEL).Scope: Led and managed several operational, financial and commercial projects within the new independent Shannon Group infrastructure including: * Initial Operational readiness of Shannon Airport (SAA) following separation from DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority); * Operational Cost Restructurings in SAA;* Implementation of Oracle e-Business (R12.1.3) at SAA followed by Oracle Property Manager Module and Oracle Projects Module; * Completion of Request for Proposal to Tender for SAA Travel and Retain Operations (Duty Free); and * Managed project to merge of property assets (Shannon Commercial Enterprises (SCEL) (formerly Shannon Heritage) with SAA.

Southend On Sea, Essex, England

Scope: Managed on-site software implementations for a number of Hivedome clients including identifying and documenting key business processes and controls, project scope and objectives for ITAS Core and ITAS Services (Integrations, Web services), facilitating and managing multidisciplinary workshops and POCs and managing executions risks and issues pre and post the implementations.

Dublin, Ireland

Scope: led and managed number of projects for this global aviation company including financial infrastructure pre NYSE IPO, and operational, financial and compliance responsibilities for an aircraft portfolio.

Shannon, Ireland

Genesis Lease Limited (NYSE: GLS) was SEC registered, Irish tax resident, independent aircraft leasing company, which was delisted in March 2010, following an all -share merger with AerCap N.V., (NYSE: AER). As original sponsor, GE Capital Aviation Services ("GECAS") held an 11% equity share in GLS. Reported to the Group CFO with 6 direct reports and responsibility for all financial aspects for 31 entities. Active member of senior management committees (Disclosure, Treasury, Compliance, and IT).Key Achievements included:* Supported CFO in securing SEC approval for all financial inputs to the 1-1 share merger of GLS with Aercap N.V.; * Secured SEC approval for the accounting treatment on initial acquisition of an 11 aircraft portfolio and 3 individual aircraft transactions, book value c. US$0.4bn; * Led management testing of Internal Control Reviews under the US-led Sarbanes Oxley Act. (S.404), securing an integrated opinion (2007-2009); and* Actively involved as corporate sponsor for the implementation of Oracle Financials R12.1.3 (March 2008), Salmon Treasury system (July 2008) and Group Business Continuity Plan (September 2009).

Galway, Ireland

Provision of independent consulting roles, often overlapping deadlines, for companies within the aircraft leasing, pharmaceutical, financial and employment services sectors: * Internal Control and Financial Infrastructure, Genesis Lease Limited, Shannon, Ireland (11/2006-3/ 2007)* Business Development Planning and Analysis; Team BDS, Galway, Ireland, (2/2006-1/2007)* Interim Finance Director, ICT Europe (Eurotel), Dublin, Ireland; (1/2006-11/2006) * Internal Controls Assessment (US-led Sarbanes Oxley Act 2002), Level 3 Communications Inc.,Dublin, Ireland; February-December 2005: (2/2005-12/2005): * Internal Controls Assessment (US-led Sarbanes Oxley Act 2002), Icon Clinical plc, Dublin, Ireland; (1/2004-1/2005):* Interim CFO, American Coffee Corporation Inc., New York, USA. (11/2002-11/2004):* Financial Infrastructure, Hudson Highland Inc Group (e-Resourcing Division ex Monster), New York, USA , (11/2002-3/2003).

New York, Usa

Acquired by Randstad Holding in 2016, Monster Worldwide Inc. (Monster) was a provider of employment services and owner of Monster.com. At time of departure from Monster, annual billings were c.US$2.5bn, with turnover of c.US$1.2bn and c.8,500 employees. Reported to the Corporate CFO, with 4 direct reports.Scope: all aspects of financial management and reporting for 430 entities located in 33 countries.Key Achievements included: * Led, directed and managed financial inputs to the integration of some 50 acquisitions, (with a combined equity and cash consideration of c. US$1.0bn); * Revamped and accelerated global rollout of Oracle Financials and Project Accounting (11.57) modules in APAC, USA and Europe with ROI analysis supporting reforecasted cost of US$25m * Coordinated two corporate restructuring initiatives and three separate cost saving initiatives; * Achieved the initial S-Ox, Section 302/906 certification in June 2002 (as part of US Government mandate for compliance by 1,000 US domestic public companies).• Managed a group wide goodwill impairment assessment; • Successfully managed the roll-out of a shared service centre across the main reporting sites; and• Project led the customization and implementation of Hyperion Enterprise 5.1 Consolidation

New York, Usa

E D & F Man Sugar Inc., was a US-based subsidiary of the Man Group plc, (EMG.LN), a UK publicly listed investment management group, prior to its sale in March 2000 to ED&F Man Holdings. At the time of the spin-off, annual revenues of the subsidiary were c.US$1.3bn, with c.50 entities in 11 countries and c.400 employees. Reporting line to Global CFO with 6 direct and 40 indirect reports. Scope: all financial accounting, risk, banking and finance requirements for the region.Key achievements included: *Held dual role of Divisional Risk Manager (January 1999 to March 2000), managing c.US$0.75 billion in credit, market, country and pre-financing risk. *Structured c. US$0.3bn including risk participation agreements, private placements, asset securitization, surety bonds and performance notes; and *Led the due diligence on acquisition opportunities in EMEA, Central & South America, including the acquisition and proposed public offering of a 35% equity holding in largest private sugar company in Venezuela, valued c.US$8.5m.

London England And Hamburg, Germany

The Man Group plc, (EMG.L), previously owned E D & F Man Coffee Limited, prior to its spin-off in March 2000 to ED&F Man Holdings Limited. At the time of the spin-off, revenues of the Coffee Division were c.US$0.75bn. Reporting line to Divisional CFO with 4 direct and 15 indirect reports.Scope: all financial and operational risk management for the division. Key achievements included financial infrastructure set-up of the high-end Arabica Coffee Sales Office in Hamburg, Germany (1992) prior to relocation to the Sugar Division, New York, in 1993.

London, United Kingdom

Now a subsidiary of Occidential Petroleum Corp., the Sugar Division of Philip Bros, had annual trading revenues of c.US$0.5bn during the period. Scope: financial management and reporting of the global sugar trading activities.

Donegal, Ireland

Now owned by Becton Dickinson in 2015, iMED Healthcare (iMED) manufactured IV devices in Donegal, Ireland.Scope: responsibility for all financial management and reporting for manufacturing operations in Ireland.

Scope: audit, due diligence, insolvency/liquidation services clients within banking, re-insurance, and automotive sectors in Dublin, Ireland.

Member Of Institute Of Chartered Accountants In Ireland, Fellow 1996.

Bachelor Of Science (Management), Accounting & Finance

Diploma In Company Direction