Cathy Giles

Experience

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  Cathy Giles Art

  Jan 2000 - now

  Artist / Teacher

  I am an artist based in a cosy cottage studio on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, originally hailing from Balbriggan, County Dublin. I work predominantly with oils, painting portraits, landscapes, and still life. I am currently the Artis-in-Residence at Kiltallagh National School in Castlemaine, County Kerry, which allows me to inspire young minds and enrich my artistic journey. With a BSc in Education and Training (Hons) and a Masters in Art and Design Education, I have a strong background in education that informs my art facilitation and instruction.My artistic inspiration is deeply rooted in the natural environment of the enchanting Dingle Peninsula, the simple beauty of everyday things, and the people who cross my path. Show less

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  Thales Translink

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Sales And Marketing Assistant

  Marketing, PR, Sales support, report generation and management, database management, event organiser, project management.

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  Jump

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Marketing Coordinator

  Responsible for marketing, advertising and promotion. Building and managing relationships with various external agencies and preparing briefs. New branch set up, staff training and management.Responsible for area and market research for new branchesKey member of marketing and PR teamNew branch coordination and staff sales and marketing trainingDealing with national and local press on a daily basis

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  Aircraft Management Technologies

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2004

  Office Manager

  Responsible for the day to day management of the office and providing PA duties to senior management. First point of contact for business partners, customers and suppliers. Assisted in sales and marketing research, reports and meetings. Management of sales and marketing related software programmes.

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  National Adult Literacy Agency

  May 2007 - Dec 2007

  Skills for Work Co-ordinator

  Co-ordinator for Co. KerryManagement and promotion of the Skills for Work Programme, a basic education programme to promote literacy and numeracy to people in the work place in Co. Kerry. Key skills: Research, presentation, administration, stakeholder identification, training support and relationship management.

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  The Crafty Alley Shop

  Mar 2008 - Feb 2013

  Owner / Director

  The Crafty Alley Shop specialised in sourcing and retailing high quality brands in Art and craft supplies in Killarney employing 5 members of staff including offering a full adult and children art and design workshop programme including a Start Your Own Business for Creative Business course.Key skills: Team building, budgeting, purchasing, marketing, retailing, e-commerce, and management, curriculum design, workshop facilitation, project management, enterprise, group work, networking and sales, production, delivery and marketing of a creative eLearning and eCommerce environment. Show less

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  Oireachtas

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  SA at Oireachtas

  Administration, public relations and marketing support. Working from the constituency office, first point of contact for constituents dealing with a wide range of areas from social protection to local government, health and education. Face to face role, providing constituents with information and representation with Government departments and local council. Worked closely with Government departments and the local council to deal with issues in a professional and productive manner. Responsible for social media management. Other responsibilities included database set up and management, diary management, direct and indirect marketing. Show less

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  Institute of Technology, Tralee

  Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

  Project coordinator / Interregional Learning Manager for Boost iEER, an Interreg Europe project with the goal of boosting Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Regions for young entrepreneurs. Responsibility for project methodology design, implementation, monitoring and analysis. I facilitate cross European regional evaluations and workshops. Planning and management of project outputs including regional action plans, project handbook and software concept development/ business analysis are some of my key tasks. I worked closely with a cross regional project team, local entrepreneurs and stakeholders and European partner regions to evaluate how structural funds are being used in regions to boost young entrepreneurship.iEER is an Interreg Europe funded flagship project gathering together 10 regions around Europe. Initiated by a majority of European Entrepreneurial regions, iEER aims to define smart paths and solutions for partners to boost and orchestrate regional entrepreneurship ecosystems supporting young entrepreneurs. The project pays special attention to the support European Structural funds and regional authorities can offer to the making of a conducive entrepreneurship ecosystem for young entrepreneurs.Through the exchange of best practices and peer learning in 2016–2018, iEER is to develop effective measures and regional policies to improve the regional entrepreneurship ecosystems through quadruple helix cooperation among the HEIs, the private, the public and end users in the partner regions. Show less The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) plays a key role in fostering and developing the entrepreneurial mindset as part of the innovative ecosystem of the Institute of Technology Tralee. The centre practices a unique strategic policy of seamless integration between the Institute and the wider commercial and community sectors across the region. We enable the development of the economic life of a region through facilitating business creation, development and growth. We achieve this through: 1) RESEARCH: Leading Edge Research in Disruptive Innovation Enterprise Solutions (Basic and Applied). 2)CONSULTANCY: For Commercial and Social Organisations which enables their innovation and enterprise requirements. 3)NETWORKING: Helping people who want to be successful to connect with those who are successful to enable their Business Development and Growth. 4)KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Transforming Individual’s Innovative Capabilities Our research agenda has a particular focus on research into entrepreneurial learning, incubation and new venture creation and sustainability. It brings together academics, spinout enterprises, student entrepreneurs, start-up businesses and researchers for the study and practice of innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise. CEED aims to be recognised as a global premier centre for the development of the entrepreneurial mindset in the business/social, and the research and education communities. The CEED’s research agenda spans across all departments within the Institute in order to stimulate an entrepreneurial spirit amongst both staff and students. CEED currently hosts four post graduate candidates in the area of entrepreneurship at both masters and PhD levels. In 2013 CEED was awarded EU-FP7 funding as the leader of the ‘Entrepreneurship Track’ work package in the successful IT, Tralee project ‘Network for the transfer of knowledge on traditional foods to SMEs’ under the [KBBE 2013.2.2-02] call theme. Show less

  • Project Coordinator

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Research Assistant

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
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  Schoolbooks.ie

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2023

  Business Development Manager