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Expert is a career & personal development coach and trainer with extensive experience in Career Transition, Outplacement, Executive Coaching, Psychometric testing and Emotional Intelligence assessment & development, both in a one-on-one and group setting.

Expert's skills have been developed over a period of nearly 20 years in the helathcare/pharmaceutical business, most recently at senior management/board level. She has held positions in a variety of areas including research, sales & marketing and communications. Her experience spans global pharmaceutical companies, independent consultancy and start-up operations.

PERFORMANCE AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHING
• Pharmaceutical/healthcare, entrepreneurs, independent consultants, start-up companies, senior executives and business women
• Professional development, talent management, leadership skills, effective management, work-life balance, emotional intelligence, time-management, stress management, delegation
• Psychometric testing for selection and development.

CAREER COACHING
• Career planning & advancement, career transition, outplacement, retirement, redundancy, returning to work.
• Psychometric testing and feedback - aptitude, ability and personality.
• CV preparation and Interview skills
• Firework® career transition programme: A groundbreaking and unique, structured career coaching programme aimed at people at a career crossroads.

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING
• Professional assessment, selection, development and coaching, career decision, career guidance
• Range of testing services available including the world leading tests of personality, career and ability tests including 15FQ+, NEO-PI-R, Jung Type Indicator (JTI); Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Emotions and Behaviours at Work (EBW),The Career Profile and Ability Tests.

Originally from a science background, Expert holds an honours degree in Pharmacology from UCD, and an MSc in Biotechnology from UCG. She later went on to receive a Diploma in Management from TCD and a Diploma in Public Relations from the Irish Academy of Public Relations. She is a qualified Life and Business Coach and is recognised by the British Psychological Society as Level A & B qualified in psychometric testing. Expert is a licensed Career Coach with Fireworks Coaching Company which offers a structured career transition programme for those at a career crossroads. She has recently completed a Certificate in Training and Continuing Education from NUI Maynooth.

Expert is an associate consultant to the global outplacement company DBM and has also coached individuals from a broad range of organisations including Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Bank of Ireland, Bank of Scotland Ireland, Intel, Symantec and Accenture.

As an associate consultant for DBM, she provided outplacement support and career coaching (one-to-one & workshops for up to 12 people) to approximately 100 individuals from organisations including Bank of Ireland, Symantec, Accenture, Intel and Bank of Scotland Ireland within a 12 month period. Co-ordinated and completed an Emotional Intelligence assessment and feedback project to a team of 48 at Bristol Myers Squibb Pharma (BMS), Dublin within a 3 month period, providing report and recommendations to management.
Conducted EQ-360 assessments, feedback and follow-up executive coaching to management team and key personnel in BMS.
Turned around a problematic employee anger management issue for Pharmaceutical company through coaching over a 3 month period resulting in a highly motivated, positive individual, improved team relations and a dramatic improvement in performance and attitude as reported by management.Planned and co-ordinated, in association with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Edelman PR and key Medical specialists launch of Viagra® to primary care, ensuring communication of accurate, non-sensationalised information.