derek.monahan's Profile

Location: Ireland

Industry: Business Services/Consulting (Tech-Related)

Role: IT Consultant

IT Services Director, ITIL and Prince 2 certified, with numerous awards in innovation, business and technical process improvements, cost containment, project management, and team leadership. Key contributing member of an international business team to define, develop, and execute an IT growth strategy to meet increasingly demanding information systems and technology requirements, as the company transformed itself into the world's leader within its industry. Centralised IT operations and streamlined processes to maintain strict control of projects and staff costs, and provide the innovation the organisation needed to expand business lines and growth within the industry. As the recession hit, executed a 360 degree turn to lead a core cost containment program by overseeing the migration of 24 countries to a centralised data centre in the Czech Republic; achieved goal to reduce IT spending by 48%. Adept at working in a global environment�¢??South Africa, Soviet Union, USA, Kenya, Belgium, UK, Ireland, and Czech Republic�¢??with expertise in all areas of an IT organisation, including Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Logistics, and Transportation.