Paul Cooney
Head Of IT at Cornmarket Group Financial Services
Kildare, Ireland
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Top SchoolPaul Cooney is a seasoned IT leader and Head of IT at Cornmarket Group with over two decades in technology and 11 years in senior roles driving digital transformation for financial services in Ireland. He leads a 20-person team delivering secure, customer-focused solutions and has progressed through roles from RPG developer to CTO, giving him deep operational and technical empathy. Paul combines formal software engineering training (MSc) and strategy-focused credentials in Azure, Agile and leadership with hands-on experience managing projects, budgets and stakeholder collaboration. Known for mentoring the next generation of talent, he also pursues continuous learning—recently completing a professional diploma in Creativity, Innovation & Leadership—bringing a rare blend of engineering rigor and creative strategic thinking to IT delivery.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering at The Open UniversityDiploma in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Cork Institute of TechnologySt. Colman's College FermoyFrontline Management, Frontline Management at Irish Management InstitutePMBOK Project Management, Project Management, PMBOK Project Management, Project Management at Westmoreland CollegeProf Diploma Creativity, Innovation & Leadership, NFQ Level 9, Prof Diploma Creativity, Innovation & Leadership, NFQ Level 9 at University College DublinGithub contributions (1)
Open-University-PG-SWEng/M814-14K-Kermode
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:10 commits, 10 pushes in 1 month
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