Position : Principal & founder
Company : Germaine & Associates.
Address : 6 The Avenue, Earls Meadow, Ballivor, Co. Meath.
Date : December 2009 to present
Duties : Founder of consultancy providing high-quality services in consulting, training, programme development, management and evaluation to clients in the private, public and third sectors. Areas of interest are enterprise support and development, enterprise centre/incubaton development and management, as well as, the support and development of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship.
Position : Chairperson & Director
Company : Entrepreneurial Perspectives Limited
Address : Tallaght Enterprise Centre, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Date : May 2011 to present
Duties: Management Consultant. Entrepreneurial Perspectives Limited (EPL) is a consulting firm established by a team of experienced consultants with knowledge and expertise in the area of entrepreneurship and enterprise support and development. The experienced team has the unique combination of both knowledge and practical experience covering the full spectrum of entrepreneurial activity. We assist our clients to build policy and actions based upon the learning from our implementation expertise. Our team has worked with public, private and third-sector organisations. All of our team are, or have been, self-employed themselves. Thus, we take an entrepreneurial perspective to all our work.
Position : Chief Executive Officer
Company : BASE Enterprise Centre Limited.
Address : BASE, Ladyswell Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.
Date : August 2000 to February 2010
Duties : CEO, responsible for 31,000 square foot enterprise centre with over 30 resident companies, strategic development, financial forecasting and commercial management of the company, answering directly to board of directors. Development of strategic alliances and networking with public agencies, local authorities, community and business organisations.
Main achievement
- Project managed €4 million Phase 2 development, PPP with Fingal County Council and developer. Phase 2 delivered on time and on budget. BASE now 3,000 square metres from original 750 square metres.
Also currently
- President of Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA).
- Member of Independent Consultants and Advisers Group (ICAG) committee
- Member of WINSENT Development Project (INTERREG IV project promoting social entrepreneurship)
- Independent trainer and consultant
Formerly
- Member of EMERGE Development Partnership (promoting ethnic minority entrepreneurship)
- Member Fingal Enterprise Alliance
- Member Enterprise Centres – Ireland East
- Chairperson of Parslickstown House Management Limited (community resource centre)
- Chairperson and director of Blanchardstown 2001 (management agent for Full-time Job Initiative Programme)
- Chairperson and director of Baptec Limited (IT training company)
- Deputy Area Director of Unit, South Dublin Irish Red Cross (member 20 years and fully-qualified first-aid Instructor)
- Community Director of the Blancharsdtown Area Partnership
Position : Enterprise Officer
Company : Blanchardstown Area Partnership.
Date : May 1997 to August 2000
Duties : Assist and advise entrepreneurs with business planning. Administered Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance (for Department of Social Welfare).
Position : Managing Director & Entrepreneur
Company : A.F.A. Medical Supplies Limited.
Date : September 1990 to May 1997
Duties : Self employed entrepreneur in the supply of first aid equipment and training, health and safety. Company Secretary.
1988 – 1990 Various Contract Positions Held
