Our People

Peadar’s defining characteristic is his calm persona. His unflustered approach to running the business gets the best results out of the rest of us.

Peadar has over 17 years of consultancy experience. After having graduated from University College Galway with a BSc, he worked in industry in Germany for a number of years before returning to the School of Ocean Sciences at UCNW, where he obtained and MSc in Marine Environmental Protection.

He cut his teeth on environmental projects with EMA Ltd. After a short stint with the Aquaculture Section of BIM, where he set up an Environmental Section, he returned to the cut and thrust of consultancy with MOR Consulting Engineers in Dublin.

During his period with MOR, he developed the fledgling environmental services part of that company into a subsidiary company in its own right and worked on a range of high profile engineering projects for Masonite, Louisiana Pacific and Avonmore (now Glanbia) on the Planning and Environmental side of things. In addition, Peadar managed the environmental impact assessment process on a range of infrastructural projects including Millennium Park in Naas and a number of dredging projects for Waterford and New Ross Ports.

Peadar founded OES with Brona in 1999 and has worked systematically to develop the profile of OES as a leading provider of technical consultancy services, which are delivered by a highly professional and motivated team of consultants.

Peadar is a people person and has built up strong relationship with many of our Clients - he is renowned for his ability to identify innovative solutions for the client, frequently before they have even asked for them. Clients like having Peadar in their court and they hang on to him.

The steady hand on the helm of OES, Peadar is never fazed by a problem no matter how big. A skill which comes in useful for his passion in life – sailing. He recently sailed across the Atlantic with 2 friends on a 50ft boat, all of whom are surprisingly still close friends. Not only did they make the crossing successfully but they rescued 3 sailors from the Scilly Isles while their boat was sinking in mid Atlantic – all in a day’s work!

Brona is one of the most determined Consultants you can find and a Master of the “tough question”, a trait which our Clients value – they want Brona on their side when it comes to dealing with difficult issues.

A Graduate of the University of Ulster, Trinity College Dublin and NUI Cork, Brona has 17 years experience in Consulting. Brona worked in the field with some of the first Irish environmental consultancies DuQuesne and EMA Ltd, where she was involved in implementing environmental management systems with Diageo and Waterford Foods (now Glanbia).

Brona came to the attention of Project Management Group, who hired her to work on high profile projects out of Dublin and Cork including Roche Ireland, Pfizer, Smurfit’s, Bausch and Lomb and Xerox. These projects included significant infrastructural and industrial developments in Ireland, where Brona was responsible for managing the Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment processes.

She has extensive experience of safety management systems and energy management systems, having implemented systems for companies such as Wyeth Nutritionals, Astellas Ireland, and Lee Strand.

In addition to having worked in Ireland, she has undertaken corporate due diligence work in the UK, Italy and Scandinavia, and has given lectures and seminars on aspects of Environmental Management and Industrial Licensing, both at home and abroad.

Brona established OES Consulting with Peadar and has developed a successful service in providing outsourced environmental and safety services for OES industrial clients.

Brona is a problem solver and is incredibly quick to get to grips with the issues surrounding a project – she is equally quick to find the solution that works to ensure that the Project gets done. As a result, she keeps on getting asked back.

Hilary was brought to our attention in OES by a mutual acquaintance who gave a reference something to the effect ‘you won’t want to let this one go’. Never a truer word spoken.

Hilary is an Associate Director of OES and is the most tenacious determined consultant that has ever walked in our door.

Hilary is a Mechanical Engineer, currently seeking Chartered Status with IMechE. Before we nabbed her, Hilary had ten years experience in the medical devices and commercial product manufacturing industries where she gained extensive experience in her positions as R&D Engineer, project manager and Health and Safety officer.

After joining OES, Hilary’s ability shone brightly and she soon took over responsibility for the health and safety section. Hilary is now a key member of the management team.

Hilary has experience of the following key areas:

• Management of multi disciplinary project teams (Design, Validation and Construction)
• Development of tailored training programmes on all aspects of Health and Safety for Clients
• Preparation of project specification, requests for tender and proposal documents
• Business development including specific project proposal presentations to clients
• Preparation of project execution plans. Preparation and roll out of safety policies and procedures.
• Chairing of Safety and Design reviews and HAZOPs
• Process design deliverables preparation (User Requirement Specifications, Process Descriptions, P&IDs, Equipment Specifications).

Hilary has headed up many key projects in OES including occupational monitoring and controls implementation projects with Stryker and ATEX implementation projects in Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd.

Hilary loves what she does and is dedicated to her Clients, they in turn keep coming back for more.

Emily is a Senior Environmental Consultant with OES, and joined the team in 2006.

Emily is a real people person and one of her greatest assets is her ability to build a relaxed working relationship with our Clients.

Having graduated from UCC with an Honours Science Degree in Applied Ecology, Emily obtained a Masters Degree in Environmental Management. She previously worked with RPS Group with the responsibility of inputting into a wide range of environmental projects; which included Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Constraints Reports, and Environmental/Pre-acquisition Audits. Some of the key projects that she was involved in included the N7 Nenagh Bypass, N22 Ovens to Ballyvourney Bypass, and the Castleisland Bypass.

Since joining OES in 2006, Emily has led projects on Environmental Impact Assessment and has work with National Parks and Wildlife Services to agree conservation measures to compensate for habitat loss on development projects. She has also applied her background in ecology to undertake habitat assessments; and develop OES services in landscape assessment and design where she provides input and support to other project team members as part of Planning Applications and Planning Compliance Programmes.

Her other competencies include environmental auditing, and working with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) licensed facilities to achieve compliance.

An efficient multi-tasker, Emily keeps on working to find a way through the barriers often encountered on projects and won’t rest until the job is done in other words, No stone will be left unturned.

Joe joined OES in 2007 and is a senior Safety Consultant. He’s a Yank but now that Obama’s in charge we reckon that’s ok.

There is not enough space on the web site to outline all of Joe’s experience so here is a flavour of it - Joe worked for over 25 years with the Chubb Group of insurance companies in the United States with Chubb took in all aspects of health in Safety from risk assessment and loss control to security, fire safety, and developing and delivering a range of safety related training courses.

Joe’s keeps busy, he:                                                       

• worked with the ‘United Sates Department of Homeland Security’ from 2002 to 2005 where he trained personnel on their responsibilities in the event of a terrorist attack.
• was elected into the ‘New York State Honorary Fire Chiefs Association’ in 2000.
• has worked as an adjunct professor at a number of colleges such as Rutgers University, Northampton Community College and Keans College.
• has had a number of articles published in newspapers, trade magazines and technical magazines including articles on fire prevention, fire assessment in the home and disaster planning.
• has appeared on both TV and radio in the USA as an expert in the area of fire prevention and security.

Joe and his family moved to Ireland in 2005 after which he worked as a Safety consultant with the Kerry Group.

Suffice to say when Joe is on the project, the Client gets a vast wealth of knowledge and experience and a committed, dedicated consultant masquerading as an extremely nice Yank.

Eamonn is a hit – in the office and outside it.. People instantly like Eamonn and that includes our clients.

His industrial experience is varied – prior to joining OES in 2006, Eamonn worked for Klinge Pharma in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients. He worked as an integral part of the team on reducing waste and emissions from the chemical synthesis processes. This included installation of exhaust scrubbing systems to reduce harmful emissions, and the implementation of a wiped film evaporator to reduce the water content of solvents used in the processes, thus reducing waste.

Eamonn also led a project to deal with the reduction of bacterial count in an extraction plant and was closely involved in the design and implementation of measures to reduce dust in that process.

More recently, he project managed the construction of a waste water treatment plant for Astellas Ireland Co. Ltd, a large pharmaceutical client. During the project, Eamonn was responsible for design co-ordination, construction management and commissioning of the plant. He is currently managing the operation of that plant.

Eamonn has a range of skills and is involved in monitoring, analysis, environmental management, waste management and auditing.

In short, Eamonn will always go that extra mile to get the job done.

Eamon’s quiet spoken approach belies the depth of his technical knowledge when it comes to groundwater and geology. Eamon joined us in 2007 after having worked for the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), White Young Green, and Apex Geoservices. He has undertaken geophysical profiling for road improvement schemes, large scale well pumping tests and hydrogeological monitoring programs, and was instrumental in the development of the Groundwater Protection Scheme map for County Cavan.

Eamon is a Geologist by qualification, having studied at UCC, and went on to broaden his horizons with a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Queens University in Belfast.

With over 6 years experience, Eamon possesses a wealth of practical knowledge in the fields of geology and hydrogeology, which, supplemented with his environmental engineering background, makes him an invaluable resource when it comes to site development and water management projects.

He is extensively involved in providing field monitoring services to our Clients and gives invaluable technical backup when it comes to data interpretation.

Eamon has recently been expanded OES’s Noise Survey capability. Eamon has obtained certification in Environmental Noise Measurement from the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) and has since successfully completed several Noise Surveys. 

Eamon has also been expanding on OES’s wind energy software (Windpro) capabilities where he has undertaken several Photomontage assessments, Noise modeling assessments and Zones of Theoretical Visibility Assessments (ZTV’s). 

On our development projects, he has been extensively involved in solving contamination and stormwater management problems and has quietly been developing our capabilities in flood impact assessments.

In a nutshell Eamon is a valuable resourceful member of our team who will give you the technical and monitoring support your company requires and more.

Eoghan graduated from University College Dublin in 1997 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science Degree and went on to receive a Master of Science Degree in Health, Safety and Ergonomics from the National University of Ireland, Galway.

A native of Kildare, joined us in late 2007 and has quickly become a key contributor to the team.

Eoghan specialises in occupational monitoring, ergonomics and energy projects and is a trained BER assessor. He has worked with Intel, Stryker Orthopaedics and Astellas Ireland to improve employee performance and health and safety at work.

Eoghan’s role in OES is as an Environmental and Safety Consultant which involves liaising with clients in all sectors to determine their safety and environmental requirements. Eoghan works closely with clients in conducting on site safety and environmental work and is experienced in conducting risk assessments using methods tailored to specific requirements.

His relaxed and easy going manner enables him to engage positively on safety issues with employees across all levels in our clients organisations.

Timmy is one of our newest members of staff, having joined our team in 2008, after being recommended by a client who had first hand knowledge of his capability.

Timmy graduated with an honours degree in Environmental Science from the University of Limerick before going on to complete a Master’s in Environmental Engineering at Queens University in Belfast. He has worked extensively on the behaviour and importance of natural and anthropogenic chemical species in hydrological systems.

He has worked as a member of the environmental implementation, research and monitoring group at one of Ireland’s largest heavy industrial plants –Aughinish Alumina.

Timmy thrives on working on projects from pre-planning stage through to completion, providing solutions to challenges which present themselves along the way. Since being thrown in at the deep end with OES, he has shown a hugely positive capability to get the job done to the satisfaction of our clients.

Jo Dillane joined the staff of OES in 2009 as our Accounts Controller. After completing a Business and Finance course at Bolton Street College in London she continued working there for almost twelve years.

Since joining Jo has taken over responsibility for all aspects of accounting from invoicing clients to payments of suppliers and everything in between.

In short Jo keeps a tight reign on the company’s finances which, in this current economic climate is paramount!

Mary joined our staff in March 2009 as Office Administrator. She is responsible for the day to day running of the office, and its staff! Prior to joining us Mary worked at Castlegregory Golf & Fishing Club.
She moved back to Ireland with her family in 2005.

Mary graduated from Lehigh Carbon Community College in 2001 with an Honours Degree in Applied Science. She subsequently passed the Pennsylvania Board Exams for Veterinary Nursing.Mary has worked in an administrative role in the Insurance Industry, Manufacturing Industry, and even for the United States Postal Service!

Prior to emigrating from Ireland (we won’t say how long ago) Mary graduated from the IT tralee with a Higher Certificate in Business Studies.