Executive experience. Measurable outcomes.
Profile
- Senior IT programme and project manager.
- Complex infrastructure and data-centre delivery.
- Governance, risk, stakeholder and vendor control.
- Outcome-focused execution from strategy to go-live.
Skills
- Programme governance and reporting.
- Infrastructure and cloud migration.
- Cybersecurity and remediation programmes.
- Network transformation and data-centre delivery.
Work History
- Global enterprise delivery experience.
- Financial services, life sciences, utilities and retail.
- Large-scale office, network and platform migrations.
- Senior stakeholder and multi-vendor leadership.
Successful Deployments
- Data-centre and cloud transformation programmes.
- Network readiness and connectivity rollout.
- AI infrastructure delivery across Europe.
- Validation, cutover, go-live and benefits control.
Achievements
- Programme value delivered at major scale.
- 10,000+ vulnerabilities/issues remediated.
- Delivery across Europe, Asia and the US.
- Strong governance and measurable business outcomes.
Senior programme leadership for networks, data centres, AI and enterprise delivery.
Delivery Control
Strong governance, project scope control, RAID discipline, dependency management, KPI reporting and CXO-level visibility.
Business Alignment
Connecting technical delivery to business outcomes, risk reduction, resilience, operational readiness and measurable value.
Execution Discipline
Structured planning, vendor coordination, scope creep control, milestone governance, cutover readiness and go-live support.
Networks, structured cabling, data centres and AI infrastructure — delivered with governance.
Programme Governance & Risk
- Project scope definition and scope creep control
- Change control, RAID and dependency management
- KPI reporting and CXO-level steering packs
- Risk management, delivery assurance and programme recovery
Network Implementation
- Enterprise network implementation and upgrade programmes
- LAN, WAN, WLAN, switching and routing coordination
- Secure connectivity, firewall and dependency readiness
- Site network cutovers and migration planning
Structured Cabling & Connectivity
- Fibre and copper cabling coordination
- Patch panels, comms rooms and rack connectivity
- Testing, labelling and handover pack readiness
- Facilities, network team and vendor coordination
Data Centre Rollout
- Data-centre readiness, migration and consolidation
- Rack, stack, power, cooling and cabling dependencies
- Network readiness and operational handover
- Go-live planning and acceptance control
AI Infrastructure Delivery
- AI-ready infrastructure rollout planning
- GPU infrastructure delivery governance
- AI platform readiness and workload enablement
- European deployment sequencing and validation
Vendor & Delivery Partner Management
- Vendor accountability and implementation partner control
- Escalation management and delivery ownership
- Procurement tracking and dependency management
- Commercial, technical and governance alignment
Formal programme leadership credentials supported by deep historic technical infrastructure experience.
DSPM combines formal project and programme-management certification with deep technical infrastructure experience across networks, data centres, cybersecurity, cloud, unified communications and AI governance. Damien Sheridan is PMP and PRINCE2 certified, and has been certified, trained or experienced across Microsoft, Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, VMware, SQL, Cisco network design, data-centre fabric and unified communications technologies.
Programme & Governance
- PMP certified
- PRINCE2 certified
- Scope and change control
- RAID and dependency management
- KPI reporting
- CXO reporting
Network & Data Centre Architecture
- Cisco network design
- Data-centre fabric / DC fabric
- LAN / WAN / WLAN
- Switching and routing
- Structured cabling
- Fibre and copper connectivity
Infrastructure & Platforms
- MCSA / MCSE background
- VMware
- SQL
- Microsoft infrastructure
- Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments
- Server and platform delivery
Security & Connectivity
- CCNA / CCNP background
- Fortinet
- Juniper
- Secure connectivity
- Vulnerability management
- Network and security implementation
Unified Communications
- Cisco Unified Communications
- Voice and collaboration platforms
- Telephony readiness
- Site communications rollout
- Vendor coordination
- Operational handover
AI Ethics & Stakeholder Leadership
- Advanced Level AI Ethics — UCD
- Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Responsible AI awareness
- Stakeholder engagement
- Conflict management
- Communication under pressure
Experience across regulated, infrastructure-heavy and business-critical sectors.
Selected career experience includes complex technology delivery across financial services, clinical trials, life sciences, healthcare insurance, aircraft leasing, data-centre infrastructure, clinical logistics, utilities, retail, hospitality technology, construction and global workplace transformation.
Clinical Trials & Life Sciences
Managed EU and US data-centre delivery activity, global Wi-Fi consolidation, certificate/logon consolidation and Qualys vulnerability-management remediation in a leading global clinical-trials environment.
Financial Services & Payments
Supported database, core banking, automation, performance testing and resilience delivery across major financial-services and payments environments.
Aircraft Leasing & Global Infrastructure
Managed global infrastructure programmes including Citrix, data-centre integration, Azure migration, federated identity, SD-WAN, Meraki Wi-Fi, SSO, Windows migration and server upgrades.
Healthcare Insurance
Delivered cybersecurity and remote-working enablement during the early COVID period, including SAST/DAST activity, endpoint visibility, Rapid7 deployment, Citrix scaling and centralised security reporting.
Data-Centre Infrastructure
Led network integration and security-alignment activity for a leading data-centre infrastructure environment, supporting secure connectivity, network harmonisation, security-tool deployment and compliance alignment.
Clinical Logistics & Vaccine Distribution
Delivered infrastructure programmes in a clinical logistics environment supporting temperature-controlled vaccine distribution operations, EMEA/APAC relocations, Azure, Intune, Teams, Zoom, WLAN and telephony upgrades.
Global Technology & Hyperscale Data Centres
Managed data-centre construction management support services outside the US, with SLA adherence and operational support across EMEA and APJ regions.
Automotive / Fleet Services
Led core network upgrade and strategic data-centre consolidation activity, coordinating vendors and internal teams to minimise downtime and strengthen governance.
Utilities & Energy
Delivered GDPR-compliant data analytics and business-intelligence programme activity in a utilities / energy services environment, coordinating cross-functional vendor teams and delivery deadlines.
Retail & Workplace Transformation
Delivered major office technology and infrastructure programmes for retail workplace environments, including office fit-out, network readiness, stakeholder management and operational handover.
Hospitality & Accommodation Technology
Delivered hospitality technology, digital services, office relocation, disaster recovery, business continuity and infrastructure readiness across guest-service and workplace environments.
Construction & Structured Cabling
Construction-sector experience includes site coordination, structured cabling readiness, fibre/copper connectivity, fit-out dependencies, vendor scheduling and handover control.
Selected infrastructure, cybersecurity, data-centre and workplace technology programmes delivered across enterprise environments.
These selected delivery highlights show the breadth of experience behind DSPM: global infrastructure transformation, clinical-trials technology delivery, financial-services resilience, cybersecurity rollout, workplace transformation, structured cabling and hospitality technology.
Clinical Trials — Data Centres, Wi-Fi & Vulnerability Management
Managed EU and US data-centre delivery activity, global Wi-Fi consolidation supporting 8,500+ employees, certificate/logon consolidation, seamless office connectivity and Qualys vulnerability-management remediation.
Payments / Financial Services — Database Deployment
Supported a South Africa database deployment focused on backend data-centre connectivity, low-latency infrastructure readiness and coordination across Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL and related platforms.
Aircraft Leasing — Global Infrastructure Transformation
Managed global infrastructure programmes including Citrix, data-centre integration, Azure cloud migration, federated identity, SD-WAN, WAN/LAN consolidation, global Meraki Wi-Fi, SSO, Windows migration and server upgrades.
Irish Financial Services — Core Banking & Resilience
Delivered core banking, tools and automation, non-functional testing, performance testing, HP Performance Center activity and application/infrastructure resilience validation across major Irish banking environments.
Healthcare Insurance — Cybersecurity & Remote Working
Supported secure remote-working enablement during the early COVID period, including SAST/DAST activity, endpoint management, Rapid7 deployment, centralised security reporting and Citrix scaling.
Clinical Logistics — Vaccine Distribution Technology
Delivered infrastructure activity supporting temperature-controlled vaccine distribution operations, EMEA/APAC office relocations, Azure initiatives, Intune, Teams, Zoom, server, network, WLAN and telephony upgrades.
Data-Centre Infrastructure — Network Integration
Led data-centre network integration and security alignment, supporting secure connectivity, network harmonisation, security tooling, compliance alignment and operational readiness across sites.
Retail Workplace Transformation
Delivered an 18-month office technology programme for a major international retail environment, supporting Dublin office delivery and early-stage UK office fit-out planning for over 1,000 people.
Accommodation Platform — Office Relocation & Continuity
Managed a major Dublin office technology relocation, ensuring infrastructure readiness, redundancy, disaster recovery, business continuity, cutover planning and stakeholder coordination.
Hospitality Technology — IPTV & Digital Services
Delivered a pioneering early IPTV and digital services rollout across 133 hotel rooms and approximately 300 lodges, combining hospitality network infrastructure, service readiness and operational handover.
Residential Structured Cabling
Managed one of Ireland’s largest residential structured cabling network programmes in South County Dublin, supporting a major modular construction development with long-term digital infrastructure readiness.
Server Lifecycle & Vulnerability Remediation
Managed server operating-system lifecycle remediation across Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, including unsupported OS migration, vulnerability-management rollout, automated software upgrades and technical debt reduction.
Enterprise delivery experience across regulated, infrastructure-heavy and business-critical sectors.
DSPM supports complex technology delivery across sectors where governance, risk control, resilience, stakeholder management and operational continuity matter.
Financial Services & Payments
Core banking, payments, database platforms, automation, performance testing and resilience.
Clinical Trials & Life Sciences
Data-centre delivery, global Wi-Fi consolidation, vulnerability management and regulated delivery environments.
Healthcare Insurance
Cybersecurity rollout, endpoint visibility, secure remote working and critical-period infrastructure support.
Aircraft Leasing & Global Infrastructure
Cloud migration, Citrix, SD-WAN, identity, Meraki Wi-Fi, server upgrades and global office technology.
Data-Centre Infrastructure
Network integration, secure connectivity, compliance alignment, operational readiness and site harmonisation.
Clinical Logistics & Vaccine Distribution
Temperature-controlled logistics technology, EMEA/APAC relocations, Azure, Intune, Teams, Zoom, WLAN and telephony.
Utilities & Energy
GDPR-compliant data analytics, BI delivery, vendor coordination and deadline-driven governance.
Retail & Workplace Transformation
Major office delivery, fit-out technology, network readiness, vendor management and operational handover.
Hospitality & Accommodation Technology
IPTV, digital guest services, office relocation, disaster recovery, business continuity and infrastructure readiness.
Construction & Structured Cabling
Fibre, copper, comms rooms, modular construction, site coordination, contractor scheduling and handover control.
Automotive / Fleet Services
Core network upgrades, data-centre consolidation, vendor coordination, governance and downtime minimisation.
Food / Agri-Business / FMCG
Security and infrastructure portfolio delivery, cloud migration, PAM, malware and ransomware controls.
Public Sector
Governed technology delivery, stakeholder coordination, compliance awareness and structured programme control.
Network, data-centre and AI delivery made visible.
AI Infrastructure Rollout — Europe
Network Topology & Connectivity
Visualise fibre paths, switching, routing, secure connectivity, site readiness and dependency paths.
Fibre & Copper Readiness
Track structured cabling readiness, comms-room status, patching, test evidence, labelling and handover packs.
Data Centre Readiness
Show rack, power, cooling, connectivity, environment readiness, support transition and operational acceptance.
Programme Control View
Connect project scope, scope creep control, KPI reporting, RAID, risks, dependencies and CXO decision points.
Measurable outcomes across programme value, global rollout, cybersecurity and data-centre delivery.
Governance Strength
Project scope control, change control, scope creep management, RAID discipline, vendor accountability and delivery assurance.
Executive Reporting
KPI reporting, CXO dashboards, steering packs, decision tracking and escalation clarity across complex delivery environments.
Risk & Resilience
Programme-level risk visibility, dependency tracking, operational continuity, disaster recovery, business continuity and go-live readiness.
Need delivery control, programme recovery or infrastructure rollout support?
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