John O'Brien

John O'Brien

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Skilled People Manager & Team Leader

  • Education

    • University College Cork

      2012 - 2013
      Master's Degree History

      MA in Irish History, specifically the period 1914 - 1923.Thesis title: "The Demography of the Leadership of the IRA in Dublin and Cork, 1919-1921."The thesis demonstrated the misunderstanding of the demographic nature of republican leadership in previous works.

    • University College Cork

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor's Degree History and Philosophy

      Majored in History and Minored in Philosophy.Focused on 18th & 19th Century Irish history.

  • Experience

    • N/a Freelance research

      Sept 2013 - May 2014
      Historian

      Freelance research for a lecturer in UCC.The research topic was the Irish Volunteers in County Cork.I compiled a description of the formation of every company of the Irish Volunteers that mobilized in County Cork for the Easter Rising, along with a complete list of every man the mobilized in County Cork.

    • Intellicom

      Aug 2014 - Apr 2015
      Customer Service Technical Support

      Answered customer enquiries, troubleshot and resolved technical problems, added up-selling and made appointments for engineers in cases that could not be solved over the phone or via email.

    • Dealz Ireland

      Jun 2015 - Sept 2016

      Managed, monitored and directed all sales floor operations of 20+ cashiers in a fast-paced retail environment. Trained, developed, and motivated my team, whilst ensuring everyone adhered to company policies and procedures. Worked as a part of the team to deliver a high standard of retail experience for our customers: monitored stock levels, merchandised products, processed payments at the till and distributed daily deliveries on the shop floor.

      • Duty Manager

        Nov 2015 - Sept 2016
      • Sales Assistant

        Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
    • Sports Direct

      Sept 2016 - Oct 2021
      Store and Support Manager

      Managing of all day-to-day store operations in Kilkenny and overseeing operations in multiple stores in Waterford, Wexford, Gorey & Wicklow as their support manager (up to 70 employees and 12 supervisors at the highest). Developing and leading individuals and teams to achieve and exceed KPIs via training, coaching, motivating, inspiring and recognizing & rewarding staff efforts.

    • Lidl Ireland

      Oct 2021 - now
      Deputy Store Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PRINCE2® Foundation Certification

      PeopleCert
      Feb 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Transcriber

      Issued by Volunteer Ireland on Apr 2015
      Volunteer IrelandAssociated with John O'Brien