BIOGRAPHY

Research Projects

  Project (ID)) Role Description Start Date End Date
Hibergen IP Management (R11936) Principal Investigator UC 23-AUG-05 22-AUG-09
Enterprise Ireland - Technology Transfer Initiative (R11644) Principal Investigator UC 01-DEC-05 30-NOV-08
EI Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative Operational Funding for Technology Transfer Offices (R12570) Principal Investigator UC 09-MAY-07 31-DEC-13
Technology Transfer Initiative at University College Cork (R12337) Principal Investigator UC 24-SEP-07 31-DEC-13
SFI - IP Co-ordinator (R13038) Principal Investigator UC 01-JAN-09 31-DEC-11
Technology Transfer Strengthening Programme 2 (R14871) Principal Investigator UC 01-JAN-13 31-DEC-13

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
1992 Travel Award Penn Chemicals
1990 Higher research award EOLAS
2002 Staff Merit Award Enterprise Ireland
2000 Environmental Health and Safety Team Leadership Award Monsanto, St. Louis
2005 Staff Merit Award Enterprise Ireland
2007 Team Award Enterprise Ireland
2007 Staff Merit Award Enterprise Ireland

Associations

  Assocation Function From / To
Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Member 01-JAN-03 / 31-DEC-07
European Plant Science Organization Irish National Representative 01-JAN-01 / 31-DEC-06
UK Biotechnology for Bio-diversity Platform Member 01-JAN-96 / 31-DEC-00
Licensing Executives Society, USA & Canada Member 01-JAN-07 / 31-DEC-10
Irish Network, NYC member 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10
Irish Business Organisation NYC Member 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10
Irish International Business Network Member 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10
Institute of Food Technologists Member 01-JAN-05 / 31-JAN-11
American Society for Nutrition Member 01-JAN-07 / 31-DEC-11
Food For Health Ireland Initiative Member 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-12
New York Hedge Fund Roundtable steering committee Member 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-10
Global Irish Alumni Network Co-founder 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-09
California Dairy Research Foundation Scientific reviewer 01-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-10
Self Help Africa NYC advisory board Member 01-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-10
University College Cork New York/Tri-State Alumni Organisation Co-Chair 01-JAN-08 / 31-DEC-11
Agri-food Technology Transfer/business partnering mission to Africa EI representative 01-JAN-12 /
Irish Bio-Industries Association working group on Biotechnology Member 01-JAN-02 / 31-DEC-06

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Enterprise Board, Fermoy, Co. Cork Member 2004 / 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food RELAY Management Committee Member 2003 / 2006
EI Bio working group on commercial application of plant Biotech tools in Ireland Coordinator 1996 / 1997
Biological Society Committee Auditor/Chairman 1994 / 1995
Irish EPA GMO Advisory Committee Member 2004 / 2008

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Enterprise Ireland Senior Development Advisor 01-JAN-11 / 31-JUL-12
Enterprise Ireland Senior Biotechnology Commercialization Specialist 01-JAN-03 / 31-DEC-05
Office of Technology Transfer, University College Cork Director 09-JUL-12 /
Enterprise Ireland SVP, Food Industry Investment, Americas 01-JAN-06 / 31-DEC-10

Education

  Year Instituion Qualification Subject
2010 Institute of Food Laws and Regulations, Michigan State University, MI, USA Certificate Certificate in International Food Laws and Regulations
2008 Harvard Business School, Boston MA., USA Certificate Executive Education Certificate in Agribusiness
2007 Kellogg School of Management, North Western University, IL, USA Certificate Executive Education Certificate in Innovation Management
2005 Cranfield R&D Management Centre, Cranfield, UK Certificate Executive Education Certificate in Valuing Intellectual Property
2004 Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin MSc Technology Management
2003 Cranfield R&D Management Centre, Cranfield, UK Certificate Executive Education Certificate in Technology Licensing
1995 UCC PHD Plant Science
1993 Cork Institute of Technology Certificate IQA Certificate in Quality Management
1990 UCC BSC (HONS) Plant Science