Padraic McDonagh

Working with the owners and management team of Galway Coach Station and Q-Park / IPark facilities in Galway and Ennis to maintain and improve their customer experience by implementing procedures and overseeing facility upgrades.

Having returned from the UK I set up a software services company, specialising in computer network installation, website development and bespoke software solutions. During this time I did a lot of work with Dental practitioners. Bespoke software included writing the check in, ticketing and customer database information for Aer Arann.

I established my gym and training facility in 2014 and it ran successfully up to Covids intervention.

I was responsible for building a client base, recruiting instructiors and establishing revenue streams that complimented the core business.

I purchased my family Guesthouse from my parents at the height of the property boom in 2007 and was owner/operator for 7 years, during which time I brought the business online and refurbished the entire property, adding ensuites to bedrooms and guest facilities.

As part of a software team responsible for millenium bug testing I implemented a test system to mirror production code and systems, testing for y2k compatibility and system integrity.

I started as a trainee and learned my IT knowledge through inhoiuse and external training courses in Ireland the the USA.

I worked though the ranks to become a lead development programmer on IBM mainframe using COBOL and DB2 primarily.

I was employed as a part time cashier in a bureau de change office in the summer of 1990.

First Rate Bureau De Change limited was a wholly subsidiary of Bank of Ireland group.

In my 4 years I helped establish new offices in Ireland and implemented training and operational procedures.

I obtained a diploma in HR managen=ment in DIT Rathmines and was also responsible for interviewing and recruiting fellow bureau staff.

From cashier I was promoted to Bureau Leader in Dublin, and following that I was promoted to operations coordinator in head office.

My final months with First Rate saw me temporarily relocate to London where I was part of the team that implemented the Bureau De Change fulfillment operations for The Post Office UK