We draw on our global network of connections to recruit the brightest and the best into many of the world’s leading-edge organisations.
We understand the energising and transformative effect that the right person has on ambitious organisations and teams and have built our own team of specialist recruiters to source and regulate the flow of talent.
E-Frontiers Team
Brendan Carroll
Managing Director
Brendan is co-founder and Managing Director of e-Frontiers. Prior to setting up e-Frontiers, Brendan worked at VISION Consulting for over 11 years having joined as a graduate. With VISION Consulting he delivered IT consultancy expertise from programming, analysis, business design through to project and programme management across numerous industry sectors including financial services, insurance, telecoms and sports/entertainment. Brendan holds a B.Comm (UCD), MBS (Smurfit School of Business - UCD) and a Diploma in IT (NUI Maynooth).
Patrick Doyle
Director
Patrick is co-founder and Director of e-Frontiers and has over 14 years commercial IT experience. Patrick's experience has mainly been consultancy (technical and analysis) based working within various industries, such as Insurance, Banking, Telecoms, Retail and Change Management . He was worked on numerous projects with specific focus around the data aspect of projects. Projects involved dealing with large amounts of data, data modelling, performance tuning, ETL processes and BI Reporting needs. His roles included those of senior developer, technical lead and systems analyst to project manager on many projects.
Vincent Blake
Director
Vincent is co-founder and Director of e-Frontiers. Vincent has over 15 years commercial software engineering experience in the Dublin market. The majority of his experience has been using Java technologies, C++ and SQL. He has worked for financial institutions, AIB and Aviva and also founded a technology start in 2000. Vincent founded e-Frontiers due to the poor experience he had with traditional recruitment companies. The Recruitment team uses Vincent IT knowledge to save clients time in the recruitment process, and offer a better service to candidates.
Nigel Bolger
Commercial Manager
Nigel is a qualified Management Accountant with over 20 years of experience across a range of industries including Manufacturing, telecoms, retail, software, and recruitment both within the Corporate and SME sectors. He has held a range of varied positions up to Financial Director. Nigel holds a BComm (UCD), MBS (Smurfit School of Business), and a TMITI from the Institute of Taxation. He joined e-Frontiers in 2013 to manage the newly created division of e-Frontiers Business which caters for a range of skillsets including Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Customer Success & Support, and HR.
Currently, Nigel is Commercial Manager for Ireland, responsible for Account Management and Business Development, and General Manager for e-Frontiers Business.
Kenneth O’Connor
Head of Contracting
Kenneth O’Connor is the Head of Contracting (UK & Ireland) at E-Frontiers. Kenny is a very experienced IT recruitment specialist with over 10 years of experience in both recruitment and tech sales. Kenny currently leads the E-Frontiers Contracting division while also managing E-Frontiers UK, helping our clients secure the talent required to drive their growth plans. Kenny’s specialist areas of expertise cover all aspects of contract recruitment across the full IT lifecycle, Finance, Compliance and multiple other areas. He holds a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick and is the Vice-Chair of the London Irish Business Society.
Alexandra Pop
Recruitment Operations Manager
Alexandra Pop is the Recruitment Operations Manager at E-Frontiers. She has lived in Ireland for over 12 years and has amassed an in-depth knowledge of recruitment and the IT landscape. Alex is responsible for implementing and driving efficient recruitment practices across the IT and business areas in Ireland, UK, and Romania. She is currently leading an excellent team of recruitment specialists, helping them maximize their candidate sourcing and placing potential across the full breadth of IT and business jobs. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Project Management and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Managing Performance at UCD Smurfit. Alex has managed the E-Frontiers recruitment teams for the last 5 years. In her spare time, Alexandra is an active player and recruitment coordinator for the Portdara ladies rugby club.
Tommy Kavanagh
US Operations
Tommy Kavanagh is one of our most experienced recruitment specialists. Tommy hails from Co. Tipperary. He is now based in New York and has been E-Frontiers' North American Team Lead since our New York office opened in 2017. His focus is on several key resourcing areas across financial services, FinTech, consulting, and construction jobs. Tommy's role includes business development in these key areas, account management of active clients, and leading the recruitment offering for the region. Tommy and his team have worked hard to establish a very strong ex-pat network base in the United States, something that is continually growing and proving to be a valuable resource. Tommy holds degrees in Business, Sport & Exercise, and Software Development & Engineering.
In his spare time, Tommy is an avid GAA fan and player. He is currently PRO and Assistant Secretary for the New York GAA Board and Secretary of the Tipperary New York hurling club.
Teresa Quintana Niñerola
Team Lead/Senior Recruitment Consultant
Teresa is the Team Lead at E-Frontiers Spain which was established in 2013 and has grown its presence in the market steadily since then. Teresa is an exceptional Senior Recruitment Consultant with over 8 years of experience. She has a super track record of recruiting senior JavaScript & .NET Software Engineers and Engineering Managers for a range of start-ups and large multinationals across multiple industries.
Teresa is passionate about ethical recruitment- finding the best candidates for clients and making the process a great experience for both parties. Teresa’s success lies in her ability to understand both client and candidate needs. She holds a bachelor's degree and master's in Psychology and a postgraduate degree in Human Resources & Recruitment. She also speaks English, German and Spanish. Within the IT jobs arena, Teresa’s focus is on Engineering Managers, JavaScript and .NET.
Roxana Sandu
Contractor Onboarding Specialist
Roxana Sandu is our Contractor Onboarding Specialist, starting in this role in 2022. She is based in our office in Bucharest. Roxana has been with E-Frontiers for over 10 years, previously recruiting for multinationals, SMEs, and startups in both Romania and Ireland, where she lived for 7 years. In her current role, Roxana ensures a seamless and efficient transition for contractors into their new companies. Roxana is responsible for all aspects of contract management for renewals and new placements, including letters of engagement, payment terms, payroll, timesheets and database management. She holds a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature (French).
Trish Lynch
Contracts Manager
Trish is a Principal Recruitment Consultant and Contracts Manager with E-Frontiers. She has over 24 years of experience in IT and management recruitment. She holds a diploma in Business Studies from Michael Smurfit UCD, a degree in Sociology from the National College of Ireland, and a certificate in Industrial Law.
Trish is a veritable expert on all aspects of contracting and will skillfully guide you through the process from start to end. Trish recruits senior Program Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and Automation Test Engineers.
Anca Antonica
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Anca is a Principal Recruitment Consultant and brings exceptional value to both her candidates and clients by offering end-to-end services. Anca has a superb track record of hiring software engineers for a range of clients, from start-up companies to large multinationals across multiple industries. Anca offers great support to her candidates to enable them to succeed in their interviewing process for both contract and permanent IT jobs. She is superb at matching a candidate's skills and needs to meet her client's requirements. She focuses on the IT jobs such as Java – Backend or Full stack, C# / .Net – Backend or Full Stack, C/C++/embedded, Middleware, and Microsoft Dynamics/Salesforce. Anca holds a degree in Social Work from the University of Bucharest.
Emma Bradley
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Emma joins us as a Principal Consultant within the Product, Design, and Data space. She has over eight years of experience as a technical recruitment consultant covering both permanent and contract appointments in Ireland and internationally. She has partnered exclusively with clients across a variety of industries including, Tourism, Education, Healthcare, Finance, and Technology, and has a fine-tuned process, ensuring a quality experience for both the hiring team and candidates alike.
She has a personal interest in technology having completed a B.Sc in Enterprise Computing from DCU and enjoys learning about new trends in the market. Outside of recruitment, Emma loves hiking, a hobby she picked up when living in New Zealand for seven years. She now has a long bucket list of hikes to complete here...
John Ryan
Senior Recruitment Consultant
John brings over 18 years' experience as a recruitment specialist to the E-Frontiers team. He is one of our Senior Recruitment Consultants in the Technical Infrastructure Division of E-Frontiers and has been with the company since 2012. He has worked with many of Ireland’s leading IT companies and has experience in sourcing technical candidates across all levels. He has also gained valuable on-site client recruitment experience from various recruitment projects. John studied Business Studies at Dublin Business School. He prides himself on his professional and logical approach to recruitment. John's focus within IT jobs is on Infrastructure support, Cyber Security, IT Service Delivery, Linux engineers, Network Engineers, and any other IT jobs that fall into the Infrastructure Support area.
Cristina Rafael Sánchez
People, Process, and Tech Consultant
Cristina brings 5 years of experience in recruitment, using recruitment tech and its best practices. Joined e-Frontiers in 2017 to help different clients find IT profiles, and recently moved to an internal role where she is helping the company use its technology, onboarding, and processes projects. Cristina holds a degree in Psychology (UAM) specializing in Human Resources and Organisations (UAM).
Cristina's areas of expertise are recruitment, sourcing, database and process management, and understanding of new technology in the recruitment/ talent acquisition space.
Alejandro Pino Alamillo
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Alejandro is part of our Spanish division and is a Senior Recruitment Consultant based in Madrid, focusing on Data and Python IT jobs. He holds a degree in Political Science and a master's degree in Human Resources and People Analytics.
He speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. He has extensive experience in recruitment and HR transformation programs, HR analytics, and employer branding actions. Alejandro is looking for the best candidates to provide a high-quality service to our clients and to fill IT jobs such as Python, PHP Developers, Elixir Developers, Go Developers, Designers -Graphic, UX/UI, Data Engineers, and Cybersecurity. Alejandro is also an accomplished author, writing many books.
Alfonso Moreiras Cuervo
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Alfonso is a Recruitment Consultant based in our Madrid office who specialises in Infrastructure, QA, and sales jobs. Alfonso has over 6 years' of experience in recruitment. His goals in this area are to make an impact on people's lives by finding them their perfect match in their professional careers. Alfonso holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Human Resources from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Alfonso joined E-Frontiers in June 2021 and focuses on IT jobs such as DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineers, Infrastructure, DBA, QA Manual & QA Automation, SysAdmin and Support Engineers.
Ana Martín Romero
Recruitment Consultant
Ana is a Recruitment Consultant with e-Frontiers. She is part of the IT recruitment specialist team in Madrid. Ana is focused on Java candidates. Her mission is to connect talented software engineers with different clients, from start-up companies to big multinationals. She holds a degree in Pedagogy (UCM) and a master's degree in Human Resources (UCJC). At E-Frontiers, she focuses on sourcing talent for IT jobs including Java Backend Developers, JavaScript VueJS Developers, Business Analyst and Technical Trainer/Writer. Ana loves traveling and spending time walking her dog.
Ernesto Fabbri
Recruitment Consultant
Ernesto joined E-Frontiers in 2022 as an IT Recruitment Consultant based in Madrid. He has worked in the sector for 2 years on roles such as Networks, Cybersecurity, Sysadmin, Host, infrastructures, Backend, and Middleware developers. He holds a bachelor's degree in HR and Work Relations from the Universidad de Salamanca (USAL). At E-Frontiers, he focuses on sourcing talent for IT jobs including C++, RoR Mobile Development, SAP ABAP development and Project Management.
Ciaran Vickers
Recruitment Consultant
Ciaran is a Recruitment Consultant who brings previous sales, financial and hospitality experience to the team. Joining E-Frontiers in 2021, Ciaran’s areas of expertise are Sales and Marketing jobs, and he is part of the business team responsible for recruiting for Business Development Managers, Sales and Business Development Reps, Marketing Managers & Heads of Marketing across Ireland, the UK, and Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree (Psychology) from Dublin Business School. In his spare time, Ciaran enjoys playing cards and is a big football fan.
Lisa Cappelli
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Lisa is a Senior Recruitment Consultant with E-Frontiers, joining us in 2021. Lisa is part of the permanent software engineering and data team based in Dublin, responsible for hiring software engineers. Her focus is on IT jobs for Frontend, Full Stack, Adobe, and Python Developers. She has several years of experience in a mix of sectors and customer-facing roles in recruitment, relocation, and research. Lisa holds an MBA in General Business from Dublin Business School and a B.A in Languages from UCD. Outside of work, Lisa loves to travel, enjoys pilates, and has a passion for cooking and baking.
John O’Neill
Lead Technical Recruiter
John is an experienced Technical Recruiter with more than 5 years of experience recruiting in the Tech Industry hiring Software Engineers from start-ups to multinationals. John began his career in CPL in 2009, then spent 1.5 years working in Sydney, Australia and has been with e-Frontiers since 2012. John has a Degree in Business Studies from DIT and a Masters in HRM from DCU. At the moment, John is leading an excellent team of 5 Technical Recruiters developing their skills and helping them maximise their sales potential.
John is heavily focused on Client Relationship Management and also hires Software Engineers who specialise in Python and C++.
Conor Hackett
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Conor joined E-Frontiers in 2022 as an Accounting and Finance Recruitment Consultant. He is based in London but manages roles across Ireland and the UK. He is responsible for recruitment in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Finance Systems, HR, and Compliance & Financial Crime, connecting professionals with a range of industries including IT, manufacturing, retail, consulting firms and financial services. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship from the University of Limerick. Conor also has extensive experience in the retail sector, working in customer-facing roles in sales, customer support, logistics, and warehouse management. Outside of recruitment, Conor’s other passion is sport – particularly GAA. He hails from Co. Kilkenny and is a current panelist with the London GAA Senior Hurling Team. He is also an avid golfer and enjoys watching soccer.
Catherine O’Connor
Recruitment Consultant
Catherine joined E-Frontiers in 2022 as a Recruitment Consultant with a focus on the Financial Services sector in the New York Metropolitan Area. Catherine has been living in New York since 2014 and has extensive management experience working in the language services & hospitality industry. With a strong customer-focused background, Catherine excels at engaging with and analyzing top-tier talent and thus providing an unrivaled service to her clients. She is recruiting within the FinTech area for business analysts, business and finance transformation consultants, and project manager jobs. Outside of work, Catherine enjoys exploring new cities, trying out the food & immersing herself in the culture!
Paula Coffey
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Paula joined E-Frontiers in 2022 when she moved back to Ireland after 7 years living in New Zealand. She is a Senior IT recruitment consultant specialising in IT jobs in PHP, Ruby on Rails, Java and Mobile Development. Paula’s strengths lie in her focus on effective communication, high levels of delivery, and an understanding of both the client‘s and candidate’s needs. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy. Paula’s previous experience in physiotherapy and in-house recruitment roles means she possesses excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Outside of work, Paula is an avid reader with her kindle never being too far away! She also loves to keep fit in the gym and running.
Eddie McAndrew
Recruitment Consultant
Eddie joined the E-Frontiers team as a Recruitment Consultant in 2022 and has brought a wealth of experience to the team from his previous roles in customer services and relationship management. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Honours) degree From Atlantic Technological University Sligo. Eddie is recruiting for a range of roles including Customer Success, Customer Service/Support, Procurement, Operations, and Engineering. Outside of work, Eddie has a passion for all sports. He enjoys watching GAA and soccer, plays golf, and is a keen runner, having ran 2 marathons with the hope of doing more in the future.
Niall Daly
Recruitment Consultant
Niall is a Construction Recruitment Specialist working with the best General Contractors and Sub-contractors in the business. Niall manages e-Frontier's construction division in New York. His deep understanding and knowledge of people and projects come from his extensive experience within the construction industry, working in both Project Management and Project Accounting and previously being a Recruiter in Ireland. Niall holds an honour’s degree in International Business and has lived in New York City since 2018. If you are a client with active hiring needs, or a candidate looking for a new challenge, Niall is here to help you.
Colette MacNamara
Recruitment Marketing Specialist
Colette joined E-Frontiers as a Recruitment Co-Ordinator working on executive roles. In September 2022, she joined our marketing team as the Talent Acquisition Marketing Specialist. She works with our recruiters on the company and team branding and awareness to attract the best talent for our open roles.
Colette has more than 15 years of experience working in the Irish media and advertising industry. She has worked with many multinational clients and brands, holding a variety of Media Planning and Account Director roles in advertising agencies.
Colette Holds a BA in Business & Politics from Trinity College, Dublin, a Diploma in Media Studies from Technological University Dublin, and a Diploma in Digital Marketing from the UCD Professional Academy.
Outside of marketing, Colette plays tennis and loves to travel and paint. She’s also a big sports fan, especially GAA.
Gabor Fleger
Sourcing and Innovation Specialist
Gabor is specialized in Digital and Manufacturing related roles within the Technology sector. He has been exposed to these roles as a Recruitment Consultant, Talent Acquisition Specialist at unicorn startups, and well-established international corporates. Gabor’s main expertise is related to generating suitable applicants with creative and innovative sourcing strategies and improving the candidate experience whilst reducing time-to-hire. In his free time, you might find him up in the mountains riding his bike.
Michael O’Sullivan
Recruitment Consultant
Michael joined E-Frontiers in 2023 as a Recruitment Consultant with a focus on the Technology sector in the New York area. Michael brings 5+ years of tech recruitment experience, having worked with large tech companies both in Ireland and more recently in the US. Michael’s passion for recruiting stems from a deep understanding of the dynamic and ever-evolving technology landscape and he prides himself on staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. Outside of work, Michael likes to travel, try to play golf, and experience the outdoors.
