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Frank O'Connor
Sr Director Analyst
Frank O'Connor is a Senior Director, Analyst in Software Design and Development team helping CxOs and Software Engineering Leaders to tackle modern-day challenges and develop successful technology and people strategies.
Prior to joining Gartner Frank worked at Forcepoint - a security vendor in several MQs - where he was the Director of Engineering.
In that role, he built a new software center of excellence in Cork, Ireland, hiring and developing R&D teams to build out Forcepoint's Security Service Edge (SSE) offering, adopting lean agile practices, improving quality, and lowering deployment times.
Prior to Forcepoint, Frank co-founded ServusNet, a company providing SaaS O&M and data analysis to large scale renewable energy projects. He began his career at Motorola, as a Systems Engineer, focusing on human factors, user research, user requirements and user experience.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner Frank worked at Forcepoint - a security vendor in several MQs - where he was the Director of Engineering.
In that role, he built a new software center of excellence in Cork, Ireland, hiring and developing R&D teams to build out Forcepoint's Security Service Edge (SSE) offering, adopting lean agile practices, improving quality and lowering deployment times.
Prior to Forcepoint, Frank co-founded ServusNet, a company providing SaaS O&M and data analysis to large scale renewable energy projects. He starred his career at Motorola, as a Systems Engineer, focusing on human factors, user research, user requirements and user experience.
Professional background
Forcepoint
Directory of Cloud Engineering
Viking Enterprise Solutions
EMEA Director of Engineering
ServusNet Informatics
Co-founder Product Director
Areas of coverage
Software Engineering Technologies
Software Engineering Practices
Build and Deliver New Digital Products/Experiences to Drive Business Results
Build a World-Class Software Engineering Organization
Education
BSc, Computer Science, Munster Technological University
M.Sc., Human Factors, Munster Technological University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Building and development of SW engineering practice
2Agile and lean practices for software development and business
3User Experience (UX), User journey mapping
4Developer productivity, Software engineering Intelligence platforms, Developer experience
5Technical Assessment Platforms