Our Team
![]() | Declan Kavanagh - CEODeclan combines high level management skills, with extensive software QA experience. - Has held senior positions with such companies as: Computer Automation, Donnelly Mirrors, Amdahl, DMR Consulting (now Fujitsu) and Accuris. - DipEng, CDipAF, MBA. |
![]() | Donal Barrett - DirectorDonal has over 30 years experience working in Ireland's IT industry. - Held several IT & Facilities management positions in Digital Equipment Corporation. - Founded Kingston Recruitment focused on the supply of resources to the hi-tech sector. - Runs Insight's Galway office and business development in the West. |
![]() | Fran O'Hara - Practice DirectorFran has over 17 years experience with Philips Research Laboratories (Netherlands), Telectronics Pacing Systems (Australia) and Q-SET (Ireland). - A regular speaker at International Conferences, - A TickIT auditor, certified ISEB tutor and SEI CMM lead assessor. - Co-founder and chair of SoftTest Ireland, the Irish special interest group in Software Testing. - B.E., M.Sc. |
![]() | Ken Brennock - Technical DirectorKen has over 16 years software development and QA experience, at Macalla, Accuris, Iona Technologies and Motorola, etc. - Has worked in a wide range of technology environments, including iterative and waterfall development methodologies. - An expert in test automation, test tool selection and deployment. - BSc, MBCS, DipEng
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![]() | John McArdle– Consulting DirectorAs Consulting Director, John has responsibility for the Insight consulting and training business. He has been involved in the software industry for the past twenty years and has significant experience of implementing software quality management systems and tools, in particular helping organisations transition from traditional plan-driven lifecycle approaches to Agile based methodologies. John holds a B.Eng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D in Computer Simulation from Queen’s University, Belfast, and has been trained as an ISO 9001/TickIT software quality auditor. |
![]() | Daithi Holden – Director of OperationsWith a software development background, Daithi brings a wealth of management and operational experience to the role, having previously worked with a number of global IT organisations across a range of geographies. |
![]() | Susan Windsor - UK Managing PrincipalSusan is a regular keynote speaker at international test and quality conferences, and is managing director of WMHL Consulting Ltd. in the UK, which specialises in the delivery of strategic testing consulting services. Prior to setting up WMHL, she was associate partner of IBM UK for four years, managing software testing within the multinational’s business consulting services. |
Software quality and qualityqualityqualityqualityqualitytestingg services provider UK and Ireland Insight Test Services, with offices in the UK and Ireland, is one of Europe largest full-service suppliers of specialist software quality assurance and test services.







