Project Manager Management

Daragh O Brien

December ****

Phone: +353-**-*******

email: ******@************-**********.***

Skype: daragh.obrien

Company Website: http://castlebridge-associates.com

EXPERIENCE

Managing Director C a s t l e b r i d g e A s s o c i a t e s

September 2009 to date

Currently developing Castlebridge Associates to be the leading Information

Asset Management consulting and training organisation in Ireland within 5

years.

Castlebridge Associates is an Enterprise Ireland client company through the

ERIC incubator programme in IT Carlow and we are in receipt of CORD

funding.

Recently completed FETAC QA submissions to become a FETAC registered

training provider.

I am responsible for strategy, planning, financial management, business

development, strategic partnerships, and development of product

specification and content.

We deliver training, consultancy, and Professional Development services in

the field of Information Management and Regulatory Compliance to clients

in Ireland and Europe across a variety of industry verticals using a mix of

face to face and web-based tutorials.

In addition we are one of only 2 approved providers of the ICS Skills Data

Protection Practitioner Certificate and related qualifications.

Working to develop FETAC accredited awards in Information Quality

Management and Data Protection Governance.

Engaged in R&D activity with Dublin City University and the Innovation

Value Institute in NUI Maynooth.

Clients include Financial Services, Health care, Non-profit and Utilities

companies.

Consultant S e l f e m p l o y e d

October to December 2009

I was contracted by a leading Irish company developing a new solution in

the Information Quality Management market to conduct research and

development activities to identify market niches, potential sources of

reference data materials, and quick win sales opportunities.

Assistant Programme Manager, Compliance & Assurance e i r c o m R e t a i l

2006 - 2009

Implemented Process Control & Governance methodology to ensure

Compliance objectives were met, including developing Business Rule

based methodology for analysis and remediation of Compliance issues.

Assisted Programme Manager in definition and development of

governance framework to meet Compliance objectives and requirements

raised by stakeholders in Risk Management and Internal Audit.

Provided Coaching and Mentoring in Information Quality practices and

concepts to Compliance/Assurance Team and project stakeholders.

Senior Project Manager, CRM Programme e i r c o m R e t a i l

2002 - 2006

Delivered End to End strategic business and systems transformation

projects targeted at improving information management capabilities.

Responsible for day to day management of and resolution of

Information Quality issues in a range of core systems, including Single

Customer View

Developed and delivered internal training courses on Information

Quality Management best practices.

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EDUCATION

University College Dublin

1994-1998

Bachelor of Business & Legal Studies

Achieved 2.2 Honours Degree

Subjects studied as part of this inter-faculty degree included:

Commercial Law, Contract Law, Tort Law, Banking Law, EU Law, EU

Competition Law, Legal Economics, Management Accounting, Financial

Accounting, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation,

Organisational Behaviour, Legal Systems.

Dorset College, Dublin

2009

FETAC Level 6 Train the Trainer

Successfully completed the FETAC Train the Trainer Qualification

ICS Skills

2009

Irish Computer Society Data Protection Practitioner Certificate

Scored highest in class

I am now a tutor on the ICS Skills Data Protection courses.

IT Carlow

2010

Institute of Technology Carlow, Enterprise Research & Incubation Centre

I am currently a participant in the ERIC Incubator Platform Programme.

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LECTURING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Part Time Lecturer, EMBIN Programme D u b l i n C i t y U n i v e r s i t y

2007 to Date

Lectured on the European Masters in Business Informatics

Lecture subject is the Legal Regulation of Information Systems, covering

a variety of legal topics which impact the management of information

systems.

Curriculum Development Working Group I A I D Q

March 2008 to date

I sit on the Curriculum/Certification Development Working Group of the

International Association for Information & Data Quality (IAIDQ), helping to

develop an internationally recognised defensible professional qualification

for Data Quality practitioners.

Course Descriptor Author, FETAC Pilot Course C D V E C

2006

Was invited by Whitehall College of Further Education (a CDVEC

college) to develop a pilot Level 6 Course Descriptor on Information

Quality Management.

Contributor to MSc Syllabus, EMBIN Programme D C U

2005

Developed course module for Legal Regulation of Information Systems.

I have also delivered guest lectures on Information Quality and Information

Quality related topics to Undergraduate and Post graduate students in Dublin

City University and in Whitehall College.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Charter Member of the International Association for Information & Data

Quality

Fellow of the Irish Computer Society

Member of the Project Management Institute

Associate Member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisors

Member of the Innovation Value Institute

HOBBIES/INTERESTS

When not teaching, writing, or working on information quality issues, I train in

Aikido, Aikijutsu and Iaido.

I enjoy reading and learning of trends and themes in general management, as well as

tools and techniques for Organizational and personal change. I also play guitar and

enjoy reading and swimming.

REFERENCES

References are available on request or can be found on my LinkedIn profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/daraghobrien

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