Management
At Portarlington Enterprise Centre, we know you need help and guidance throughout the life of your start-up business and beyond. A committed, experienced team is on-site to handle every query from funding and business plans to heating and plumbing. The team is led by John Doris, a Portarlington native with extensive commercial experience and a solid knowledge of the SME sector in Ireland today.
John Doris - Business Development Manager
Employed as Business Development Manager, John is a business graduate of Trinity College, Dublin and also holds an Advanced Diploma in Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching from the Coach Institute of Ireland. He added a Port-Graduate Diploma in Enterprise Development from Waterford Institute of Technology to his portfolio in 2008.
John has held various marketing and sales positions with technology, communications and software companies in Dublin and more recently has been working in the area of Enterprise Development. He is on the national executive of the National Association of Community Enterprise Centres (NACEC) and is a committee member of the Economic Development Task Group of the Laois County Development Board. Previously, he was a board member of Portarlington Community Development Association (PCDA).
He is also the Business Development Manager of Portlaoise Enterprise Centre since 2007.
To help get your business off the ground click here, fill out the enquiry form and John will be more than happy to talk to you!- Contact John here
Fern Carroll Moore - Executive Assistant
Fern is our Executive Assistant, providing back-up administrative support for management and our client tenants. Fern’s background is in Tourism Marketing, mainly within the Hotel Industry. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology in 2004. Fern is also involved in her father’s bespoke furniture business, Paul Moore Furniture Design, assisting primarily in the areas of marketing and accounts. In September 2009, Fern commenced her second year of a Bachelor of Arts in Social Care, through distance learning, with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Fern is employed with Portarlington Enterprise Centre through the Portarlington Community Employment Scheme.
Michael Walsh - Caretaker
Michael has been with us since 2005 and looks after the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of the facility. Many visitors have noted how well the building and its surroundings are kept and this is in no small part due to the diligence of Michael and the pride that he takes in his work. A native of nearby Ballybrittas, Michael now lives on Station Road in the town. When not at work, he enjoys playing his guitar and listening to music and is a keen sports fan.
