Barry O'Connell

Experience

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  Nokia

  Aug 1992 - Apr 2011

  Fully responsible for the Vodafone Business in Ireland, this included Business Development, Account Management, Support & Maintenance Contracts, P&L Analysis, Supplier Performance Metrics and Framework Agreement negotiationsTechnology projects include the following,HSDPA, 3G, 4G/LTE,Femto,DWDM,MPLS,SDH Microwave Radio,IP Microwave Radio,Network Management Centre,Motive CPE Management,Genesys contact management solutions.I also lead multi-national Business Development opportunities as part of the Global Account Team, on solutions involving Microwave Radio, MPLS and Femto at VPC Luxembourg. Show less Reporting to the Global Programme Director, I had full responsibility for all turnkey ICT projects deployed in Alcatel Lucent Ireland along with the associated support and maintenance contracts.Managing a team of Project Managers ( Employee and Sub-Contractors) I had fully responsibility for Project P&L, Risk Management, Scheduling and performance.These projects included the following technologies,PDH MicrowaveSDH MicrowaveSDH Optical Transmission.ATMDWDMNMC applications Show less I managed a team of 5 technicians in the PSTN voice telephone Exchange division, working on customer specific solution configuration and design.These projects include,E10 Exchange POTS to Digital subscriber upgrades, E10 expansion for ISDNE10 Core rationalisation.I also worked at Alcatel CIT, Paris on reconstruction projects following the Bosnian conflict.I designed and implemented Business Process Re-Engineering within the entire engineering department, the reformed every process within the department for order processing, through engineer allocation and management to efficient and timely invoicing. Results of this project meant quicker project deployment, reduced time from Quote-to-Cash thus increasing cash flow. Show less

  • Vodafone Global Account - Ireland Country Manager

    Apr 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Programme Manager

    May 1999 - Apr 2009

  • Engineering Design Supervisor

    Aug 1992 - Apr 1999
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  Strencom

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2014

  Business Development Manager

  Strencom provide bespoke network Solutions exclusively to business customers throughout Ireland and the UK. Our services portfolio provides a range of business IP services, including connectivity, hosting and security solutions. Our own resilient core IP network comprises of multiple POP's in Ireland and the UK, including two wholly owned data centres. SpecialtiesMPLS Managed WAN, Virtual Data Centre (Cloud IaaS), Hosted Lync, Exchange, SharePoint (SAAS)Process reformsDesign and implementation of Uncommon Service to improve Net promoter Score, improve Client retention and drive up-sell opportunities.I defined vertical sectors within the target market, I then defined and implemented a strategy of though leadership per vertical via specialisation and integrated customer product placement for prospect marketing. Show less

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  Tech Industry Alliance

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2018

  • IT@Cork - European Tech Cluster, Tech Talk Committee

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  • Chairman, Tech Talk Committee

    Feb 2014 - Apr 2017
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  PlanNet21 Communications Ltd

  Nov 2014 - now

  Client Director

  PlanNet21 is Ireland's most specialised converged network solution provider. The converged solutions, PlanNet21 provide offer a unified systems framework for voice, data and video which supports and enhances our clients competitive advantage through the enablement of their workforce, empowering them to respond faster and more efficiently to the demands that their clients place on them.As a multi-award winning Cisco Gold Partner, Palo Alto Networks Platinum Partner, NetApp and Nutanix Partner, PlanNet21 Communications hold all the necessary skills to evaluate, design, implement and support complex converged data, voice and video solutions for our clients.The following certifications mean that PlanNet21 are the most qualified converged network and Unified Communications partner in Ireland. Certifications and SpecialisationsCisco Gold Certified PartnerCisco Master Unified Communications SpecialisationCisco Advanced Data Centre Networking SpecialisationCisco Advanced Unified Communications SpecialisationCisco Advanced Routing and Switching SpecialisationCisco Advanced Security SpecialisationCisco Advanced Wireless LAN SpecialisationATP - Cisco Unified Contact Centre EnterpriseATP - Cisco Unified Customer Voice PortalMicrosoft Gold Certified PartnerPolycom Certified PartnerMicrosoft Unified Communications PartnerMicrosoft Information Worker PartnerSolar Winds Gold PartnerPalo Alto Networks Platinum PartnerNetApp Gold Partner Show less