Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Honoured to be selected by Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, to join the Autism Innovation Strategy Oversight and Advisory Group.
 The Oversight and Advisory Group’s main role will be to oversee implementation of the Autism Innovation Strategy, once adopted. 
The group will also provide oversight and critical, constructive advice that will help the strategy to achieve its aims.

The Autism Innovation Strategy will seek to identify and deliver tangible solutions to address the bespoke challenges faced by Autistic and Neurodivergent people across Ireland, using the themes of innovation, empowerment and awareness-raising. 
The strategy will identify simple, clear actions that can make a tangible difference to people’s lives. It will focus on areas that may not be addressed by other national strategies and frameworks on the basis of additionality and complementarity.

This is a voluntary role.

Member of the Autism Innovation Strategy Oversight and Advisory Group

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Product Strategy Consultant

EmergeGen

- Orchestrated and executed AI roadmaps for two flagship products catering to major global financial institutions in the Data Intelligence sector and the global music business in the Generative Music sector.
- Led the full spectrum of front-end development for both product lines, focusing on creating user-centric, engaging interfaces that resonated with a diverse client base.
- Managed the entire front-end software development process, incorporating advanced technologies and approaches to build scalable, efficient applications.
- Transformed complex customer requirements into actionable technical tasks for the back-end team, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
- Oversaw the strategic product management and meticulous documentation for both product lines, establishing clear guidelines and product development trajectories.
- Drove key projects and major workstreams, significantly impacting executive-level decisions and steering the course of strategic business initiatives in high-stakes financial and creative industries.

Chief Product Officer

• Developed a long-term view of the tech ecosystem, analyzing emerging trends and technologies to shape ESW's product strategy.
• Identified market opportunities and unmet customer needs, leading data gathering and analysis to recommend effective solutions.
• Spearheaded key projects and major workstreams, influencing executive-level decisions on new strategic initiatives.
• Initially hired as a Product Strategy Analyst, proactively evolved my role into a functional intrapreneur,
spearheading cross-departmental collaborations aimed at solving high-impact organisational challenges.
• Conducted in-depth research and presented findings during company-wide events to inform and shape ESW's
product strategy.
• Demonstrated effective public speaking abilities, hosting AI workshops and Hackathons, presenting to the entire organisation on many occasions, enhancing internal knowledge and driving alignment on strategic initiatives.
• Led cross departmental collaborations with multiple teams to create POC's and Minimum Viable Products (MVP), showcasing the potential of AI solutions in operational contexts.

Product Strategy Analyst

Vstage

- Accelerated and expanded the application of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) capabilities across the organisation, worked closely with customers, and business stakeholders and hired a development team to identify, develop, and bring to market a new fully integrated AR product to the existing Vstage Platform.
- Built the content creation solution, driven by AR technologies; managed all design, development, and prototype efforts for AR Product line.
- Developed the roadmap, prioritised efficiently, planned, and ran development sprints.
- Effectively guided technical directions and planned timelines, to maintain industry competitiveness and collaborate with more internal business partners.
- Wrote the bite-size user stories with clear acceptance criteria and story mapping.
- Worked in a global cross-functional team with engineering, design, marketing, and business development throughout the product life cycle.
- Understood markets, competition, and user requirements in depth.
- Managed the Product Development team and the workflow through JIRA, Github, and Slack.

Product Manager Consultant

VOALÁ

- Developed and maintained the company’s vision and strategic plan.
- Owned and drove cutting-edge competition analysis, developed strategic, business, sales, and financial plans for Voalá Immersive Technology. 
- Presented Voalá Immersive Technology to investors and pitch competitions; identified partnerships that enhanced the company’s platform.
- Participated in public speaking opportunities with various organisations to crowds ranging from 50 to upwards of 300 people.
- Articulated the long-term product vision, broke down the vision into new products and features to meet customers' needs.
- Maintained an optimised roadmap, and made the right trade-offs to ensure delivery of a great CX.
- Broke down complex requirements into deliverables; inspired and rallied a team around product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
- Led Software development projects; managed all design, development, and prototype efforts for the WebApp, Customer Portal and Mobile Applications too.
- Identified new opportunities for revenue growth, including new products or services that meet unmet needs in the marketplace across Ireland and the USA. 
- Hired, managed, selected and supervised the UX design & software development teams.
- Demonstrated data-driven mindset, ability to identify, set, and analyse product metrics, experience with A/B testing.
- Coordinated release management and product releases across multiple teams.
- Kept track of domestic and global industry trends, as well as having insights on AI, AR, and Metaverse technology development.
- Established and maintained relationships with investors, suppliers, contractors, partners, and the entire sales pipeline.
- Worked closely with customers and business stakeholders.

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Dublin City University

- Provided technical support for all research groups within the centre.
- Carried out troubleshooting exercises on machines and elaborated machines specific bug reports.
- Led inspection, maintenance, installation, troubleshooting, calibration, and testing of laboratory and safety-related equipment.
- Supervised and instructed maintenance staff and contractors.
- Ensured compliance with all Food Safety, Health and Safety, and other machine-specific certifications.

Facilities Engineer

TOMRA Food

- Carried out ‘deep dive’ market mapping of Latin America region/ selected countries in Latin America.
- Generated leads; organised, expanded, and kept up-to-date competitor info;  improved data on market shares, trends, and focus (change) of competitors.
- Screened the regions for potential threats to recommend priorities & approaches; validated the market potential, size of potential clients' needs and new applications within new market segments.
- Organised, expanded, and kept up to date new Market Segment Intelligence (MSI) via database and other means/methods; kept track of trends, changes, and economic changes.
- Analysed data & support for strategy review, and business development.
- Helped translate the needs of each of the Market Segments into clear requirements for existing and future platforms while looking into cost margins &  benefit-to-customers.

Business Development Specialist LATAM

Financial Way Group LLC

- Sourced product suppliers within Brazil for the Polish market; identified potential markets to exploit within the Polish and Brazilian markets.
- Led visits and negotiations with suppliers for the highly-personalised client's demands for specific products or services; managed client relationships with the Polish Accounts Manager.
- Identified opportunities for improvement within the digital marketing of the company.
- Managed the legal side of the Brazilian market trades; worked closely with Freight Forwarding partners to ensure the quality of service and excellence in delivering goods.

Foreign Trade Specialist

Chief Product Officer | Neurodiversity & AI Evangelist

Overall 12+ years of mixed experience in artificial intelligence, creative technology, software development, product management, product design, commercial development, entrepreneurship, and business growth. Strong expertise in leading go-to-market strategies,  product management processes, devising roadmaps, and long-term strategies in the technology industry. Proven track record in leading effective multidisciplinary teams to assure all stakeholders' needs are addressed when building out projects, gathering and analysing market information, and providing strategic planning to companies. Experience in defining product requirements, which satisfy business requirements as well as the company's vision.

💡Areas of Expertise
Product Management, Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Agile Software Development, Software Project Management, AR Software Development, B2B sales, Digital Marketing, and Pitching/Public speaking

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