Prior to starting SiliconCloud with Patrick Murphy, Noel worked as CEO for ProStrategy since 2002 where he built up a very successful ERP and Business Intelligence organisation in Ireland. Noel has been in the software business since 1990 when he formed EPS following 10 years in Sales and Marketing with Wang during the ‘80's. EPS specialised in Business Intelligence and Noel partnered with  Cognos and Lotus to grow the company. EPS merged to form ProStrategy in 2002 and Noel was appointed CEO. He added Microsoft Dynamics and  Qliktech relationships to expand the customer base.

Noel has always been interested in the concept of Cloud computing and was a pioneer of the ASP movement in 2000 when he introduced ‘ASPIRE' with hosted Microsoft and Lotus Notes services. He was appointed as Co-Ordinator for EuroCloud in October 2009.

Prior to starting SiliconCloud with Noel Shannon, Patrick has 15 years experience in rapidly developing businesses in the multinational and SME environment with major focus on financial and strategic planning.  He has a successful track record specialising in strategic and operational development leading clients to expand in Europe while implementing sales strategies within an ongoing productivity improvement process.

While working in Yahoo for 6 years he observed how the sales and marketing environment was changing and the need for companies to implement a sales 2.0 strategy based on cloud computing, inbound marketing and SEO techniques in order to grow today.  He is focused on driving companies to implement solutions better, faster, and more economically, as well as building effective internal models for their business long-term goals.

You can learn more about Patrick on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter.   He contributes articles to SiliconCloud's blog that you can read, like this one about 5 Social Media Tips.