Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)

Having worked with IT in numerous forms for over 20 years I'm know the benefits that can be gained as well as the headaches it can cause.

My personal aim is to help people get the most out of their interaction with technology and support them in their learning process. My business background helps ensure that I can help people focus on what is really needed and how changes will be reflected in profits.

I have almost 10 years experience running my own project management and IT consultancy company and I was on the board of directors of a multinational telecoms company based in Germany. I am very good at working in a team environment but I have the drive needed to be able to push projects forward and achieve results.

I love putting people in contact with each other - if you wish to link up with me then please make sure to include a description of you and your business. Help me to help you by giving me the information I need to pass good customers your way.

Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)’s Specialties:

- Internet Technologies
- Mobile Communications
- E-Commerce
- Disaster Planning
- Integrating IT into business processes

Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)’s Experience

Teacher

Carlow Institute of Further Education

(Education Management industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Member

Irish Internet Association - Social Media Working Group

(Internet industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

The Irish Internet Association is a not for profit association setup to promote the use of the Internet in Ireland. In mid 2008 they formed a working group to prepare white papers which will review and discuss various aspects of Social Media and its application to business in Ireland.

I currently volunteer my time to the group. See the following link for more details
http://www.iia.ie/about-us/working-groups/social-media-working-group/
IT Consultant

Northern Venture Capital

(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

July 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
E-Commerce Consultant

SAFIRE World

(Telecommunications industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

SAFIRE World is the E-Commerce site for the SAFIRE Tool Chain and the products that are built on that tool chain. It allows vendors to sell the products they have produced without having to create their own infrastucture.

My work with SAFIRE World involves mainly E-Commerce consultancy but also includes some training and technical support work.
IT Consultant, Trainer

Shercom Ltd

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)

Shercoms main focus has historically been on project management. Recently the core business moved towards providing Online Backups - especially for small businesses that have issues maintaining such an important function.

I manage the company and provide technical support and training to the resellers and partners.

Training services that I provide personally are all managed via Shercom.
Executive Director

SOLINET GmbH

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

December 2004 — February 2006 (1 year 3 months)

SOLINET is a telecoms testing company with a really impressive range of hardware and software products. My work there was extremely challenging as the company was very fast moving and always at the cutting edge of technology.

As an executive director I was responsible for the infrastructure and the delivery chain logistics. This covered everything from IT, Purchasing, Testing through to the logistics of deliveries.
Team Leader

SOLINET GmbH

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

June 1997 — November 2004 (7 years 6 months)
Network Technician / Programmer

SOLINET GmbH

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

August 1994 — June 1997 (2 years 11 months)
Merchandiser

All American Beverages

(Retail industry)

February 1993 — May 1993 (4 months)
Reorder Associate

AAFES

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Retail industry)

July 1991 — September 1992 (1 year 3 months)

Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)’s Education

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Certificate in Training & Continuing Education 2008 — 2008
Brunel University

BSc , Computing in Business , 1992 — 1997
Kilkenny College

1985 — 1991

Additional Information

Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)’s Websites:

Keith Shirley (K.Shirley at Shercom.com)’s Groups:

- Member of the Institute of Project Management of Ireland

- Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers

- Member of the Irish Internet Association

- Qualified Google Adwords Professional