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Frank O'Connor
Sr Director Analyst
Frank O'Connor is a Senior Director, Analyst in Software Design and Development team helping CxOs and Software Engineering Leaders to tackle modern-day challenges and develop successful technology and people strategies.
Before joining Gartner Frank worked at Forcepoint - a security vendor in several MQs - where he was the Director of Engineering. In that role, he built a new software center of excellence in Cork, Ireland, hiring and developing R&D teams to build out Forcepoint's Security Service Edge (SSE) offering, adopting lean-agile practices, improving quality, and lowering deployment times.
Frank's research focuses on the developer experience in software engineering. His research topics include how to move from project to product, how to measure and improve developer productivity, how to build great developer experience, and how to design software engineering organizations that minimize waste and maximize value creation.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner Frank worked at Forcepoint - a security vendor in several MQs - where he was the Director of Engineering.
In that role, he built a new software center of excellence in Cork, Ireland, hiring and developing R&D teams to build out Forcepoint's Security Service Edge (SSE) offering, adopting lean agile practices, improving quality and lowering deployment times.
Prior to Forcepoint, Frank co-founded ServusNet, a company providing SaaS O&M and data analysis to large scale renewable energy projects. He starred his career at Motorola, as a Systems Engineer, focusing on human factors, user research, user requirements and user experience.
Professional background
Forcepoint, Directory of Cloud Engineering, 3 years
ServusNet Informatics, Co-founder Product Director , 10 years
Viking Enterprise Solutions, EMEA Director of Engineering, 3 years
Areas of coverage
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Software Engineering Technologies
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Software Engineering Practices
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Software Engineering Leadership
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Build and Deliver Software to Drive Business Results
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Build a World-Class Software Engineering Organization
Education
BSc, Computer Science, Munster Technological University
M.Sc., Human Factors, Munster Technological University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Building and development of SW engineering practice
Agile and lean practices for software development and business
User Experience (UX), User journey mapping
Developer productivity, Software engineering Intelligence platforms, Developer experience
Technical Assessment Platforms