Meet the Team
Philip Gurnett
EPS Director and Head of Sourcing Education
Philip has a successful track record of achievement as a leader and senior manager in the public and private sector. In 2013 he was appointed to the OGP executive as head of sourcing education with responsibility for implementing and operating the centralised procurement model within the new DES sector sourcing hub, EPS.
Within the Education Sector, Philip is responsible for sourcing a procurement spend of approximately €900m annually. In his role as director of EPS, he has established and developed a business model and change management strategy to on-board the model and has delivered savings of over €13m to date.
Denise O’Malley
Corporate Services Manager
Denise O’Malley
Corporate Services Manager
Denise manages the relationship between EPS and our customers & stakeholders. She also has responsibility in areas of budgeting, reporting, governance, strategic development and HR
Maria Owens
Portfolio Manager
EPS Portfolio Manager
Maria is responsible for managing the sourcing and day to day activities of the team within the EPS portfolio. She also works closely with the EPS Director on managing strategic and bespoke procurements for education.
Michael Hughes
Category Manager, Ag/Vet & Library
Category Manager: Agriculture and Veterinary & Library
Michael leads and manages the Ag & Vet Category team in the sourcing of its category projects. He supports the Portfolio Manager in project and resource planning around sourcing bespoke education requirements.
He also leads the sourcing and project planning of Library Goods & Services.
Colette Gallagher
Category Manager, Laboratory/Research Diagnostics Equipment & Services
Category Manager: Laboratory/Research Diagnostics Equipment & Services
Colette leads and manages the Lab Category team in the sourcing of its category projects. She also support the Portfolio Manager in project and resource planning around sourcing bespoke education requirements.
Gerry Kennedy
Acting Category Manager, Education
Gerry Kennedy
Acting Category Manager, Education
Category Manager leads and manages the Education Category team in the sourcing of its category projects. They also support the Portfolio Manager in project and resource planning around sourcing bespoke education requirements.
Kevin Prendergast
Category Specialist Higher
Kevin Prendergast
Category Specialist Higher
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Mark Haines
Category Specialist Higher
Mark Haines
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Marissa Staunton
Category Specialist
Marissa Staunton
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Dorothy Walshe
Category Specialist
Dorothy Walshe
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Lisa Noble
Category Specialist
Lisa Noble
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Joe Kelly
Category Specialist
Joe Kelly
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Gráinne Quinn
Category Specialist
Gráinne Quinn
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Glenn Coyle
Category Specialist
Glenn Coyle
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Aidan Gorman
Category Specialist
Our team of Category Specialists provide the foundation for the EPS management team in delivering a sustainable, value for money, professional and compliant procurement sourcing service to its customers
Maria Cooney
Senior Data and Reporting Analyst
Maria Cooney
Senior Data and Reporting Analyst
The Senior Data and Reporting Analyst supports the Corporate Services function by undertaking complex data analytics and reporting on public procurement spend metrics, specifically in the Education Sector.
Rose Dooner
Procurement Requirements Planner
Rose Dooner
Procurement Requirements Planner
The Procurement Requirements Planner engages across education on the MAPP programme and supports the strategic development of procurement solutions to meet future demand in the sector.
Louise Mangan
EPS Procurement Administrator
Louise Mangan
EPS Procurement Administrator
The Procurement Administrator supports the EPS team across the full range of activities in sourcing and corporate services.
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