Management

Pat Reidy

Pat Reidy is an experienced professional with over 20 years of leadership in the international software and consulting industries. He has extensive expertise in governance, compliance, records management and data protection. Pat has played a key role in the modernization efforts of many health and local government authorities, completing numerous quality improvement and audit assignments within the Irish healthcare system.

Before founding Xyea in 2005, Pat was the managing director of a software company employing over 30 people. In this role he led the company into new markets, secured R&D and venture funding to finance early-stage development of new business, and managed major customer relationships as executive sponsor. He has led the implementation of programs to enhance quality control, inventory management, purchasing, just-in-time manufacturing, and change management.

Pat began his career with a major multinational software company, where he held a number of professional and management roles in product management, marketing, training, purchasing, and HR. He managed the international sales and support office and was responsible for business development in EMEA.

Pat holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a postgraduate diploma in Computer Applications from the National University of Ireland. He has various additional qualifications and has completed management programmes in Ireland, the UK, and the US. He has lectured in production and inventory management, and contributes to several professional organizations including the Records Management Society of Ireland, of which he a co-founder. Pat is also active in the Health ICT Industry Group, an organization representing 17 ICT companies including Xyea, PA Consulting, Oracle, Intel, IBM, and Microsoft.

David Burke

David Burke has 29 years experience in the design and development of web applications and mission-critical transaction processing systems in the banking, telco, and healthcare domains. He has worked with many different architectures and technologies, including Unisys, Oracle, and Microsoft.

David has an intimate knowledge of enterprise architecture and system design. He strongly believes in the principle that technology exists not for its own sake, but as an enabler for the achievement of business objectives. He has applied that principle in his design of the Xyea solution. The resulting technical architecture uses tried and trusted components, combined with the latest design techniques, to create a system that is robust and secure, yet visually appealing and very easy to use.

David is an experienced consultant, technologist, and manager. He believes in common team aspirations, and favours selective mentoring as a means of team-building and fostering a sense of shared responsibility. While recognizing the need for customer engagements to be underpinned by contracts, he believes in going the extra mile and he takes a personal interest in ensuring customers get the level of support they need to ensure the success of their projects.