Denny Kelleher, Internationalization Consultant. “I reported to Tom during my employment at Apple Cork. Together we started and built the European Localization Team for Apple. Tom was a driven, fearless and innovative leader. He worked tirelessly to achieve all of our goals and led our team to success in delivering so many products to the European market for Apple. He not only focused on the end goal of getting these products to market in time, within budget with high quality, but also spent a significant amount of his time mentoring and growing the members of his team (myself included). I would love the opportunity to work with Tom again anytime anywhere and highly recommend him.”
John Sheahan, Owner at Egg Design. “It was a pleasure to work together with Tom, who was an always punctual expert. As I remember, Tom was a very productive motivated, ambitious and a forward thinking team player. No matter how complex the problem is, he will always come up with a brilliant, elegant, and cost-effective solution.”
Rónán O Dubhghaill, VP of External Relations, UCC. “I had the pleasure of working with Tom over the last 2 years. Tom is a top quality project manager, he works to the highest professional standards and gets things done effectively. Tom keeps his focus on the big picture, he works for what is right for the organisation.Great solutions emerge from his innovative approach and his ability to work with people.”
Federico Marucco, President at Australis Localization. “Tom is a kind of person that is hard to find. He has vast knowledge on both IT and Localization due to his years of experience in both industries. Moreover, he has superior project management skills and is excellent managing people. Overall, I’m glad to have the possibility of working with him.”
Peter Reynolds, co-CEO at memoQ: “Tom’s experience, common sense, enthusiasm and sense of humour make him a please to work with. His presentations are both entertaining and educational. He is particularly good at showing the funny side of a mistake and showing how to recover from the problem. Tom has just started managing, developing and promoting the Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) course which TILP runs. He very quickly got immersed in this role and has already established the basis for this year’s course.”
Larry Shaw, CEO at Ignite Fredericton and Knowledge Park, Inc. “While at PulseLearning I had the pleasure and privilege of working with Tom. He has a keen sense of business drivers and quickly analyzes client requirements. He looks beyond the obvious in sourcing solutions creating enhanced value in his business relationships. Tom brings a well rounded and seasoned level of experience at a senior level.”
Fabio Valsasina, CEO at Webiz (Pty) Ltd. “I have worked a number of times with Tom, and I experienced him both as a client and as a consultant and would not hesitate in recommending him highly. Tom has great ability to manage very complex projects with a perfect sense of timing. Time to market driven he has the capability to succeed in managing extremely tight schedules.”
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Qualifications
Certified coach and Member of the Association for Coaching
PMP Certification, Project Management Institute #1719329
Agile Project Management Certificate, Int’l Campus for Project Management Education (distinction)
Data Protection Certificate, Charities Institute Ireland (distinction)
QQI Level 6 Train The Trainer certification (distinction)
MBA from the National University of Ireland Cork in 2003.
GRID Management Programme, classified as a 9,9 (optimal mix of leadership and teamworking skills)
Studied Project Management in MCE, Brussels.
Management Training at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Apple sponsored programme. On winning team in the business simulation game.
3 X APICS exams mid-80s.
B. Eng. (Industrial) from the National University of Ireland Galway in 1980.