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Gerry O Meara

Gerry O Meara

Carrick-On-Suir,County Tipperary

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work history

Director IT Operations

Teva Pharmaceuticals
Waterford, Waterford
04.2021 - Current
  • Accomplished PMO leader & program manager with global experience managing large-scale, multi-million dollar enterprise wide IT programs in the pharmaceutical industry. Deep expertise in leading infrastructure transformation programs in a validated / GMP environment, including Network Infrastructure projects, Vulnerability Hygiene program, Telecommuncation Expense management program and managed services transitions.
  • Led infrastructure projects to install and upgrade various systems.
  • Led end-to-end project lifecycles, achieving on-time and within-budget delivery of IT initiatives.
  • Oversaw execution of IT projects from inception to execution.

Associate Director IT Operations Delivery Europe

Teva Pharmaceuticals
Waterford, Waterford
07.2019 - 04.2021
  • Member of the Global Infrastructure IT team. Collaborate with IT Global Infrastructure teams and local Stakeholder management.
  • Manage the process of project intake for Infrastructure requests and take requests through fulfillment
  • Accountable for identifying and executing opportunities to consolidate and rationalize IT infrastructure service delivery, creating a team and culture that drives continuous improvement across the Europe and proactively identifies opportunities for service uplift and cost reduction.
  • Maintain the compliance of Teva infrastructure by following GxP standards through Teva’s quality management system for all projects consistently
  • Accountable for all people aspects within the local Infrastructure services team in Europe. Lead, manage and mentor direct reports to optimal levels of performance

Associate Director IT Operations NW Europe

Teva Pharmaceuticals
Waterford
05.2017 - 07.2019
  • Member of the Global Infrastructure IT team. Collaborate with IT Global Infrastructure teams and local Stakeholder management.
  • Managed Local IT Infrastructure Services in NW Europe
  • Manage the process of project intake for Infrastructure requests and take requests through fulfillment
  • Maintain the compliance of Teva infrastructure by following GxP standards through Teva’s quality management system for all projects consistently
  • Accountable for all people aspects within the local Infrastructure services team in Europe. Lead, manage and mentor direct reports to optimal levels of performance

Senior IT Operations Delivery Manager UK/IE

Teva Pharmaceuticals
Waterford, Waterford
09.2015 - 05.2017
  • Accountable for local Infrastructure Services in UK/IE
  • Member of the Global Infrastructure IT team. Collaborate with IT Global Infrastructure teams and local Stakeholder management.
  • Manage the process of project intake for Infrastructure requests and take requests through fulfillment
  • Accountable for all people aspects within the local Infrastructure services team in Europe. Lead, manage and mentor direct reports to optimal levels of performance
  • Maintain the compliance of Teva infrastructure by following GxP standards through Teva’s quality management system for all projects consistently
  • Spearheaded contract negotiation to obtain favourable terms for quality, cost and delivery requirements.

I.T Technical Services Manager

Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland
Waterford
07.2006 - 09.2015
  • Managed Local IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery teams in Ireland
  • Responsible for Local IT Infrastructure and Service Desk Team
  • Oversaw development, implementation and maintenance of technological company systems and processes, including troubleshooting any potential issues.
  • Oversaw the day-to-day activities of service-desk operations to ensure users and business teams receive the support they require.
  • Oversaw workforce recruitment and development processes to guarantee service excellence.
  • Offered out of hours support and liaised with technical teams to restore services.
  • Developed and updated internal guidelines.
  • Coached and mentored new team members to build high-performing team for optimum productivity.
  • Handled high volume calls to address customer inquiries and concerns.
  • Promoted continuous improvement by problem-solving and sharing suggestions to optimise team operations.

Information Services Manager

Ivax Pharmaceuticals Ieland
Waterford, Waterford
06.2000 - 06.2006

Senior IT Network Support Analyst

Ivax Pharmaceuticals
Waterford, Waterford
07.1997 - 06.2000

I.T Operations Support Analyst

Premier Dairies (Waterford Foods)
Dublin, Leinster
08.1993 - 05.1997

I.T Operations Support Analyst

Donovan Data Systems
London, London
09.1991 - 08.1993

Education

Diploma in Project Management - Project Management

Technological University Dublin
Dublin, Leinster
04.2001 -

VMWARE Certified Professional - VMWARE

VMWARE
London

Diploma in Computer Science - I.T

Institute of Technology Carlow
04.2001 -

Certificate of Higher Education - Azure Fundamentals,

Microsoft certification Azure Fundamentals,
Dublin
08.2021 -

Skills

  • Infrastructure Management
  • Service Delivery Management
  • Project Management
  • Problem solving
  • Strong communication
  • Team building
  • Communication skills

Timeline

Certificate of Higher Education - Azure Fundamentals,

Microsoft certification Azure Fundamentals,
08.2021 -

Director IT Operations

Teva Pharmaceuticals
04.2021 - Current

Associate Director IT Operations Delivery Europe

Teva Pharmaceuticals
07.2019 - 04.2021

Associate Director IT Operations NW Europe

Teva Pharmaceuticals
05.2017 - 07.2019

Senior IT Operations Delivery Manager UK/IE

Teva Pharmaceuticals
09.2015 - 05.2017

I.T Technical Services Manager

Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland
07.2006 - 09.2015

Diploma in Project Management - Project Management

Technological University Dublin
04.2001 -

Diploma in Computer Science - I.T

Institute of Technology Carlow
04.2001 -

Information Services Manager

Ivax Pharmaceuticals Ieland
06.2000 - 06.2006

Senior IT Network Support Analyst

Ivax Pharmaceuticals
07.1997 - 06.2000

I.T Operations Support Analyst

Premier Dairies (Waterford Foods)
08.1993 - 05.1997

I.T Operations Support Analyst

Donovan Data Systems
09.1991 - 08.1993

VMWARE Certified Professional - VMWARE

VMWARE
Gerry O Meara