Barry Turley
Role: Managing Director Company: Barry Turley PR And Public Affairs Track Record: TRACK RECORD “I’m in my mid 40s and like everyone else in my generation, I was born in a Northern Ireland where the Troubles blighted every facet of life. Having been a journalist for 15 years, and then having had the privilege of...
Nuala McShane
Role: Commercial Manager Company: Marks and Spencer Track Record: “Having started with M&S as a 16-year-old student, I have now been with the business for 24 years — I’ll soon be receiving my 25 years Long Service Award!” said Nuala. What does your job entail? I am responsible for the day-to-day running of the largest...
Mandy Mills
Role: Business Information Centre Manager Company: Invest NI Track Record: ‘The best reward is when a client gets excited by the information we have given them, because it has given them a new perspective on their business, or helped them make more informed decisions,’ says Mandy. What does your job entail? I work in Invest...
Paula Dunlop
Role: Site engineer Company: Coolkeeragh ESB power station Track Record: TRACK RECORD “I am currently working as a site engineer at Coolkeeragh ESB power station as part of a 13-month placement within my Masters degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Queen’s Uni-versity, Belfast. I was awarded a schol-arship with Electric Ireland, part of the...
Kim Blair
Role: Graduate Technical Specialist Company: Capita Managed IT Solutions Track Record: What does your job entail? I’m a graduate technical specialist so I use my technical knowledge and experience to fix IT problems for a wide range of clients all over the UK. Our Service Desk will receive a call from a client who has...
Peter Kane
Role: Technical Specialist Company: Capita Managed IT Solutions Track Record: How long have you worked for the company? 4 years What does your job entail? I work as part of the desktop services team; supporting computer users across the UK with IT related issues and building desktops and laptops for clients. Part of that means...
Finola Strain
Role: Senior Technical Specialist Company: Capita Managed IT Solutions Track Record: How long have you worked for the company? Almost 7 years What does your job entail? I work in the Application Hosting team. My role involves maintaining the overall health of the managed service infrastructure through installing/configuring, maintaining and upgrading servers and...
Brendan McCormack
Role: Professor of Nursing Research Company: University of Ulster Track Record: “I started as a student psychiatric nurse in Mullingar when I was 18 and whilst I knew I was not ‘cut out’ to be a psychiatric nurse long-term, I really fell in love with nursing and nursing older people in particular” said Brendan. What does...
Anthony McGrath
Role: Domestic Student Recruitment Officer Company: Queens University Track Record: ME AND MY JOB What does your job entail? My job is a marketing and customer care based role within the domestic student recruitment team.We work with colleagues across Queen’s to ensure that courses are packaged and marketed to our target audience.The domestic team is...
Denise Farrell
Role: Ulsterbus Driver Company: Ulsterbus Track Record: ME AND MY JOB Denise FarrellULSTERBUS DRIVER What does your job entail? I’m a Translink bus driver based in Newtownhamilton, where I deliver school transport and normal timetabled bus services in the Newry and Armagh areas. The job is very customer-focused; everyday I deal with people of all...