Management Team

• Cian McNamara, Managing Director
  

  As Managing Director at Vulcan Solutions, Cian is focused on developing the company strategy, and continuing the growth of the company.  Central to this is the strengthening of the company's position as a leading provider of mission critical business applications on Microsoft platforms.

  Cian promotes a customer-focused and professional environment at Vulcan Solutions. He has direct responsibility for the business development function, and is particularly focused on extending the company's reach through the establishment of suitable partner relationships.

  Cian's education and experience is a mix of IT, engineering, manufacturing and finance. He has worked with Vulcan Solutions, in various roles, since 2001. Prior to this, Cian worked in management positions with Modus Media International and the Smurfit Group. 

  Cian is a board member of ITAG (Galway’s IT Association). He holds a Masters in Engineering Science, a Degree in Engineering and a Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance.

• Anthony Johnstone, Operations Director
  

  As Operations Director at Vulcan Solutions, Tony is focused on maintaining Vulcan Solutions' position as one of Ireland's most innovative and consistent software houses. With a 35 year career in IT management and software development, Tony brings a wealth of experience to his role.

  Tony was a founding director of Vulcan Solutions in 1989. He has been pivotally involved in the successful delivery of several of our major system implementations in the insurance and financial services sector, including key projects for Bank of Ireland, One Direct (Postbank) and Hibernian Aviva. Tony's unique combination of business domain expertise and technical expertise enables him to make valuable contributions to our customer engagements.

  Throughout the company's history, Tony has ensured that Vulcan Solutions has built and maintained its technical expertise. He has championed a culture of ongoing research and development, so that we can continue to bring an industry-leading and relevant offering to our customers.

  Tony holds Masters Degrees in Mathematics and Computing, a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering, and a Bachelors Degree in Law.

• Aaron Keane, Programme Manager
  

  A member of the Vulcan Solutions management team, Aaron is responsible for the management and delivery of our professional services and CRM software solutions (developed on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform).

  Aaron joined Vulcan Solutions from Systems Dynamics, Ireland’s largest indigenous systems integrator, in 2008. As Project and Programme Manager at Systems Dynamics, he managed a wide variety of projects across a number of sectors including government, financial services and distribution.

  Aaron is a Project Management Professional certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is also a past member of the board of the Irish Chapter of PMI. He holds a Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis and an MA in International Relations.

• Patricia Hughes, Senior Project Manager
  

  As Senior Project Manager, Patricia is responsible for the design, development and implementation of software systems. Her systems and business expertise includes enterprise banking and financial systems, general insurance, pensions, ERP systems, systems integration, data migration and analytics.

  While at Vulcan Solutions, Patricia has delivered enterprise-scale software solutions for a number of major organisations, including Bank of Ireland, CitiFinancial, and Postbank.

  Patricia currently manages the development of our credit union business system solution - in conjunction with our partners ICE, development on our Vulcan platform and the QA and Support functions at Vulcan Solutions. She is particularly focused on ensuring we achieve quality and consistency in all of our deliverables, and that we are responsive and efficient in supporting our customers.

  Patricia began her career as a software developer with Datacare in Monaghan, and she subsequently worked with Primark.

  Patricia holds an MSc in Technology Management.