He was awarded a PhD in the area of Employment Regulation and Employee Voice from National University of Ireland, Galway. He holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from Keele University and a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Modern History from Ulster University. He has previously held a lectureship (Above the Bar) in the School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway where he held positions of Vice Dean for Research and Programme Director for the fulltime MSc in Human Resource Management. He has previously worked at managerial and people management levels in Irish and Multinational companies in Ireland for many years.